HeyItRuns,
your black spacer placement is similar to the black plastic spacer I installed in my 1999 KDX 220 forks. Also, there is a metal OEM spacer in my forks. My photos show before & after I put the black spacer on the rod. You can see where a spring is on mine.
Fork Swap Recommendation for Short Folks
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Re: Fork Swap Recommendation for Short Folks
Wrap some plumber tape on the threads before you put the rod back through the seal / bushing.
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Re: Fork Swap Recommendation for Short Folks
Update:
I reassembled the forks. I bought the wrong springs from RaceTech, so they just came in. I am working on the shock for now.
I'm rebuilding the rear shock and I'm going to lower it internally using the race tech spacers as mentioned by Chuck78 above. I used the guide from RaceTech (see link below) and measured the distance from fully extended to the length extended when I raised the wheel 1". It looks like it's about a 5-6mm difference.
https://racetech.com/ip-spls-lowering-spacer/
I reassembled the forks. I bought the wrong springs from RaceTech, so they just came in. I am working on the shock for now.
I'm rebuilding the rear shock and I'm going to lower it internally using the race tech spacers as mentioned by Chuck78 above. I used the guide from RaceTech (see link below) and measured the distance from fully extended to the length extended when I raised the wheel 1". It looks like it's about a 5-6mm difference.
https://racetech.com/ip-spls-lowering-spacer/