Kronos springs - enlighten me

[Canuck]

I've got a couple of '95 Judy's and before the MCU stack's turn completely to soup and ruin everything else internally I thought it might be a good idea to replace the elastomer's with good 'ol reliable steel springs.
I've heard good thing's about the Kronos springs and was hoping to get a bit of guidance as to what I should be looking for. Is it just a case of getting the correct spring for my weight and travel of the fork? Is there anything else out there better than the Kronos but in the same price range? I can see they do a spring set for the '95 Judy XC, would I be able to use this sort of spring in a Judy FSR? Anyone had bad experience with Kronos?

Thank's in advance!

 

[troje]

Last week I replaced the worn out MCU stacks in my '96 Judy SL with the mentioned Kronos springs. When I disassembled the fork, I found the MCU stack in the following condition:

So these had to be replaced and after some research I decided to buy a set on Ebay, there is one seller active with Kronos springs. Just a matter of choosing the right springs for the right fork and the required spring tension. I ordered them on Sunday, and these got delivered the next week Friday, which must be a record for a package sent from the US of A to the Netherlands.

Installation is really easy and is done in 5 minutes max. The fork seems to function well but I haven't installed it yet in a bike. So I can't judge on their performance. There are some claims of rattling springs inside the fork tubes though.

 

[Pyro Tim]

I've had mine in my SLs for nearly a year now, no rattles, and work well

 

[jonnyboy666]

i bought a set a while ago, unfortunately i never got to try them as the rest of the fork the y were for was dead so i sold them on, again they were from the US ebay seller.

the only issue i would say is your dampening cartridge needs to be in working order as elastomers provide an amount of dampening naturally where as the springs don't so you will be relying more on the historically unreliable cartridge that is in the fork.

 

[FMJ]

There are some claims of rattling springs inside the fork tubes though.

An old trick for curing that is to slip a piece of road inner tube (length of the spring minus the fork travel) over the spring (centered so there's equal amounts of spring showing top and bottom), A little bit of Butter helps sliding it on.

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

I ran them for a year in a set of 96 judy DHs. No rattles, no problems. And a slightly more linear spring curve too IMO - I always found elastomers to ramp up too much at the end of the travel for me (I'm very light, and had the soft springs).

100% recommended, and mine came from that seller too.

 

[Canuck]

Thank's for the input fella's, very helpful indeed and I think I'll give 'em a try

I've been in touch with the ebay seller, look's like I just have to choose a spring :?
Theres 2 springs available, for riders 160 - 190 lbs and another for 190 lbs+. I've never used the Kronos springs but with later Rock Shox forks I've always used the hard springs. I'm not sure what the weight spec's are for the Rock Shox springs but I'm thinking even though I weigh in at about 175 lbs I might be better off with the hard springs(190 lbs). I've tried the medium RS springs in the past and they just seem to blow through the travel.
Is there anyone who's tried the Kronos springs that can give some advice on this?

 

[Pyro Tim]

I weigh about 190lbs, and I think they are quite soft, so should be fine for you mate if you like it stiff

 

[Canuck]

I weigh about 190lbs, and I think they are quite soft, so should be fine for you mate if you like it stiff

I do like it stiff, nobody wants a flaccid fork!

Cheers for the feedback mate, exactly what I needed to hear! Ordering the springs today

 

[paulswheels]

Top choice, have always run springs in my judys since way back to '95 either kronos, whites or speed. a couple of the forks are still going strong, recommend 1 weight heavier than you think, just my thoughts, you never know when that big hit maybe coming and that bottom out feeling is never a good one.