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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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I did a search for this one but couldn't find anything. Can the forks on my '81 XLS be raised in the triple trees to lower the front, or are these forks tapered?
 
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You can do it on the 91, but you should get stiffer springs cause you need every inch with standard ones.
 
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