Vintco Fox shox for Suzuki RM250T 1980

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Thinking of buying a set of these for my 1980 RM250T. There seems to be some confusion on the correct length required. I believe stock is 394mm (15 1/2)"
Vintco say they should be 16 1/4" which is quite a difference.
Do you need to go longer with Fox shox for some reason?
I'm running 1982 RM465Z forks which I believe are a little shorter than the stock 38mm forks but would have stiffer springs so maybe they will ride a little higher?
I'm confused!
Any help/advice would be great
Thanks
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Todd D 2/17/2022 12:33pm
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This is on my 125 everything stock
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suzuki 2/17/2022 1:32pm
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Thanks for the response.From what I’ve found out the 125 N and T have a shock length of 417mm so your photo confirms that
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riv187 2/22/2022 1:25pm
2/22/2022 1:25pm Edited Date/Time 2/22/2022 1:26pm
Most fox recommendations back in the day was 1/4-1/2 longer than stock as most wanted more travel. I Built 16 1/2s fox air shox for my own 1979 RM125. I had to mix and match 2 different sets together to get that length. You may get those new repo ones for the correct length.

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FreshTopEnd 2/22/2022 6:16pm
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To complicate it further at some point they introduced the negative spring version that altered lengths.


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suzuki 2/23/2022 2:22am
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Thanks for the info.I'm guessing I don't need extra travel as by 1980 the bikes had got to 12" stock.
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LWC307 6/21/2022 7:42pm
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16.25 is definitely too long/not the original length for a 250/400. they have specs listed wrong. 16.25 is for the 125. RM 250 and 400 should be 394mm

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