I have an old Van’s bent tail spring non-swiveling tailwheel. Looking at upgrade options I see basically four options for the fork, a couple tailspring options, and some spring choices.
For the fork, I see the Van’s fork, the Doug Bell, the Screaming Eagle, and the JD Air. All three aftermarket options seem to achieve the goal of ground clearance, is there any clear distinction between the three or is it basically cosmetic?
On the tail spring, I’ve read about modifying the bent spring to accommodate the new mount bracket. I’ve also seen buying a new one, but that requires match drilling. Is there a consensus on which is the easier was to go for a retrofit? (I’m excluding the titanium spring from my options based on price).
As for the springs, is the rocket style link worth it? Does it provide any benefits over traditional two-spring setup?
For the fork, I see the Van’s fork, the Doug Bell, the Screaming Eagle, and the JD Air. All three aftermarket options seem to achieve the goal of ground clearance, is there any clear distinction between the three or is it basically cosmetic?
On the tail spring, I’ve read about modifying the bent spring to accommodate the new mount bracket. I’ve also seen buying a new one, but that requires match drilling. Is there a consensus on which is the easier was to go for a retrofit? (I’m excluding the titanium spring from my options based on price).
As for the springs, is the rocket style link worth it? Does it provide any benefits over traditional two-spring setup?