Lowering a manitou circus expert

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Lowering a manitou circus expert
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flag Nimrod507
Posted: Dec 21, 2013 at 19:10 Quote
just bought a circus expert thats at 100mm and i would like to lower it to 80mm. anybody done this before? do you need to mess with the oil or can you just pull it apart and move the spacers to lower it with out changing the fork oil. thanks
flag Hyperx
Posted: Dec 22, 2013 at 11:27 Quote
sh*t.just read tech manual on manitou web!its simple.
flag ksmith549
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Posted: Dec 22, 2013 at 11:42 Quote
Have a buddy push It down to where you want it
Then wrap duct tape around the crown and triple clamp
Works great!!
flag Nimrod507
Posted: Dec 22, 2013 at 11:54 Quote
what would be the best duct tape to use?
flag ksmith549
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Posted: Dec 22, 2013 at 12:13 Quote
Grey 3m works best but clear Scotch works too
flag Nimrod507
Posted: Dec 22, 2013 at 12:20 Quote
ok sweet. ill get some tape and try it out tmrw when i get home.
flag Nimrod507
Posted: Dec 22, 2013 at 13:19 Quote
naa jk. thurs fri i think. bringing the truck back finally
flag ksmith549
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Posted: Dec 22, 2013 at 15:00 Quote
Long story short your driving to rays!
flag jakep3595
Posted: Dec 23, 2013 at 10:39 Quote
Just pull the lowers off, Remove the spring then move the spacer! simple
flag Nimrod507
Posted: Dec 23, 2013 at 21:52 Quote
do i have to mess with the oil at all.
flag streetripper
Posted: Dec 23, 2013 at 22:06 Quote
This is the 2012 Manitou Fork Service Manual
http://www.manitoumtb.com/assets/Service%20Manuals/2012%20Service%20Manual.pdf

Page 4 explains how to remove the lowers

Page 13 explains how to remove the compression rod(expert)

Page 14 explains how to adjust the travel by switching the spacers(expert)

Page 23 has Oil Level Chart

Page 25 has an exploded view of the Circus Expert as well as part numbers


Pinkbikes tech tuesday on the Circus Expert
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/tech-tuesday-manitou-circus-rebuild-2011.html


I would recommend watching the video and reading the manual a couple times before attempting, both leave out a couple steps that I would hate to forget on a brand new fork.
flag Aaronz25RS
Posted: Apr 12, 2016 at 20:05 Quote
FWIW if its not already known it only takes a few minutes to lower this fork if you arent servicing it and you don't have to mess with the oil level or jump stack at all..

Remove the lowers as directed, collect the 10-12cc of oil in a CLEAN plastic container.. Remove the air cap and spring.. Remove the compression piston (under spring) from the upper...
As shown in the above directions, pull the spacer from the top of the pistion.. Pull all the parts off the bottom of the piston (pull hard) and slide the spacer to the bottom of the piston, slide the bumper back in place, the lock cap and cone rubber.. youre done, put it back together..

Replace the 5-6cc (each leg) of oil you saved (if not servicing) back into each lower, a needle-less syringe worked great for me..
flag shami
Posted: May 31, 2016 at 18:36 Quote
Anybody on here ever lowered one more than the single 10mm spacer. I have a 130 and would like to drop it to 100mm or so. If I put an extra 20mm worth of spacers and a spring for a 100mm fork would I have any other issues?
Or should I just bite the bullet, sell the 130 and get a different fork?
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