Originally Posted by
Piff
I do appreciate your help thus far, but that isn't exactly the answer to the question I was asking. Considering that the bike is handling badly with too much flop, and that the trail is about 62mm, would increasing the rake by 4-5mm be a good decision?
It would not. I have a bike with 65mm of trail and it does not have excessive wheel flop. 62mm trail is pretty reliable handling and not far off neutral.
Just so we're clear from your previous post, you measured 40mm of
rake which translates into 62mm of
trail via the 73° HTA, correct?
If you have a 40mm fork and have a problem with handling, look to the frame. That first fork was probably crashed and the frame might be wonky from the crash, too.