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02-04-20 | 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mkeller234

Nice write up! I could have used this a few days back when I was scratching my head with a cyclone.

Big question for me: How do you setup and judge spring tension when you reassemble? I want it to feel snappy, but how much is too much?

I shoot for the cage to rest at about 11 o'clock, with the stop screw removed, but with the bolt and cage tight:

And here's a Cyclone-T, using a mid-cage from a Vx. You can swap in that, or a Vx-S cage, without needing the longer castellated bolt from a Cyclone GT. I haven't tested this, but I think it could be just the ticket on the right build:

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