mrwibble
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| posted on 31/10/10 at 11:45 AM |
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rear suspension travel.
what are peoples suspension travel distances. weirdly i've 100mm near side, and 160mm off side. the top point seems the same give or take a
couple of mm, and the discrepency seems to come from the point at which the lower wishbone starts to bind on the chassis, i haven't taken it off
yet to examine, but i'm assuming there must be a chunky weld where the bush meets the tubes, if you understand me.
any thoughts? its a fury IRS chassis btw.
Ed.
[Edited on 31/10/10 by mrwibble]
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 31/10/10 at 12:56 PM |
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100mm is plenty. Not sure what I have on my Phoenix, but it must be around the same.
If you look at shock absorber specifications this corresponds to the stroke of a 14-15inch shock, which is longer than you can fit.
Not sure about asymmetry, could just be shoddy welding. Worth checking that the geometry doesn't change as it the upright goes up and down.
Matt
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JekRankin
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| posted on 31/10/10 at 02:04 PM |
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My shocks are 12.5" open length, and I think they would reach maximum extension before allowing that much droop. Here's a photo of my rear
suspension which gives an idea - sorry its a bit of a crap angle!
I wouldn't worry too much about the assymetry in travel, maybe just due to a slightly thicker weld on one side? Also, I think the position of
the lower 2x1" box section onto which the suspension brackets are welded is probably not jigged to a great degree of accuracy - I can see that
one of mine is not quite straight - I guess its the position of the suspension brackets that is the important bit!
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