Yfz-r shocks

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ShifT714 · #1 Post by **ShifT714** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:11 am

18.25in instead of the 19in needed but Seems like they'll work alright...

who_gives_a6 · #2 Post by **who_gives_a6** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:04 am

If you use those shocks as they are and bottom out your frame will hit the ground or tie rods will hit the frame most likely. Their stroke versus the length causes the suspension to go beyond its limits.

Moto arms are meant to have shocks that compress to 13.2" roughly when bottomed out. Those shocks will compress to 12.7". That's a huge difference in suspension movement. Technically they work and would be OK in small stuff but I wouldn't jump hard on them.

ShifT714 · #3 Post by **ShifT714** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:33 pm

We'll that sucks... I don't know much about shocks so thank you for the info. Think they could be rebuilt to remedy that issue?

wistech · #4 Post by **wistech** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:05 pm

You could build a bracket for the frame or shock to get you the same compressed height to keep the bottoming height the same. Or just weld new tabs on the arms. Or have the shockes converted to the correct stroke and free length. Im sure there a bunch more ways to get it done. Take the springs off and check it out. When ice racing and oval track racing we were using pretty much every shock on moto arms from blaster to speed shocks but that flat trackin.