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Message started by shawn_b on 08/30/05 at 09:54:42

Title: lancer how tall are your shocks
Post by shawn_b on 08/30/05 at 09:54:42

hey how tall are you shocks on your bike in the pic under 1300 mile ride

thank shawn

Title: Re: lancer how tall are your shocks
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/30/05 at 10:16:39

If I understood correctly, that is a doctored photo intended to show what his project should look like.

Title: Re: lancer how tall are your shocks
Post by lancer on 08/30/05 at 15:48:41

My shocks are 13.5" eye to eye. The ones in the picture are made by Progressive but are sold under another name, which excapes me at the moment. I have another set of Progressive 13.5" that I may put on, but I have yet to decide which set I want to use. The other set will be sold.

Title: Re: lancer how tall are your shocks
Post by shawn_b on 08/31/05 at 21:22:22

they dont look like that do they is it haed to change shocks cuz i thinking of put some 13.5 inch hd shocks on my suzi love to use those hd parts i justy don't know how hard it will be

Title: Re: lancer how tall are your shocks
Post by Reelthing on 09/01/05 at 06:01:17

I'm headed that way also, but may end up in the 11-12 range - this has a bit on how to
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1123392415

Title: Re: lancer how tall are your shocks
Post by lancer on 09/01/05 at 06:54:33

shawn_b wrote:

they dont look like that do they is it haed to change shocks cuz i thinking of put some 13.5 inch hd shocks on my suzi love to use those hd parts i justy don't know how hard it will be

I did not think it was hard at all. I jacked the bike up a few inches and put a 6x6 block under the engine case. This got it up a little, leveled it, and let the swing-arm/wheel drop down a little. I then removed the old shocks and installed the new ones. I put on the bottom mount first, then lifted up on the fender while sliding the top of the shock on the bolt. I took a little effort but was no big deal.
I can swap the shocks in about 15-20 minutes now.

**With these shocks being 13.5" I did remove the drive belt chrome cover, it rubbed on the front end of it a little.
If you use a 12" or shorter shock I doubt you would have to do that.

Title: Re: lancer how tall are your shocks
Post by shawn_b on 09/11/05 at 19:17:11

thanks a lot