Shortening shocks

[treggo]

in theory it shouldnt bottom out the shock more than normal. But if you add thicker oil it would help that. Cutting springs they become stiffer but standard springs are still too soft for extreme lowness.

How? Isn't it making the part of the shaft inside the shock itself longer? Thus making it closer to the bottom?

Thats how I see it too

[SloNLo]

nope its spacing the topout spacer up the shaft. total lengh of the shaft is unchanged

in this pic the dark gray spacer slides of the shaft the the left

then the red spacer can be slid off followed by the white

the steel braket left is attached to the shaft and dosnt move

here is a comparison to make things clearer

each shock showen bottemed out and full extention

it shows that the spacered shock will bottem out just like a factory one will

but will hold a shorter spring captive

the shortened shock will hold the same spring as the spacered shock captive without botteming out as easily

hope that makes sence

[WDE_BDY]

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[treggo]

Cheers for that.

[Maru-So]

Ah.. yea no your right. you effectivly remove twice as much from the stroke from standard with a spacer.

[Yowzer]

Ya don't want the spacer there coz then thats hitting the top of the shock tube, not the washer thats suposed to hit it. It probably wouldn't work at all with the spacer at the top.