Someone good with physics?

[reddirtrider]

Either way, final solution is unavoidable...heavier springs.

You're probably right. When you get that sorted out, then you can address damping.

You definetly have more patience than me.

[reddirtrider]

These shocks would probably work (check for length) and would be 100x better than those ones you're messing with.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...%3AIT&viewitem=

[makenzie71]

It's less about finding known good shocks and more about proving these shocks are acceptable/garbage.

[reddirtrider]

I see. Inquiring minds?

I have a biased, and very negative, opinion of most Chinese products. Not that they can't make it right, there's just little incentive since Americans buy most anything if the price is right.

Good luck to you.

[trippivot]

perpendicular or at 90 degrees is the easiest- least resistance == need more spring rate on a shock to suspend a given weight.


every degree away from perp. means less spring rate required to suspend the exact same weight. more stress on the shock mounts-yes . by leaning the shocks away from 90 degrees you are making a mechanical compression dampener.

steep angle will assist a light spring to become "stiffer"

easiest way to explain.

[reddirtrider]

perpendicular or at 90 degrees is the easiest- least resistance == need more spring rate on a shock to suspend a given weight.


every degree away from perp. means less spring rate required to suspend the exact same weight. more stress on the shock mounts-yes . by leaning the shocks away from 90 degrees you are making a mechanical compression dampener.

steep angle will assist a light spring to become "stiffer"

easiest way to explain.

Every degree away from tangental to the arc of the swingarm (slightly off perpendicular) means MORE spring rate is required to suspend the exact same weight. Yes, more stress on the shock mounts, but they should be able to handle it.