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Rear shock/strut question
07/17/19 at 13:17:45
 
I am trying to find online the size of the mounting holes of our shocks so I can replace them with rigid struts. I have come to 3 different answers looking online and was hoping to get some clarification. I have a 2000 Savage if that makes any difference.

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Re: Rear shock/strut question
Reply #1 - 07/17/19 at 14:16:25
 
The posts are 14mm
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Reply #2 - 07/17/19 at 14:39:18
 
What’s a rigid strut?
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Reply #3 - 07/17/19 at 15:02:31
 
verslagen1 wrote on 07/17/19 at 14:16:25:
The posts are 14mm


Thanks so much!


Gary_in_NJ wrote on 07/17/19 at 14:39:18:
What’s a rigid strut?


No shocks, it's just a solid piece of metal, so they make your bike a hardtail. You should have a springer seat with a setup like this.  Hope that answers your question.
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Re: Rear shock/strut question
Reply #4 - 07/17/19 at 16:05:15
 
Gary_in_NJ wrote on 07/17/19 at 14:39:18:
What’s a rigid strut?


Something that causes back pain and fatigue.
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Re: Rear shock/strut question
Reply #5 - 07/17/19 at 18:08:40
 
Dave wrote on 07/17/19 at 16:05:15:
Gary_in_NJ wrote on 07/17/19 at 14:39:18:
What’s a rigid strut?


Something that causes back pain and fatigue.


And terrifying bump-steer, especially in corners...
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Reply #6 - 07/18/19 at 04:52:05
 
Bump-steer - when you hit a bump or pothole in a curve ,the rear tire leaves the pavement ,but comes down in a different track ,somewhere to one side , changing the course the bike takes , the effect has been known to cause a change in underclothes.
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Reply #7 - 07/18/19 at 08:48:49
 
I thought that the OEM shocks were already rigid.
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Reply #8 - 07/18/19 at 11:41:39
 
Very good Gary. Grin
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Re: Rear shock/strut question
Reply #9 - 07/19/19 at 05:42:38
 
Gary_in_NJ wrote on 07/18/19 at 08:48:49:
I thought that the OEM shocks were already rigid.
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They are but they don't provide any bump steer.
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Reply #10 - 07/19/19 at 05:51:00
 
ohiomoto wrote on 07/19/19 at 05:42:38:
Gary_in_NJ wrote on 07/18/19 at 08:48:49:
I thought that the OEM shocks were already rigid.
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They are but they don't provide any bump steer.


I have shocks and I don't get bump steer - but sometimes I do get "bump wobble"! Huh
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Reply #11 - 07/19/19 at 05:56:34
 
SLOW DOWN!!  haha

I get a little "flex" in a corner if it has a depression in it. I'm thinking the frame and swingarm on this thing isn't all that stiff.  But I really don't do high-speed stuff on this thing.  I'll push it a little bit on slow corners.
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Reply #12 - 07/19/19 at 06:03:20
 
Also, I lowered my forks but kept the stock shocks.  You lifted your back end up a bit.  (Of his bike people, the back end of his bike!)
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Re: Rear shock/strut question
Reply #13 - 07/25/19 at 05:37:26
 
So, 14mm didn't fit. I actually had them at 14.5mm and they only make it over the threaded part of the stem. Anyone know the size of the rest of the stem where I need to get the strut over?

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Re: Rear shock/strut question
Reply #14 - 07/25/19 at 06:09:31
 
They are 14mm. Always have been. Is there a sleeve or bushing inserted on the shock mount or in the shock itself?
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