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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
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07/17/19 at 14:16:25
The posts are 14mm
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What’s a rigid strut?
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verslagen1 wrote
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The posts are 14mm
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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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What’s a rigid strut?
Something that causes back pain and fatigue.
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Dave wrote
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Gary_in_NJ wrote
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What’s a rigid strut?
Something that causes back pain and fatigue.
And terrifying bump-steer, especially in corners...
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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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07/18/19 at 08:48:49
I thought that the OEM shocks were already rigid.
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Very good Gary.
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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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Gary_in_NJ wrote
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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"!
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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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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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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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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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