Shortening front shock towers

lokka · 13th May 2008, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by Slunnie

You lot are bodgy asses!

As Tusker has already said, you need to extend the turret and run longer shocks, and then you'll get full travel out of your springs.

If you lower the turret then you also need to extend the bumpstops by the same amount and then its all just crap. Doing this is a cheap ass pommy offroading mod.

HAHAHAHAHAH slunnie your dead right mate

**rovercare** · 13th May 2008, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by Slunnie

You lot are bodgy asses!

As Tusker has already said, you need to extend the turret and run longer shocks, and then you'll get full travel out of your springs.

If you lower the turret then you also need to extend the bumpstops by the same amount and then its all just crap. Doing this is a cheap ass pommy offroading mod.

I needed a stop gap when I fitted my springs many years ago, when I was grasshopper to RR's, I needed a fix and I'd spent my all my money on springs...........and grog

It works, and will work well enough

**loanrangie** · 13th May 2008, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by lokka

HAHAHAHAHAH slunnie your dead right mate

I'm not after maximum flew i just want to prevent my shocks pulling themselves apart, it will work as the springs are firmer and wont compress as much as the stock springs hence i dont need taller towers, 1-1.5 " should do it.

**rick130** · 13th May 2008, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I'm not after maximum flew i just want to prevent my shocks pulling themselves apart, it will work as the springs are firmer and wont compress as much as the stock springs hence i dont need taller towers, 1-1.5 " should do it.

Mate, get your dampers and measure, measure and measure again, and allow at least 20mm compression of the bumps stops..........trust me on this, they easily compress that much.
The design of the adjuster in a twin tube Koni does awful things to the foot (bump) valve and usually the pressure tube too when they go metal to metal at full bump (compression)..........

**Slunnie** · 13th May 2008, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I'm not after maximum flew i just want to prevent my shocks pulling themselves apart, it will work as the springs are firmer and wont compress as much as the stock springs hence i dont need taller towers, 1-1.5 " should do it.

Don't mix up articulation and travel though. You may not get maximum articulation, but you will use full travel.

lokka · 13th May 2008, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I'm not after maximum flew i just want to prevent my shocks pulling themselves apart, it will work as the springs are firmer and wont compress as much as the stock springs hence i dont need taller towers, 1-1.5 " should do it.

Yep well if our going to do this mod to save the shocks from an early death you beta increase the length of the bumpstop the same amount that you chop off the tower as the posability of the shock bottoming out will mean sudden death to it much worse than topping it out as toping out the shock dosent put no were near as much force into it as a bottom out if you shorten the turrets 2in use a peice of 50x50 sq tube to lengthen the bumpstops and get longer bolts to fix them on through holes in the sq tube its just as simple and added insurance for the shocks

**dobbo** · 13th May 2008, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by Slunnie

You lot are bodgy asses!

Doing this is a cheap ass pommy offroading mod.

So...........

What is wrong with being a cheap ass pommy?

lokka · 13th May 2008, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by dobbo

So...........

What is wrong with being a cheap ass pommy?

Only a true cheap ass pom would ask this and it had to be you didnt it

**Slunnie** · 13th May 2008, 11:01 PM

.

**dobbo** · 13th May 2008, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by lokka

Only a true cheap ass pom would ask this and it had to be you didnt it

Originally Posted by Slunnie

.

Which one describes you two best?

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