Raised front shock towers?
09-01-2016, 03:57 AM
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I am in the same situation. Looking to get more up travel. Right now I have 3.5" of up travel on a RK 2.5" springs in the front with the shock I am using. I still have plenty of clearance for another 2" or so of up travel. I would love to get my up travel to about 5". Only way I see this is by moving the shock mounts up, really do not want to go down with them.
09-01-2016, 06:04 AM
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I am in the same situation. Looking to get more up travel. Right now I have 3.5" of up travel on a RK 2.5" springs in the front with the shock I am using. I still have plenty of clearance for another 2" or so of up travel. I would love to get my up travel to about 5". Only way I see this is by moving the shock mounts up, really do not want to go down with them.
Hey Kjeeper10, do you know the extended/collapsed length of the ranchos as compared to the fox 11" travel? I don't want to use more cool, and if I did it would still stop at the same spot of uptravel anyway. I might have more uptravel but my tire would still end up at the same spot, leaving a wasted space
09-01-2016, 07:37 AM
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09-01-2016, 07:42 AM
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Sucks huh. I don't see the point of running a longer shock if it's just going to rob my uptravel. And I'm not trying to sacrifice my taste preferences/wants in brands of shock in order to just run the shortest collapsed length. Hey Kjeeper10, do you know the extended/collapsed length of the ranchos as compared to the fox 11" travel? I don't want to use more cool, and if I did it would still stop at the same spot of uptravel anyway. I might have more uptravel but my tire would still end up at the same spot, leaving a wasted space
Coll 16 .080
Ext 27.150
Trav 11.07
2.5" bump stop.
09-01-2016, 07:46 AM
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Jaker used MC upper mounts. He cut the tower off at the top. Bolted and welded the uppers higher than the shock tower. Edit for pic
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09-01-2016, 08:15 AM
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yeah I saw that but that looks bad to me and I don't have that type of upper attachment on my shock. Trying to avoid returning the shocks for any reason also
09-01-2016, 08:23 AM
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