Kenneth83 |
Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:52 pm |
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So I blew out a coil-over shock on my rail. I have found, and addressed what I believe to be the cause. But now I need new shocks (the ones on there are....I dunno what they are!)
So my father-in-law gave me his Rzr take-offs, and I figure...why not? So I wanted to see what all of you thought. (particularly you dustymojave!!)
Pictures of the rail and rzr take-off shocks are below. Mounting and fab are not a problem, I`ve got plenty of experience there, what I do not have as much experience in is suspension.
The overall length of the shocks are 23", stroke is 5" with a 1" rubber stop in there.
The rail is already set up for coil-overs (no torsion bars).
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KrAzY-BaJa |
Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:08 pm |
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as long as the spring will hold it up. |
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77charger |
Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:07 am |
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the weight should be close on the razor and the rail they usually weigh atleast 1k that rail should be real close too |
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Kenneth83 |
Sun Nov 02, 2014 8:26 pm |
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The weight of both rigs are very close. I just was unsure how the stroke of the shock related to overall suspension travel, or if it is even one in the same. I would definitely have to put a hoop in the frame to accommodate the 23" shocks (the ones on there are like 15" or so), but if these shocks will work, I`m ok with that. |
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petrol punk |
Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:51 pm |
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I would question whether the spring rate and damping would be right. I imagine they are in the ballpark since the vehicle weights are the same. But I would hate to fab up some shock mounts, throw 'em on, find myself dissatisfied with the results, and end up switching to different shocks that need new mounts anyways. |
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WrRider |
Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:04 am |
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Its been along time since I have measured the travail of swing axle but i thank 5" will limit your travail. What is the stroke of your old shocks? They look to be short |
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QurtysLyn |
Mon Nov 03, 2014 4:15 pm |
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WrRider wrote: Its been along time since I have measured the travail of swing axle but i thank 5" will limit your travail. What is the stroke of your old shocks? They look to be short
8.5" of travel on the back of our Class 9. |
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Kenneth83 |
Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:02 pm |
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The stroke of the old shocks are very short... Like 3 1/2". I always just figured this thing is built for screaming through the dunes and playing in the bowls...it is a LOT of fun in the big bowls. But it definitely does not like rough terrain. |
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Kenneth83 |
Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:39 pm |
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UPDATE:
So the RZR shocks will not work, the eyelets are not right. Looks like Heim joint eyelets are required on these SA coil-over set ups. Also the length of these shocks are kinda overkill for sand.
Now I`m looking for a for a short, like 16" non-reservoir type coil-over with like 4-5 inches of travel.
Or whatever else may work. Anybody have any ideas?
For kicks, here`s a picture of the repair that got me back to camp at Pismo:
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