RE: [ST] RS shock dimension?

["Ken Mitchell" <kp.mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rod, 

When you say you changed out the stock shock spring, where did you source
the new one from? 

I don't really understand why this shock was so much shorter than the
orginal, other than to think Penske got a "bad example" to base theirs upon.
Now I wonder how many other RS riders have upgraded their rear shock to a
Penske and just put the (shorter) new one in without measuring. It would
lower the rear seat buy an inch, which I think would be noticed
straightaway.

Just out of curiosity, what "ends" are fitted to an ST's rear shock? My RS
has "eye bolt" conficuration at both ends.

Ken M.
'00 RS


- -----Original Message-----
From: Rod Brown
Subject: Re: [ST] RS shock dimension?

Ken,
I changed out shock springs on my 2002 ST and had the exact thing happen.  I
mean exact.  The spring was 3/4 inch shorter than stock spring with all
preload taken out so free length could have been an inch like yours.  In
this mess I found that there are absolutely two shock part numbers, one for
SSSA ST (and special RS's with SSSA) and one for RSSA for RS.  I had thought
the shorter spring was for an RS but this makes things totally confusing.
One thing is for sure, you don't have an ST shock.
Rod


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