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Title: What's the better rear shock linkage?
Post by: Pkaaso on August 14, 2003, 08:36:43 AM

I have an 89' and am replacing with a 94' swing arm.

I noticed the 94' has stamped metal shock mount on the swing arm end. The 89' has what looks like machined aluminum.

Which is better???

Thanks,
Paul

Title: What's the better rear shock linkage?
Post by: pantablo on August 14, 2003, 09:24:31 AM

If you ever plan on replacing the stock shock with an upgrade (like a gsxr shock) then you should use the 89; the alum one doesn't need to be ground away to fit it.

Otherwise you could argue all day about the benefits of each, as miniscule as that would be.

Title: What's the better rear shock linkage?
Post by: Pkaaso on August 14, 2003, 09:31:18 AM

Pablo, your the greatest. I think Srinath had wrote somewhere, that the aluminum was better but, I couldn't remeber why.

I'm accually replacing with a 96' Katana 600 shock. This should fit right in ??

thanks,
Paul

Title: What's the better rear shock linkage?
Post by: pantablo on August 14, 2003, 09:53:58 AM

The Kat shock goes right in with either linkage. The gsxr shock needs a little grinding of the later model (stamped steel) linkage.

Title: Steel...
Post by: The Buddha on August 14, 2003, 11:05:50 AM

Use the steel...Keep the aluminum...Steel is better and stronger but I haven;t managed to break the aluminum on my 89 either so either will work...the 89 needs no grinding for a short clevise shock.
Cool.
Srinath.

Title: What's the better rear shock linkage?
Post by: Pkaaso on August 14, 2003, 02:12:08 PM

Thanks guys. :cheers:

Title: What's the better rear shock linkage?
Post by: JasonB on August 14, 2003, 02:18:40 PM

I'll buy that aluminum you have so I dont have to grind my steel one for my GXSR shock.

Title: What's the better rear shock linkage?
Post by: Pkaaso on August 14, 2003, 03:08:46 PM

Jason, I think I'm going to use the aluminim one. Sorry. I'll save the steel one for my 94' to experiment with.

Paul

Title: What's the better rear shock linkage?
Post by: Pkaaso on August 14, 2003, 03:09:30 PM

Jason, reason is: I'm not quite sure what shock I'll end up with.

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