GStwin.com GS500 Message Forum

Main Area => Odds n Ends => Topic started by: Garethbourne on December 13, 2007, 03:35:23 AM

Title: Jack up
Post by: Garethbourne on December 13, 2007, 03:35:23 AM
Hi i want to jack the back end up by about 50 mm, thought i could just replace the two dog bone linkages in the bike for some of another bike, anyone done this and whitch bike should i get them off ?
Title: Re: Jack up
Post by: nastynate6695 on December 13, 2007, 05:19:19 AM
if you do a gsxr or sv shock swap it will raise it up..but i cant remember how hiigh
Title: Re: Jack up
Post by: natedawg120 on December 13, 2007, 07:02:26 AM
The SV shock swap mod will get you about 50mm lift. 
A Katana shock swap would give you somewhere between 15-20mm lift.

Here is the WIKI article on rear shocks:  CLICK (http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/RearShock)