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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: ChilliConCarnage on April 21, 2005, 07:13:13 am

Title: Will this fit my medium Evo?
Post by: ChilliConCarnage on April 21, 2005, 07:13:13 am

You are all probably sick of people asking if a certain shock will fit, but I have read so much about what will or won't, and I'm now totally confused:

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36135&item=7150790720&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW



It's an 8.5" I2I 5th Element.



Note:  I am not really mentally equipped, nor do I have the tools to do major customization to make something fit - although I'd be happy to hire any of the Geniuses on this board to fashion some custom fittings for me.



So, how about it?



Thanks!



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I've found another shock that might suit better.  It's a Romic, also 8.5", and they are a local seller (which I always prefer), and there's no reservoir to get in the way:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42317&item=7151035071&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW



I've heard that Romics are great performers, great pedal platform, etc.  They had a bunch go out wich bad seals, but supposedly this iis not one of them.



So, any thoughts on fit?

Title: Re: Will this fit my medium Evo?
Post by: nn on April 21, 2005, 09:14:22 am

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Title: Re: Will this fit my medium Evo?
Post by: GaryF52 on April 21, 2005, 09:15:42 am

I had my eye on the same 5th element for my Disco Monkey but I don't think it's going to fit.
Check out OP's gallery.  He has a 5th one his OZ (large I believe).   Upper shock mount on my Monkey is much more rescessed than on his OZ.  Also check out the grinding job on the lower shock mount to make that 5th fit.
I think most shocks with an external resevoir will be a problem on a medium Evo.  
If you can live without the stable platform, Fox Vanilla R or Statos Helix are both good coil shocks.

Title: Re: Will this fit my medium Evo?
Post by: numbnuts on April 21, 2005, 09:22:19 am

don't know much about the romic but it looks like it will fit. In view  of the bad rep u might get a good  deal and it is stable platform also, be interesting to see wot that sells for. I think i read somewhere that the van r shocks can be serviced/revalved to make them 'propedal' and you can probably pick one up cheap  now that everyone is crazy for swingers/5th elements.