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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: Thunderchild on November 23, 2009, 02:43:32 pm

Title: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: Thunderchild on November 23, 2009, 02:43:32 pm

Anyone know if the shock (shock length, etc.) is the same for a medium disco frame and a large disco frame. 

Thanks

Thunderchild

Title: Re: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: Thunderchild on November 24, 2009, 10:36:25 pm

Ok any one know if the Evo medium and large share the same shock eye to eye length?

Thanks
Thunderchild

Title: Re: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: shovelon on November 25, 2009, 08:36:04 am

Quote from: Thunderchild on November 24, 2009, 10:36:25 pm

Ok any one know if the Evo medium and large share the same shock eye to eye length?

Thanks
Thunderchild

That would be a yes. 8.25 inches.

Terry

Title: Re: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: Thunderchild on November 25, 2009, 10:53:22 am

Thanks Terry.  Did the shock lengths ever vary or were all size changes contained in the frame/swingarm? 

I have a chance at buying a medium disco frame for a good price, but of course I mostly want the rear shock.   

Thunderchild

Title: Re: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: lewke on December 01, 2009, 12:32:50 am

Whats so special with the rear shock?????

Title: Re: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: Thunderchild on December 01, 2009, 04:39:54 pm

Nothing real special, just want to know if there were any differences. 
 :)

Thunderchild

Title: Re: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: shovelon on December 01, 2009, 07:27:40 pm

Quote from: Thunderchild on December 01, 2009, 04:39:54 pm

Nothing real special, just want to know if there were any differences. 
 :)

Thunderchild

As far as I know, all the Evo style frames used 8.25 i2i shocks. But I prefer the Swinger style airshocks with platform damping. No more overdamped Noleen shocks to overcome bobbing.

Title: Re: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: Thunderchild on December 02, 2009, 11:42:45 am

[/quote]As far as I know, all the Evo style frames used 8.25 i2i shocks. But I prefer the Swinger style airshocks with platform damping. No more overdamped Noleen shocks to overcome bobbing.
[/quote]

Have you fitted a swinger to an Evo?  Anyone else know if a swinger will fit?

Thunderchild

Title: Re: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: lewke on December 02, 2009, 11:52:10 am

I have a chance at buying a medium disco frame for a good price, but of course I mostly want the rear shock.   

I posted because I have a few of the stock Noleen shocks sitting around.....

Title: Re: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: DugB on December 03, 2009, 04:07:08 am

Hello all,

The Way Big EVO frames also use an 8.25" rear shock. I was able to get an 8.50" Fox Float R from Fox and they warrantied it for use on my 4000. It looks great installed (and raises the rear just a tiny bit, but it doesn't adversely alter the geometry)...but soon after the Fox arrived (ordering process was LOOOOOOOONG with Universal Cycles as the dysfunctional middleman) my repaired Risse Astro 5 arrived from Risse. Soooooo, if anyone is interested in this brand new 2009 Fox Float R tuned for the EVO frames (fastest compression), let me know. It cost me $250, but I'll let it go for a nice discount ($160).

- Doug :-)

Title: Re: Shock on medium and large Disco
Post by: Thunderchild on December 03, 2009, 11:49:14 am

Re: the fox, PM sent.
Thunderchild