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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: RoentgenRanger on October 16, 2003, 07:36:02 am

Title: CC Rear Shock
Post by: RoentgenRanger on October 16, 2003, 07:36:02 am

Any of you folks tried mounting a Cane Creek rear shock on an Evo?  I've seen a few good deals on them and was just curious.

Title: Re: CC Rear Shock
Post by: Simon on October 16, 2003, 08:51:23 am

I enquired once to cane creek regarding fitting one of there shocks the air sprung and air damped shock cloud nine to my K2 4500,there reply was that they would not recommend it for that application as it would encounter lateral forces that would cause premature wear that would lead to early failier,it was only designed to encounter compression forces,as for any other shocks in there range I don't know how they measure up performance wise.Simon

Title: Re: CC Rear Shock
Post by: pedro on October 17, 2003, 11:27:18 pm

being such a wide shock I would say the cane creek would add rigidity to the evo's back end, and that is not bad. If you can get a cc for a good price I would do it and experiment with it.  

In the evo all shocks suffer from some lateral forces, and all shocks will wear after a while and all will get replaced, sooner or later.
let us know if you do get it
pedro