Keep my Vanilla RC or go to a Stratos/Risse?

[numnuts]

Now I'm getting confused, all along I've heard that van rc can't fit on a med evo wiv a 26" rear wheel, now Phillip says he's quite happily running that set up, either he's using 1" tyres or everyone else has been feeding me bs. What is the answer, can a van rc work on med evo with a decent size tyre [2.4]. Also is the propedal the same dimensions as the original rc. :-/

[lokomonkey]

and why does it HAVE TO be a 7.785 I2I? how come the 8.5 i2i, wont work with a 26" wheel?

[5500C]

It must only be for the 8.5" i2i b/c I have a Medium frame with a 7.875 and 26" wheels and it fits fine with no frame or swingarm mod's.

http://idriders.com/cgi-bin/album_k2.pl?photo=5500C/P1010103.JPG

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[Scott]

Is it the same stroke on both shocks?  My 7.875 Cane Creek with 2" stroke did not work on my Oz-swingarm contacted frame in last .25 stroke or so....  Some claim a stroke longer than actual too-please no bad jokes here either!

[Terry Terzian]

New viewer here, great forum.



Just put a Manitou Swinger Coil 4 i2i 8.5" on my Large Oz M. Manitou provided the correct bushings and everything mounted up great except the spring keeper hit the swingarm mount when tilted towards the frame mount. I flipped the keeper over and problem solved. Shock body tucked in perfectly into frame mount. I can't see why small and med frames would be any different using the same shock configuration.

Shovelon

[numbnuts]

Lokomonkey, aren't you using a 8.5" rc on your Evo, I know you switched to a 24" rear but did you ever try it with the 26" ? What is the stroke on the 7.8 and 8.5 ? Anyone know? [smiley=blankstare.gif]

[pedro]

Phillip,
Could you post a picture of your RC mounted on your medium evo.
Most of us believe the Medium evo can not accomodate the RC. I am curious to see how you fitted the reservoir on the frame mount, I thought it could not be done.
thanks
pedro

[Matno]

New viewer here, great forum.

Welcome! Always glad to have new "faces" around here!

Just put a Manitou Swinger Coil 4 i2i 8.5" on my Large Oz M. Manitou provided the correct bushings and everything mounted up great except the spring keeper hit the swingarm mount when tilted towards the frame mount. I flipped the keeper over and problem solved. Shock body tucked in perfectly into frame mount. I can't see why small and med frames would be any different using the same shock configuration.
Shovelon

Please post pictures of your swinger mounted to the Oz. That would be great. Also, if you happen to know the size of the bushings you got from Manitou, that would be great. Thanks!

[Carbon_Angus]

New viewer here, great forum.



Just put a Manitou Swinger Coil 4 i2i 8.5" on my Large Oz M. Manitou provided the correct bushings and everything mounted up great except the spring keeper hit the swingarm mount when tilted towards the frame mount. I flipped the keeper over and problem solved. Shock body tucked in perfectly into frame mount. I can't see why small and med frames would be any different using the same shock configuration.

Shovelon

me, too, Matno!

i wanna see a pic of this. i know the "Air" version won't fit
[smiley=beer.gif]

[Phillip]

Pedro,
Click on my gallery below to see a picture. I don't have any close ups of the shock, but if you click on the photos they willl enlarge and you can see it fairly well.

[shovelon]

Matno,



I will send photos when I get my camera working again. In the meantime I can give you the bushing sizes that Manitou made for the shock.



 Upper mount: 37.5mm wide X 6mm bolt hole

 Lower mount: 24mm wide X 6mm bolt hole



I did play with the spring keeper a bit by filing 2 grooves into it so that it could swing forward without contacting the mount, and then ground a bevel into the spring slightly. It mounts correctly now with a bit of clearancel. Sent the 500 lb spring back for a 450 lb at no cost. Ride height is now nearing what it was before. I may part with 30 bucks and try a 400 lb spring for the heck of it, and pump more threshhold pressure into the chamber, which tends to also increase preload.

Terry

[numnuts]

Hey Phillip, does the rc reservior thingy get in the way if you lower the seatpost?

[Phillip]

Numbnuts,
There is plenty of clearance between the seatpost holder and shock resevoir. Also, the seatpost could extend 2.5 " below the seatpost holder if you were to grind off the seatpost stop in the frame. I would take a closeup picture and post it except my camera was stolen and I have not yet replaced it.  [smiley=dead.gif]