Hi everyone I am trying to finish up my 85 zx600a1 project so I can start riding it.
The issue I have ran into is that I have swapped in a 04/05 gsxr swing arm and now my rear end has gone up about two inches (will go higher with new rear wheel I am sure).
Does anyone know of shorter shocks that fit?
Thanks
Looking good man, what shock are you running at the moment? There is a handful of compatible shocks out there for suzuki's, a few swap charts with lengths and spring rates about here on the forum. Once we know what linkage you are working with and what shock fits it we can help alot better.
Fuck lowering it build a real subframe get\make a nice tail piece and make it worth the effort of swapping that front end and rearend
See man, not to single you out, but honestly that is what is killing the custom bike scene. Sorting proper geometry is part of a well built bike. Jacking the fuck out of a rear end can get you killed or hurt real bad. My old Bandit was jacked up in the rear and dropped in the front, stable as shit until it wasn't, then all hell broke loose, my disfigured shoulder and scars all over the place can attest to that. Ain't the first or only bike I had do that on modified geometry, better to stick to realistic numbers than by going by seat of the pants style tuning when it comes to suspension.
I can name a few names but I won't (Nobody comes to mind but digging a little can turn something up, I've seen it, wouldn't call attention to it if I hadn't), but there is a point where so much work has been done to everything, yet the geometry of the bike looks downright dangerous in favor of a look. Just isn't my thing risking my life for a style. The old water Zeds look fine lowered or not. It's all about the numbers adding up to a stable and well rounded platform. The ZX6A's were notoriously wobbly when pushed too hard, relaxing the geometry helped my brothers build immensely.
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