Jacob: Shock absorber workshop

What you will find here: Intended to display minor modifications to my Westfield SEi, this blog now witnesses the two year rebuild (and more) after a major crash in October 2011. Have fun and feel free to add a comment at the end of any post.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Shock absorber workshop

Spent the larger part of the evening with the front shock absorbers. Unmounted the original springs from the old shocks and discovered that they are too short for the new shocks. Later on I found out that those are rear shock absorbers. No problem since they are compatible with the wide track suspension.
The only thing is that those brackets I mounted last time now are superfluous ...
For the record:
Original set-up shock length 32cm, spring length 23,5cm (both measured uncompressed).
New set-up shock length 36cm, spring length to be determined, but probably also 4cm longer.
Inner spring diameter is typically 47,6mm.
Looks like I have to place an order some time soon!
Cheers.