can I change my rea...
 

[Closed] can I change my rear shock from this to this?

Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

I have a rear shock that looks like this :

[URL= http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w396/wolfenstein782000/s780_90722500_1266892971_zpswtgzzk0n.jp g" target="_blank">http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w396/wolfenstein782000/s780_90722500_1266892971_zpswtgzzk0n.jp g"/> [/IMG][/URL]

and wants to replace it to something that looks like this:

[URL= http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w396/wolfenstein782000/Rock-Shox-Monarch-Plus-RC3-DebonAir-final_grande_zpskl3kxt52.jp g" target="_blank">http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w396/wolfenstein782000/Rock-Shox-Monarch-Plus-RC3-DebonAir-final_grande_zpskl3kxt52.jp g"/> [/IMG][/URL]

both is same 200x51 size? Is it just straight swap, my worry is that little thingy attached in the Monarch shock if there is adequate space in the frame . Frame is ASR5 .cheers


 
Posted : 21/05/2016 4:43 pm
Posts: 25922
Full Member
 

I don't have one but googling makes it look like there's plenty of space unless you want a bottle in there too - that might be tight

sellotape a bog-roll tube to your existing shock, let out all the pressure and cycle the suspension. See what happens


 
Posted : 21/05/2016 4:53 pm
Posts: 276
Full Member
 

You should be alright. Here's a review of a [url= https://dirtmountainbike.com/bike-reviews/yeti-asr5-c-review-point-and-shoot.html ]Yeti ASR5 in Dirt magazine[/url] where they're running an (older) Monarch.

[img] [/img]


 
Posted : 21/05/2016 5:06 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

thanks dudes.. good thinking bog-roll tube , but it is actually little bit smaller than bog-roll that attached thingy right? debonair can is a bit bigger than normal as well.

thanks for that photo, that design I think is on size medium and up, small frame is flat toptube that meets the seatpost tube.


 
Posted : 21/05/2016 5:41 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

I don't have bog-roll available, but i think this will do. seems there is enough space in the frame, assuming the debonair can is of similar size than the RP23. what do you reckon? I dont put water bottles there.

[URL= http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w396/wolfenstein782000/20160521_173927_zpsfhuolmsf.jp g" target="_blank">http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w396/wolfenstein782000/20160521_173927_zpsfhuolmsf.jp g"/> [/IMG][/URL]


 
Posted : 21/05/2016 5:44 pm
Posts: 25922
Full Member
 

looks like loads, but you should depressurise the shock and fully compress to see where the Bailey's ends up


 
Posted : 21/05/2016 5:48 pm