also, could you re drill the holes on the standard one?

Ok so I got the forks sorted out, reassembled the bike and started looking at the shock. Here’s the part:

Given that my overall aim is to lower the bike overall, it turns out that I can do this with the existing shock mount. If I slide it down one set of holes there’s loads of clearance at maximum compression. If I leave it like it is in the picture then the tyre tickles the seat-tube at max compression.

Looks pretty decent like this, with the forks at 160mm:

PS not sure if you can see those images…

I cant see pics

Dammit, missed edit window

[url=https://flic.kr/p/nrE8KW]WP_20140524_005[/url] by molgrips, on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/nrEnVM]WP_20140524_001[/url] by molgrips, on Flickr

Have you placed a ferrule between the new plates to prevent the fin plates compressing together?

Looks good btw!

I should say, that’s the original plate not a new one. Conclusion is that I didn’t need a new one for my purposes.