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Post by TheHipHopGuineaPig on Jan 14, 2024 0:43:46 GMT
Has anyone swapped there standard PX shock for the shorter PK one, hoping to lower the front end by about 2cm. Has anyone done this on here? Read a few other forum posts of ppl doing it and all that was needed was the enlarging of one of the hole on the PK shock mount. Would this work?
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Post by ironsloth on Jan 14, 2024 7:32:34 GMT
Adrian may well has done this… I’ve used a rear shock for the front for a set of extended forks to raise the front… Hoping to get them fitted soon to see if my bracket/bit of alloy block works… But I am interested as I like the street racer look. 🤠
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Post by adrian on Jan 14, 2024 12:48:36 GMT
Yes I have done this , using a cabone pk front shock on px forks , but forks shortened by 25mm and fitted to sprint . On my px Street racer I have lowered the front with a bgm pro comp shock and the bgm lowering plate , that dropped it 30mm . The think with fitting a shorter shock on standard px forks is you have to look At how much travel you still have , but it's easy enough with a couple of measurements. Let us know how you get on
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Post by TheHipHopGuineaPig on Jan 15, 2024 23:09:56 GMT
reading through this just now... modernvespa.com/forum/topic168146.2a guy called Gravelrash2004 seems to have just put on the pk shock with a small amount of fettling on the mount hole, no need for cutting from what i can read. |
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Post by adrian on Jan 16, 2024 15:00:29 GMT
No need for cutting, unless you are putting px forks into a sprint , super, vbb ect, as they will sit higher
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Post by TheHipHopGuineaPig on Jan 16, 2024 19:42:48 GMT
No need for cutting, unless you are putting px forks into a sprint , super, vbb ect, as they will sit higher Will the front end lower much when the pk shock is on? I have the medium spacer on the back shock thats 42mm think the standard is 56mm, though I was told it can be taken off all together, but it was a hassle removing back wheel lol On a side note  when i had spacer off the rear i refilled the gear/engine oil then put spacer back on would that change the angle?? the oil sits at inside if that makes sense lol |
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Post by adrian on Jan 17, 2024 12:12:21 GMT
I took the spacer off the rear and found the carb box hit the frame , so added the shorter one and now just clears 👍
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Post by TheHipHopGuineaPig on Jan 17, 2024 13:48:46 GMT
I took the spacer off the rear and found the carb box hit the frame , so added the shorter one and now just clears 👍 I think the 42mm is the middle sized one, so may still be able to lower backend by another 10mm. |
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when i had spacer off the rear i refilled the gear/engine oil then put spacer back on would that change the angle?? the oil sits at inside if that makes sense lol