Standard shock length?

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Standard shock length?

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Eye centre to eye centre. I have a Nitron shock fitted and the bottom of the linkage is no more than 1 or 2mm away from the exhaust on full extension. I suspect the Nitron has been adjusted to be longer than the OEM shock.
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Re: Standard shock length?

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KermitLeFrog wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:31 pm Eye centre to eye centre. I have a Nitron shock fitted and the bottom of the linkage is no more than 1 or 2mm away from the exhaust on full extension. I suspect the Nitron has been adjusted to be longer than the OEM shock.

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Re: Standard shock length?

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MacV2 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:38 pm
KermitLeFrog wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:31 pm Eye centre to eye centre. I have a Nitron shock fitted and the bottom of the linkage is no more than 1 or 2mm away from the exhaust on full extension. I suspect the Nitron has been adjusted to be longer than the OEM shock.

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Re: Standard shock length?

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KermitLeFrog wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:31 pm Eye centre to eye centre. I have a Nitron shock fitted and the bottom of the linkage is no more than 1 or 2mm away from the exhaust on full extension. I suspect the Nitron has been adjusted to be longer than the OEM shock.
The one I have in front of me measures 345 mm center to center
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