DHX 5.0 and bighit! ......help!

bigave
bigave Posts: 48
edited December 2007 in MTB workshop & tech
hi all. brought a dhx 5.0 last week, came to fit it and problems!
if you have a look at the bighit models, the bighit3 has a dhx 4.0 on it. i have the vanilla r so decided to upgrade to the dhx 5.0. i came to mounting it and the piggy back does not fit in the space, it rubs on the cage if you call it that. the bit where the shock mounts on to the rear of the fram. is the piggy back on the dhx 4.0 smaller than that of the dhx 5.0???
or can it just not fit and i can only have the dhx 4.0???

thanks
:evil:

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    pics.

    but yes the piggyback is smaller as it does not have the big blue adjuster.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • bigave
    bigave Posts: 48
    i will put pics up asap.
    however it is not the blue bottom out dial which is the problem. its the diameter of the piggy back
    but i take it that they are the same diameter to each other?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    also what year is it.

    you may just have to useit the other way round.

    the piggy backs are exactly the same.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • bigave
    bigave Posts: 48
    my bike is a 2007 model. if you look on the specialized website hear then you can see that the dhx on the bighit3 fits with the pggy back facing downwards>

    http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=21912

    there is the link. but you can see on that picture that the dhx 4.0 fits upside down and if there he same size then t should fit the same. it does look like a very snug fit though.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    what is the sizing of the DHX 5 and the old shock?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    FRAME BigHit FSR, A1 Premium Aluminum ORE TT/DT, full cartridge bearing pivots, ISCG mount, asymetrical rear triangle, 26" F/R wheel, 8.2" travel, adj geometry
    REAR SHOCK Fox DHX 4.0, 8.75x2.75", adjustable rebound, pro pedal, S:400, M:450, L:500
    FRAME BigHit FSR, A1 Premium Aluminum ORE TT/DT, full cartridge bearing pivots, ISCG mount, asymetrical rear triangle, 26" F/R wheel, 7.5" travel, adj geometry
    REAR SHOCK Fox Van R coil piggy back, 8.75x2.5", adjustable rebound, S:400, M:450, L:500
    FRAME BigHit FSR, A1 Premium Aluminum ORE TT/DT, full cartridge bearing pivots, ISCG mount, asymetrical rear triangle, 26" F/R wheel, 7.5" travel, adj geometry
    REAR SHOCK Fox Vanilla R coil, 8.75x2.5", adjustable rebound, S:450, M:500, L:550

    there is a good chance that they have a different link or mounting position on the frame.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • bigave
    bigave Posts: 48
    they are both the same size eccept the piggy back... eye to eye 222mm and 2.85 is it diameter :? it is currently mounted on my bike piggy back face up but it definatly needs to be on the bottom. btw gratful 4 ur help here m8
  • bigave
    bigave Posts: 48
    on the specialized website it says that all the bighit bikes are exactly the same frames excpet the colour.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Ok how many mounting holes on the linkage? which one are you in?

    read the manual?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • bigave
    bigave Posts: 48
    there are two different mounting holes
    theres one higher than the other. higher one is steeper head angle the lower one is slack head angle. i am in the slack head angle one.
  • bigave
    bigave Posts: 48
    here a link to a guy with a dhx 4.0 on his 2007 bighit.
    looks like very snug fit

    http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1133617
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    so? lets see yours.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • bigave
    bigave Posts: 48
    problem sorted, thanks 4 the help.

    pics up now

    http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1639827/

    http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1639826/

    not the best of pics but you can see the size of the gap between the piggy back and the frame.

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