rear shock bush help - update 7/9/13

cubedean

I went to fit the new x fusion shock to the spesh frame however the 4mm bushes that came with it are too big.

What are my options?

nicklouse

get the correct fitting kit.

or maybe fit it correctly.

hard to tell what you have done and what you have ordered/got.

cooldad

http://www.mountainbikecomponents.co.uk ... ong+Bushes

or

http://www.tftunedshox.com/info/mount_k ... hings.aspx

cubedean

The shock was supplied with 4mm bushes either side of the mounting points which was far too wide for the mounts. Even one 4mm bush is too wide. However I can't seem to find any bushes smaller than 4mm.

cubedean

I've just measured the mounting on the frame which looks to be 15.8mm approx inside to inside.

The shock itself is 13mm wide at the mounting point.

So in theory the 4mm bushes would make the fitting kit it came with 21mm.

So I need 2 of the 12mm x 15.8mm fitting kits?

cubedean

From my understanding of the tf tuning website 15.8mm was the overall width of the bushes. So I ordered 15.8mm bushes from CRC which have turned up today, however they measure nearly 26mm overall. Have I interpreted it wrong or are they incorrectly labeled?

I also realised I ordered the incorrect bolt size this morning....lesson on not ordering late at night when tired.

cooldad

So send it back and get the right size - I would use BETD. Call them first to check. Their 'strong' design is better anyway.

cubedean

cooldad wrote:

So send it back and get the right size - I would use BETD. Call them first to check. Their 'strong' design is better anyway.

This is what I'm going to do. I just wanted to check I wasn't wrong in what I'm saying before I order a new set (obviously I want them to be the correct width)