Understanding shock mounting

[Dballard87]

Alright guys this is the last piece to my puzzle can someone that knows the geometry of mounting shocks or what angle would provide the best ride? I understand the process of forming arms now but I'm still not sure on how to calculate for the shock mounts

 

[Warrior1996]

Are you using the stock shocks still?

 

[Dballard87]

They are shocks off a raptor 350 but I would like to go with shocks for a shee

 

[jeffsyfm350x]

Well put your stock one next to the one your making and that should tell you where abouts to put it.

 

[Dballard87]

Well I'm making a arms and was actually wondering about where to position the shock mount to run longer shocks and what kind of angle they should be at

 

[Warrior1996]

Banshee shocks aren't longer than stock I don't think. If you want longer shocks, step up to some 660's those are 1 inch longer than stock.

Keep in mind the shock mount placement effects how soft or stiff the front shocks will be. The closer the lower shock mount is to the tire, the stiffer the ride will be.

 

[beastlywarrior228]

For the ease, just put them the same distance from the frame as stock. Doing a lt set up will take some calculations or something to simulate your max and min shock length.

 

[alex456123]

Best way to do it would be get the shocks you want to set up with the arms and the. Make your measurements.