Installing a not-exactly-stock shock: Difference between revisions

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This article will demonstrate some of the modifications necessary to install a Fox shock with a piggyback reservoir design (the oil reservoir is attached to the top of the shock). The process should be similar with other shocks. ([[Shocks from other bikes|See here]] for instructions on the ZX600 shock). Fewer mods will likely be necessary if you can get a Fox with a remote reservoir.

This shock is a Fox TC-R from a '99 GSXR750.

This shock is a Fox TC-R from a '99 GSXR750. Right picture shows both shocks. OEM is the wimpy-looking one.

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The owner sent it to [http://www.aftershocks-suspension.com/ Aftershocks] for an oil change, a nitrogen recharge, and to have the seals checked. Then it was time to make it fit. The following modifications were made before the Dremel came out:

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 This article will demonstrate some of the modifications necessary to install a Fox shock with a piggyback reservoir design (the oil reservoir is attached to the top of the shock). The process should be similar with other shocks. ([[Shocks from other bikes|See here]] for instructions on the ZX600 shock). Fewer mods will likely be necessary if you can get a Fox with a remote reservoir.
-This shock is a Fox TC-R from a '99 GSXR750.
+This shock is a Fox TC-R from a '99 GSXR750. Right picture shows both shocks. OEM is the wimpy-looking one.
 [[Image:fox-01.jpg|100px]]
+[[image:100_0456.jpg|100px]]
 The owner sent it to [http://www.aftershocks-suspension.com/ Aftershocks] for an oil change, a nitrogen recharge, and to have the seals checked. Then it was time to make it fit. The following modifications were made before the Dremel came out: