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eye to eye on a specialized big hit?

monopod

Chimp
Feb 19, 2008
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truckee
does any one know what the eye to eye is on a new specialized big hit 1. im wanting to up grade to a dhx from my van.

thanx,
 

syc7090

Chimp
Jan 21, 2008
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On the good big hits its 8.75x2.75. Only the lower model big hits come with the shorter travel rear shock.
to be more accurate, i2i on the bighit is 8.75" across the board. the difference is that the bighit III comes with a fox dhx (4.0) with 2.75" stroke, whereas the other bighits (II and I) come with a van r with 2.5" stroke.

so, monopod, if you're upgrading, an 8.75x2.75" dhx is what you should use.
 

syc7090

Chimp
Jan 21, 2008
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no need to contact a specialized dealer. fox doesn't make a 8.75x2.5" dhx. like i said, you need a 8.75x2.75" dhx. and yes, you can put it on your bighit I. the bighit III comes with a dhx 4.0 (again, 8.75x2.75"), which means that you can put a dhx on any bighit frame (as long as it's the correct size of 8.75x2.75"), since all bighits share the same frame.
 

AiR2k

Chimp
Jun 13, 2007
58
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Finland
I also have Vanilla R on my '06 Big Hit. I have been thinking about to upgrade to DHX. I have had good offers with 8.5" e2e and 2.5" stroke instead of 8.75" e2e and 2.5" stroke.

What kind of effect it would have on the bike? BB would drop a little bit, but would it be very noticeable difference? I think now with Vanilla R the BB isn't very high, I'm not sure do I want to make it more lower. Althought I run my bike in slack/low position. If I would put 8.5" e2e shock on and run linkage in steep/high position, I think it would be pretty close to the same geometry as with slack position.

Geometry from Specialized:
Bottom Bracket Height High/Mid: 387mm (15.24")
Bottom Bracket Height Low/Mid: 362mm (14.25")

Should I go for it?
 
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Jan 29, 2005
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An 8.5 eye to eye considerable drops the BB and I would only recomend it if you like very low bikes and are using it for dh racing. 165 crank arms are a good idea, The BB ends up at around 13.4"-13.5"
 
Feb 12, 2008
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Maryland
I just put a 8.75" dhx 5.0 on my 06' bighit. AMAZING upgrade. Just make sure your get the proper mounting hardwear.
 
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AiR2k

Chimp
Jun 13, 2007
58
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Finland
^ Thanks everyone for the info.

Now I have managed to find one DHX with proper measurements.

Do you know does Morewood have custom shimmed shocks on their bikes?

This shock has been on Showa LT and it's leverage ratio is about 2.7. Big Hit's leverage ratio is nearly 3. Will this be a problem?