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Drilling a Manitou Swinger eyelet to use Fox bushings?

Gary

Gary

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Aug 27, 2002
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Been thinking about doing this for a while. on my old SGS DH the mounting hardware was designed for a 5th (same as Fox) and the "bodged" OEM split shock pin that came with the Manitou equipped frames just doesn't work. never did! I did get a different reducer kit made by Pearse Cycles in the UK that worked for a while but it's now shagged too.

looks to me like there'll still be enough material in the shock if I have it drilled out slightly larger, anybody ever done this? or any reason it's a terrible idea?
Does anybody know what diameter a Fox eyelet is? (not the bushing size, the hole the bushing sits in).

Thanks.

Ps. Switching the swinger for a Fox/5th would be ideal but I don't want to resort to anything that's gonna cost a too much as I'm only wanting to sort it once and for all before selling the bike on.
 
Udi

Udi

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Mar 14, 2005
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Done it before. Actually had "toodles" on here do it for me. Had no dramas.

Being a lazy bastard I didn't read your post, just replied to it haha. :)
 
Gary

Gary

my pronouns are hag/gis
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Cool, thought as much.

do you by any chance remember the diameter it needed drilled to or should I PM toodles?

Ta in advance.
 
frango

frango

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Jun 13, 2007
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Fox's eyelet is 15mm diameter. Giant Maestro bikes have git Fox shocks installed W/O bushing. They call it co-pivot.
BUT, it works because co-pivot is on 4 bearings (2 in the frame and 2 in the bottom link) and doesn't move in relation to the shock.
Give me a while, so I could find a link to Glory with Evovler.

Here it is http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=227559
 
Gary

Gary

my pronouns are hag/gis
Aug 27, 2002
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Cheers!

<EDIT> er.. hold on, just seen UDI's post in the bushing thread on this page an he's said it's 14mm.. Hmm.. just gonna have to measure then it I s'pose
 
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Steve M

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Mar 3, 2007
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Yeah couldn't possibly be 14mm. I've done it too for my SGS years ago, it's fine. What you're even better off doing is replacing the shock though ;)
 
gemini2k

gemini2k

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Jul 31, 2005
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Awezome. I was wondering about doing this since I was planning on using a revox with a roco as a back up. Now I don't have to buy 2 sets of reducers, yay!
 
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