[solar]

Is there an "right way" to mount a rear shock?
Which end is "up"?
I just put a Romic on my Stinky.
Accordiing to Romic's manual the bump stop is oriented towards the "top eyelet". The rebound adjuster is on this end of the shock.
I mounted the shock this way, but the Romic stickers are upside down now.
Did I mount the shock the right way?
Does it even matter which end is up?

Thanks monkeys!

 

[binary visions]

It doesn't really matter for Romics. The only time it really matters is if you have a remote resovoir, because you don't want the hose flexing when the shock compresses.

From a stupid-performance-benifits-that-have-no-actual-value perspective, mounting it with the piston shaft on the bottom gives you a tiny bit less unsprung weight. Realisticly, though, there's a lot of force on a rear shock and it makes no difference.

Just mount it so the adjustments are easy to get at.

 

[solar]

Mr. Visions,
Thanks for the response. I spoke with Smitty at Romic yesterday and he told me the same thing. He did recommend I flip the shock over so that I can change springs without havng to take off the reducers.Thanks again
solar

 

[binary visions]

Mr. Visions,
Thanks for the response. I spoke with Smitty at Romic yesterday and he told me the same thing. He did recommend I flip the shock over so that I can change springs without havng to take off the reducers.Thanks again
solar

Hadn't even thought of that. That's a good idea - mounting it so you can easily remove the spring.

Have fun with the new shock on the Stinky!

 

[allsk8sno]

i did this on my stinky after getting a new spring
i then proceeded to over tighten the top shock/linkage bolt which was making my shock flex lots in bad bad ways!!
so don't do that