[danomanno]

Hello, i'm looking to find a shock that is little bigger than what I have and still work correctly within my bike. The shock I have now is a Vanilla R at 6.25i2i and a 1.5 stroke. Could I get away with something like a 6.5-6.75i2i with a 1.75-2.0 stroke? Who makes good shocks in this size range?

My bike is a '99 FSR Elite with the BETD link. It looks like I could run a 6.75i2i and a 2.0 stroke using the lowest setting on the link (4" - 6" adjustable), although the travel may be more than 4" with the new shock. Has anyone done this?

Dan

 

[RaID]

if you do experiment with one of these setups
make sure the swingarm is not going to interfere with anything at full travel eg seat or something like that

plus a longer i2i is going raise the BB and steepen your head angle

 

[Matt D]

It's generally a bad idea to change the shock i2i and stroke on a bike, unless it is designed to (Karpiel I believe for example). Unless you can find a shock for dirt cheap that you can experiment and fool around with, I don't think it's worth it for that frame. It's already quite old and you should probably just start saving for a frame that is designed for the amount of travel you're looking for.