[maddog17]

ok, so i'm thinking again about a part change and it's my rear shock on my IH Hollowpoint. right now there's a manitu qr on there i believe. that's what was on there when i bought it. so how do i go about picking a new shock. i just ride xc, nothing crazy. i'm at about 225lb now, hopefully getting down to 200 or lower. what do i need to measure, how to measure? should i stay with air or go to a coil? and recomendations are appreciated. i've noticed some measurement sizes on them, just dont know what they mean like 7.875 x 2. saw some of the clearance stuff on santa cruz's site and got me thinking about getting a new shock, hopefully and upgrade over what i have now.

 

[SuspectDevice]

What year hollowpoint? better yet, just post a picture. If it's a newer one ('06+) you'll need a shock with a DW-link specific tune. If the shock isn't the proper tune for your bike it will actually make it ride noticeably worse. It should be fairly easy to find a shock for you after you post a picture.

 

[IH8Rice]

the numbers you are seeing is the eye-to-eye (center to center to each eyelet) on the shock and the stroke of the shock(the amount the shaft moves)....ex:8.75"(eye-to-eye)x2.75"(stroke)

like Suspect said, some bikes, like yours, need specific shocks in order to work with the frame's suspension design.

 

[maddog17]

it's an 04 i believe. and it does have the DW link.

 

[SuspectDevice]

The '04's have a DW link sticker, but don't really have normal DW link traits. Find a b tune Rp23 or Monarch and you'll be fine.

 

[Lelandjt]

Huh, so they have parrallel links but pivot in different locations and have a different wheel path than the DW Link bikes? Weird. But anyway, with his weight some extra compression damping would be nice so no low tune, DW specific shocks.

 

[maddog17]

here's a pic of the bike and pivot set up

it's a re-bagged IH Hollowpoint so no need for the North Face comments.