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[fasterz]

can a shock made for a no link rear end be changed to a link rear end set up if that shock lengths are the same? i dont see any differnces besides the valving and springs, so if it is valved and resprung can a no link shock be run on a linkage rear end?

[Tommy 17]

i'm goin to have to say no...


a link shock has a U shape at the bottom so it can go around the link... a no link has the same as the front shocks so it can go inside the mounts...


every rear shock i've seen have been that way atleast...

[racerx573]

Yes. Most aftermarket shocks have inter changable bottom pieces. Or you could probly get a custom linkage made. And as you said, it would need to be revalved, etc.. I would call the company who makes the shock. I know the PEP CR500, and YZ426 shocks are identical except the bottom piece, where the YZ has an 'eyelet' and the CR500 has a 'clevis'.

[TC426EX]

Are the 2 types of shocks the same length though?