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J25
03-19-2003, 03:01 PM
ok i found this guy selling shocks on ebay, he said they will lower your bike but will still be great mx shocks, nwo to me it looks liek it would be easy to bottom out..
Woulld these be good or bad for mx?


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2407259537&category=34286
zzbudzz
03-19-2003, 03:06 PM
thats what i ordered (tcs) i HOPE they're good for mx ! i've heard only good things about the new style tcs shocks....
KandK952
03-19-2003, 03:09 PM
i think that they are just refular tcs shocks, correct? they may look so low because of the way they are adjusted. you can adjust the ride height on them and probably compression as well. i didnt look at the price but i would say they should work ok.
toby400ex
03-19-2003, 03:09 PM
its the zps that lowers, that doesnt affect the bottoming of ths shock
J25
03-19-2003, 03:24 PM
whats the pros and cons of havin your bike low like this:confused: :confused2
Derek
03-19-2003, 03:28 PM
Turning and body roll. It makes it harder for your bike to get up on two wheels, which is a good thing in MX.
Tommy 17
03-19-2003, 03:41 PM
they dont' bottom out easy... heres a 400ex with ssd shocks same as zps basically... notice how much lower it sits...
RiPPiNiTuP7
03-19-2003, 04:10 PM
TCS shocks are excellant for MX! I plan to buy a set myself :cool:
remlapr
03-19-2003, 04:24 PM
Originally posted by Tommy 17
they dont' bottom out easy... heres a 400ex with ssd shocks same as zps basically... notice how much lower it sits...

But it must effect ground clearence sitting so low - in terms of trail riding. Can you adjust Elka ssd's to make then not sit so low? I think by adjusting the crossovers?
J25
03-20-2003, 04:39 AM
But it must effect ground clearence sitting so low - in terms of trail riding. Can you adjust Elka ssd's to make then not
sit so low? I think by adjusting the crossovers?


yes i as wondering thesame, can you adjust the ride height so when i go trail ridind i dont bottom out on ruts and stuff
Derek
03-20-2003, 06:53 AM
you wont bottom out. And it doesnt make your aarms sit lower....it makes you quad compress a little more.
toby400ex
03-20-2003, 09:18 AM
I think you can adjust the ride hieght, but it wont make much a diference on the trails anyway, just look at what all the gncc riders are using.
03-20-2003, 09:56 AM
having sag for trail riding seems like a bad thing but really it's not that big of a deal..goin from non SSD shocks to the elka SSD shocks made a big difference in handling..a very big difference..but i have yet to notice that the quad is dragging the ground or bottoming out more...if anything hits on the trail....it's yoru swingarm skid and having SSD shocks will not make your skid lower to the ground only lower profile tires will do that...trust me guys..having sag in the trails is really a good thing..;)
J25
03-20-2003, 11:38 AM
ok thanks guy i think im will get the ssd
sparks400ex101
03-20-2003, 11:57 AM
where do i go to look at shocks on ebay, like from the atv page where they show the quads, where then?
Derek
03-20-2003, 12:00 PM
just type- "400ex shocks"