Banshee darkside with 180mm fork - what rear shock do I need?

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Banshee darkside with 180mm fork - what rear shock do I need?
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flag davereflex
Posted: Mar 29, 2015 at 14:58 Quote
Need some advice on the rear shock as many frames come with a cane creek dbair cs, presumably with the full 180 of rear travel which I would think would be designed to run with 200mm fork...

I have seen a few online reviews talking about using a shorter stroke shock reducing rear travel to 164mm for use with 180mm forks.

What happens to the geometry if I..

a) don't run a shorter shock with 180 forks?
b) I do run a shorter stroke shock with 180 forks?

Which is the best option?
flag Ploutre
Posted: Mar 30, 2015 at 1:38 Quote
Most 180mm forks have the same axle to crown length, so it will most likely feel exactly the same as if you had a Boxxer/other 200mm dual crown fork.

Keep the stock CCDB and enjoy full travel Smile
flag davereflex
Posted: Mar 30, 2015 at 5:20 Quote
Thanks for the advice, so would a single crown fox van 180mm have the same axel to crown length as a dual crown / triple clamp 200mm fox 40 for example?

I want to keep the full 180 on the rear but i just don't want it to compromising the geometery..
flag Ploutre
Posted: Mar 30, 2015 at 5:37 Quote
According to this website from Fox :
http://service.foxracingshox.com/consumers/Content/2013_CD_user_specs.htm

The 36 180mm has a 565mm length, while the Fox 40 has a 571mm. So for 6mm, you could balance it by adding 5mm of spacers bellow the stem, but let's be honest, you won't feel the difference Smile
flag davereflex
Posted: Mar 30, 2015 at 8:17 Quote
Thats really good to know because the Darksides geometry is based around a fork with axel-crown length of 565, looks like ill be keeping a nice full plush 180 of travel in the rear!
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