Shock body rub by minty1

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comacruz (Jul 27, 2013 at 16:39)

That rub drove me nuts the past few days in Whistler. Had to rent a carbon Wilson after breaking the lower pivot axle on the v10c. The rub from the spring made a squeak at each compression. Tightening the preload collar helped a bit.

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boylagz (Jul 27, 2013 at 21:43)

I have minor rub on mine dawg. Its nothing major Im sure. It also more with Ti springs. I think Ti has slightly smaller ID vs. steel CC springs...

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tokaji (Jul 28, 2013 at 2:51)

Yeah I got this pretty bad on my demo, doesn't do any damage, just looks a bit dodgy!

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adhocdirt (Jul 27, 2013 at 15:57)

Mine's scratched to buggery buddy!.. but I'm sure it's nothing to worry about!..

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minty1 (Jul 27, 2013 at 16:08)

Nah looked closer and realised the black bit that's marking is just a plastic sleeve that covers the gold ano of the body,presumably to take the hit.

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adhocdirt (Jul 28, 2013 at 0:59)

I haven't even looked that close - but take your word for it!.. main thing is tho - are you happy with how it feels / holds the ground?...

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dchill (Jul 29, 2013 at 5:27)

Usually the ti springs will do that, I cut the plastic sleeve off of the shock body and it will usually stop

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dingus (Jul 27, 2013 at 15:46)

Do you have the plastic sleeve on it?

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minty1 (Jul 27, 2013 at 15:47)

Nah it's a ti didn't come with

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minty1 (Jul 27, 2013 at 15:51)

Ahh ok is the black plastic on the body there for that reason? Thought you meant sleeve on spring.

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dingus (Jul 27, 2013 at 16:11)

Yeah, that bit's there to stop it scratching the metal.

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minty1 (Jul 27, 2013 at 16:14)

Cheers,coil newbie will now shut it. Btw how dyu know how much travel our using with these shocks?

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dingus (Jul 28, 2013 at 11:59)

You could tie a piece of string around the stanchion/shaft so it gets pushed down when the shock compresses.

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minty1 (Jul 28, 2013 at 14:32)

Sometimes I amaze myself with just how thick I can be.