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450r shocks?
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Posted by: sportrax stu

i got my 450r shocks for my 400ex today and reading the threads about installation, i got the impression i had to grind the top off the shock so it fitted underneath the nut that is welded onto the mount. but i jus filed some of the nut off and the shocks cleared it. will this be ok? or will i need to grind the shock down?
any help would be great
thanks

Posted by: sportrax stu

i just wanna be pointed in the right direction cos i dont wanna damage anything

Posted by: orangeEX

as long as its not touching you should be fine!

Posted by: sportrax stu

thanks orange ex. the other thing i cant understand is the fact that in some of the threads people say that you need to grind down the eye hole of the shock to make it thinner because its too wide to fit in the mounting bracket. i didnt have to, mine fitted in ok!?

Posted by: orangeEX

i got a set and i did what u did knocked off some of the nut because i did't want to grind on the shocks. other than that mine work fine. i'm waiting on a respring for now!

http://www.ronniesmailorder.com/esh...UPGRADE_AND.htm

Posted by: RiderTRX400ex

i did the same thing, thought i had to grind the actual shock, but it was just that nut or a little part of the frame i had to grind.. made me a little angry