I’m currently in the middle of a full tear down, re-paint and re-build of an older bike (2013). And I intend to put some nicer parts on it and make it my somewhat perfect trail bike, but I am hindered by a couple restraints. The main issues are suspension, I’m painting the bike a dark metallic blue and would like to get forks with black stanchions, and a black rear shock to go with it. I’ve scoured the earth for a set of forks but I think it will be pure luck for me to find the forks I want (120-140mm, 1-1/8 straight steerer, QR Axles, black lowers/crown/stanchions) but in the meantime I’d like to atleast get a rear shock. I googled how to measure and I’m questioning if I’m doing something wrong because I cannot for the life of me find a shock with the same dimensions, am I out of luck and said shock doesn’t exist anymore? Pics provided of measuring the shock as accurately as I can.
by GermanEagle_77
3 Comments
It might be an imperial measurement shock giving it a 7.25 inch eye to eye. To measure stroke accurately you need to deflate complete and then measure the eye to eye fully compressed. The difference between the compressed eye to eye and fully extended is the stroke.
Or you can find a serial number on the shock and try to look it up on the Fox website
Or you can try to find the bike shock specs somewhere online.
u/bot-sleuth-bot
Put your serial into Fox’s checker, and it will give you all the info including stoke length.
[https://tech.ridefox.com/bike](https://tech.ridefox.com/bike)