banshee racer #113 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 so i got an r6 shock off ebay, and i drilled out the top bushing so the stock shock bolt would fit and that worked fine, but the bottom didnt have the outside rings on the eye of the shock. i figured i would just takr the ones off the stock banshee shock and put those on the r6 shock, but the eye of the r6 shock is way wider than the eye of the banshee shock. so it wouldnt fit with both of the outside rings on it. so i just put one of them on it snd bolted it up thinking it would be fine. it was fine for a few rides, but then one time i was jus ridin a circle track at my house and the eye of the shock broke off of the rest of the schock, do you think this was caused by the use of only one outer ring? i am trying to figure out why it did this before i invest in another shock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragbanshee Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 so i got an r6 shock off ebay, and i drilled out the top bushing so the stock shock bolt would fit and that worked fine, but the bottom didnt have the outside rings on the eye of the shock. i figured i would just takr the ones off the stock banshee shock and put those on the r6 shock, but the eye of the r6 shock is way wider than the eye of the banshee shock. so it wouldnt fit with both of the outside rings on it. so i just put one of them on it snd bolted it up thinking it would be fine. it was fine for a few rides, but then one time i was jus ridin a circle track at my house and the eye of the shock broke off of the rest of the schock, do you think this was caused by the use of only one outer ring? i am trying to figure out why it did this before i invest in another shock Without the bushing the shock mount was grinding away at it, the bushings are made to take the pressure, not the outer surface of the shock. Get your self another shock that fits properly and you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbcmudtruck Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Yep, another kid was just saying that he broke the bottom of his R6 shock off by not using the bushings. I have been riding an R6 shock for over a year now and its working great. I had my buddy machine me some bushings to fit the frame to make the frame holes smaller and use the bolts that came with the shock. I can't explain it very well but I can post some pictures if you want to see how I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee racer #113 Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 how hard would it be to take the spring off the r6 shock and put it on my stock shock? it would work just fine wouldnt it? i jus spent $1500 on a complete overhaul of the motor so im short on money for a little bit and that would save me from buyin a new shock or a lowering block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbcmudtruck Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Just put the R6 shock on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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