Good machiniest in SE Melb???

[omac]

Iv just bought a new RS monarch + for my Zesty only to find that the piggy back is going to hit my frame just before bottom out, the only way out of it if to mount the shock backwards & face the piggy back down, to do this I'll need a custom made shock mount that has a horizontal bolt instead.

 

[stirk]

Buy a shock to fit your bike or a bike to fit your shock?

 

[SummitFever]

... a horizontal bolt instead.

This will NOT work. The yoke/shock will pivot like a hinge around a horizontal bolt. That's why on this type of suspension design the yoke has a vertical bolt.

You need to get another type of shock.

 

[Alex Dlugosch]

Do FEA on the bike frame with a hole/depression milled to accommodate the reservoir. See if it will break.

 

[richie_gt]

Buy a shock to fit your bike or a bike to fit your shock?

What this guy said! ^^^

 

[omac]

Looks like I'll get this instead https://www.sram.com/rockshox/products/monarch-rt3

 

[teK--]

How far before bottom out does it hit the frame? U could fit an internal spacer to reduce travel slightly. Or try for a DB Inline?

 

[omac]

The DB inline looks very appealing, any idea how much they are???

 

[bell.cameron]

$500-600 depending where

 

[omac]

Wow, $500 - 600 sounds awesome...sold

 

[mint355]

The DB inline looks very appealing, any idea how much they are???

www.nsdynamics.com.au $549 with mounting hardware

 

[omac]

www.nsdynamics.com.au $549 with mounting hardware

Thats awesome, cheers