stinky front DR hitting chain stay

[phreeky]

my front dr keep hitting my chain stay when it bottoms out
does anyone else have this prob and if so how did you fix it
i was thinking of just moving the front DR higher is this the right move ? :?

 

[bazza]

i didnt think it moved taht much with the travel.....herm. i havent had this problem but make sure that you using the right tension and what not. do you know how to adjust a front dr??? if you dont see a mate or the lbs there should be willing to help out.

 

[Squidly Didly]

What year model Stinky is it? you might need to move the mech slightly higher than normal. If you're still using the bashguard this shouldnt be a problem, but if you've converted it to triple ring it might cause issues upshifting if you move it up.

 

[Squidly Didly]

Have you taken out the shock and put the frame through it's full length of travel yet? if not, do this to see how much you need to adjust

 

[phreeky]

saw the guys at my lbs they took off the shock to check the travel and see iff it did in fact hit and it just touches so i would have thought that when the shock was on it should be ok but i am still having the prob
so would lifting up the front DR cause any probs ???

 

[phreeky]

its an 03 with a bashring

 

[Cruz]

Do you have the correct type of front mech fitted, as it shouldnt come any where near your chain stays. Is it a top mount or bottom mount? Does anyone know what is supposed to be fitted to this bike.

 

[phreeky]

its stock LX

 

[Squidly Didly]

Should be allright. It might be the slightest bit harder to upshift but that's ok being the front mech. I got my front mech upshifting 15t in one lever stroke and it is a tad harder. As long as your using rapidfire you'll be ok. Those new dual control levers from Shimano don't like this thow. I learnt that the hard way!

 

[grovesy]

Just move the front mech up in small increments until she don't hit no more and then re-adjust.

 

[phreeky]

yeh have rapids
so i'll give it a go
thanks