rear shock angles

mjg15 wrote: This on my 550, the original location was where the "O' is drawn. The shock angle changed about 10 degrees. I hope it improves the geometry, but I admit that I did mostly for cosmetics. To my eye piggyback shocks look better at an angle greater than stock.

thats nice work!

sander,
here are some sanctuary laydown shock mounts prior to welding.





i like the way they extend all the way through the tube to help bridge the two sides and tie them together.

leon

Thanks Leon, that's pretty much how I will be doing mine. The small ends must fit into their alignment jig and get cut off when the mounts are welded in. I will post some pictures once I have mine turned on the lathe.

sander,
pics are a must :evil: .

leon

Make a couple extra sets while you are set-up!! I may be interested in a set or two. On my 550 frame pictured above, we just turned the stock mounts down in the lathe til the old weld was gone. I cut off the threaded end, and then drilled them to use an allen and aluminum cap like a Zephyr.

I forgot what the actual angle measurments are, but these a about 10 degrees different than stock:

Before welding:


After paint:

531blackbanshee wrote:

they use this jig to make sure they are in the right place.

beyond that i am of no help. :whistle:

leon

That is just bad ass!!!!

531blackbanshee wrote: sander,
here are some sanctuary laydown shock mounts prior to welding.

i like the way they extend all the way through the tube to help bridge the two sides and tie them together.

leon

I don't quite understand this? EDIT. I get it it was what you had in your first pic, never mind.