Showa Works Shock

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Edited Date/Time 4/9/2014 12:50pm
Check out this video from Houston. At the 3 min mark they are setting up the rear sag on JS7's bike and it looks like the Showa tech is cranking in more preload on the shock with night be a ratchet type preload ring. Han anyone seen a shot of this shock with the sub frame removed??

https://youtu.be/mXgRgheAJh8
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mx317 4/8/2014 7:15pm
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Looked like he was just spinning the preload ring to me. It didn't show them tightening down the other one.
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ML512 4/8/2014 7:16pm
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Beast666 wrote:
Check out this video from Houston. At the 3 min mark they are setting up the rear sag on JS7's bike and it looks like the...
Check out this video from Houston. At the 3 min mark they are setting up the rear sag on JS7's bike and it looks like the Showa tech is cranking in more preload on the shock with night be a ratchet type preload ring. Han anyone seen a shot of this shock with the sub frame removed??

https://youtu.be/mXgRgheAJh8
Nice catch, yes it's a type of ratchet/spring loaded setup. It's not just a works item though, i've worked on a few recent Showa A-kit shocks that have the same system. I've never taken one apart though to see exactly what the mechanism is like.
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Tim507 4/8/2014 7:31pm
4/8/2014 7:31pm Edited Date/Time 4/8/2014 7:32pm
Google rear shock preload images - there is quite a selection if interesting methods...X-trig is one of them
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ridge 4/8/2014 9:53pm
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ML512 wrote:
Nice catch, yes it's a type of ratchet/spring loaded setup. It's not just a works item though, i've worked on a few recent Showa A-kit shocks...
Nice catch, yes it's a type of ratchet/spring loaded setup. It's not just a works item though, i've worked on a few recent Showa A-kit shocks that have the same system. I've never taken one apart though to see exactly what the mechanism is like.
Whaaaat? Next thing you'll tell me is the works stuff has 2 rebound adjusters.

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ML512 4/8/2014 10:11pm
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ridge wrote:
Whaaaat? Next thing you'll tell me is the works stuff has 2 rebound adjusters.

Lol
*cough*maybe*cough*Wink
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bvm111 4/8/2014 10:20pm
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ridge wrote:
Whaaaat? Next thing you'll tell me is the works stuff has 2 rebound adjusters.

Lol
ML512 wrote:
*cough*maybe*cough*Wink
My DH MTB has had that for years.... You can pick them up for 319 on Go-Ride.com with Kashima coating!!!!

Not that big of a thing really just another adjustment you won't be able to figure out just like HSC.... Just set it in the middle and never touch it!!!!!
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ML512 4/8/2014 10:32pm
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ridge wrote:
Whaaaat? Next thing you'll tell me is the works stuff has 2 rebound adjusters.

Lol
ML512 wrote:
*cough*maybe*cough*Wink
bvm111 wrote:
My DH MTB has had that for years.... You can pick them up for 319 on Go-Ride.com with Kashima coating!!!! Not that big of a thing...
My DH MTB has had that for years.... You can pick them up for 319 on Go-Ride.com with Kashima coating!!!!

Not that big of a thing really just another adjustment you won't be able to figure out just like HSC.... Just set it in the middle and never touch it!!!!!
In the right hands it is useful, also I adjust the high-speed compression quite a bit actually.Smile
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TerryK 4/8/2014 10:45pm
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Looks like he was snugging up the lock ring. No way he's cranking preload randomly like that.
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ridge 4/9/2014 12:17am
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bvm111 wrote:
My DH MTB has had that for years.... You can pick them up for 319 on Go-Ride.com with Kashima coating!!!! Not that big of a thing...
My DH MTB has had that for years.... You can pick them up for 319 on Go-Ride.com with Kashima coating!!!!

Not that big of a thing really just another adjustment you won't be able to figure out just like HSC.... Just set it in the middle and never touch it!!!!!
But does your DH MTB weigh (almost) half as much as other DH MTBs? Lol

Stewie's does...
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ridge 4/9/2014 12:19am
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TerryK wrote:
Looks like he was snugging up the lock ring. No way he's cranking preload randomly like that.
I'm 99% sure the works stuff doesn't have a lock ring.
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rallendude 4/9/2014 5:58am
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Ratchet? He did it just like we do at the track, take a big screw driver or tire iron and lever it against the frame or reservoir. It DID look like he was setting in more preload but it cut away before he locked it down.
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mx317 4/9/2014 8:19am
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Ratchet? He did it just like we do at the track, take a big screw driver or tire iron and lever it against the frame or...
Ratchet? He did it just like we do at the track, take a big screw driver or tire iron and lever it against the frame or reservoir. It DID look like he was setting in more preload but it cut away before he locked it down.
That what I see also.
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ridge 4/9/2014 12:42pm
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rallendude wrote:
Ratchet? He did it just like we do at the track, take a big screw driver or tire iron and lever it against the frame or...
Ratchet? He did it just like we do at the track, take a big screw driver or tire iron and lever it against the frame or reservoir. It DID look like he was setting in more preload but it cut away before he locked it down.
mx317 wrote:
That what I see also.
Ok, I'm 110% sure there isn't a lock ring on those works Showa shocks.
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ML512 4/9/2014 12:50pm
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rallendude wrote:
Ratchet? He did it just like we do at the track, take a big screw driver or tire iron and lever it against the frame or...
Ratchet? He did it just like we do at the track, take a big screw driver or tire iron and lever it against the frame or reservoir. It DID look like he was setting in more preload but it cut away before he locked it down.
mx317 wrote:
That what I see also.
ridge wrote:
Ok, I'm 110% sure there isn't a lock ring on those works Showa shocks.
Ridge knows whats up...Cool

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