[Silly Little Cars] 93' GO-4 REAR SHOCK

[Bruce Moulton]

Thanks for the replies. I'm not referring to the motorcycle shocks on the
front wheel. This is a single small shock in the rear just behind the
engine. It seems to be used to dampen the the engine movement some from the
frame. In order to install inside the present clamps it must be completely
compressed then bolted in the compressed state. I can't make sense out of
why this would be be but I can't get a replacement shock as it is
discontinued and nothing else fits in the clamps. Even if I could it just
seems wrong to me. Why would a shock be mounted compressed?

Bruce
brucemmoulton at gmail.com


On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 4:13 PM, <bugnut at windstream.net> wrote:

>   Bruce,
> Does the 93 have springs over the shocks?
> I know my 96 does.
> The replacement shock for it, I believe, is the same as a Polaris
> Sportsman 400L.
> I think the springs are available in different stiffness and are the same
> as the Polaris also.
> Of course 2 are required for the Go-4's. Oh, the shocks are adjustable too.
> My 96 is leaning to the right, so I'm going to replace both, springs maybe.
> Hope this helps,
> Mike
>
>  *From:* Bruce Moulton <brucemmoulton at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 02, 2014 7:05 PM
> *To:* silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
> *Subject:* [Silly Little Cars] 93' GO-4 REAR SHOCK
>
>  I noticed the rear shock in the engine compartment on my 93' was fully
> compressed so I took it out to replace. Of course it is not made anymore
> but in trying to figure it out the shock itself seems fine but is fully
> compressed when on the vehicle no matter if it were new or not! It would
> seem like it would not work or do anything if installed in compressed
> state. Does anybody know why? What would happen if I cut the bottom clamp
> down a bit, drilled a new hole, and installed a different shock than the
> original that was not compressed after install?
>
> Bruce1804
> brucemmoulton at gmail.com
>
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