Dumb Question: Rear Shock Orientation

"Westie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Just received my VT1 this evening shipped from the LBS. Pulled it out of the box and noticed that
the rear shock is 'upside down'. I can't find any info on the 'correct' orientation but all the
pics I can find show it the other way up. LBS is not open at this hour. Anyone know for sure which
way up it should be, or doesn't it matter? TIA

All shocks I'm familiar with don't care what way they're oriented. I just installed a shock on my
newest bike and the manufacturer said it didn't matter. Had to install it backwards and upside down
to get it to fit well ... I mean, it just goes squish squish right?

If it fit's the "right" way, why not just flip it over?

C.Q.C.

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All shocks I'm familiar with don't care what way they're oriented. I just installed a shock on my
newest bike and the manufacturer said it didn't matter. Had to install it backwards and upside
down to get it to fit well ... I mean, it just goes squish squish right?

If it fit's the "right" way, why not just flip it over?

Why not, indeed? I guess that was my real question. On closer inspection the end of the seat post
was hitting an adjuster knob as installed. I've just finished flipping it and it's in the clear now.
All solved. Provided no-one tells me my shock is going to explode because it's the wrong way up then
I'm happy. Another dumb question solved by thinking for a few more minutes.
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All shocks I'm familiar with don't care what way they're oriented. I just installed a shock on
my newest bike and the manufacturer said it didn't matter. Had to install it backwards and
upside down to get it to fit well ... I mean, it just goes squish squish right?

If it fit's the "right" way, why not just flip it over?

Why not, indeed? I guess that was my real question. On closer inspection the end of the seat post
was hitting an adjuster knob as installed. I've just finished flipping it and it's in the clear
now. All solved. Provided no-one tells me my shock is going to explode because it's the wrong way
up then I'm happy. Another dumb question solved by thinking for a few more minutes.

It doesn't matter, there was a bunch of Enduro's shipped in 2001 with the shocks upside down and the
seatpost was hitting the adjuster knob on them too, they simply had to be fliped over. It probably
seemed to the factory assemblers that the knob was inaccessible in the "recommended" location, which
it is, but it was there for a reason.
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