[TR] TR4A IRS Rear Shock options

glemon at neb.rr.com glemon at neb.rr.com
Sun May 29 20:16:01 MDT 2016


I would talk to the guys at World Wide Imports about what you want, they rebuild lever shocks to different specs, I have not personally used them but over the years I have heard nothing but good things.

Greg Lemon
TR250

---- Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net> wrote: 
> I have been driving my TR4A IRS for about 2 years now and I have a question
> regarding handling.
> 
> First of all, as far as cornering goes, with the wheels and tires I have it
> wants to go into corners way faster than I have the nerve to travel but that
> isn't what I am writing about. What I am writing about is rear wheel hop,
> especially over rough road surfaces. I have stock lever shocks. They haven't
> been professionally rebuilt but have been cleaned, painted and new oil
> installed. Don't ask me what type or weight oil, I can't honestly remember. 
> 
> I am not a real big fan of the tube shock conversions as the lever shock
> limits the total extension of the swing arm to keep the universal joints
> from locking up from over-extension and I don't see what mechanism in the
> tube shock replaces that function.
> 
> What are my options here to get better handling over rough roads?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dave Connitt
> 



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