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Old 12-07-2012, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Track Junky View Post
Can you educate me on this......I thought 3" of compression and 2" of extension equalled a 5" stroke.
Gae you are correct when talking stroke. However, each suspension has a motion ratio - how much the wheel travels in relation to how much the shock compresses or extends. So on my AME frame my motion ratio is 1.63 IIRC. 2" compression equals 3.26" of wheel travel. Clear as mud, right ?
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