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How crazy... I believe you're the *second* person in recent weeks to report that a dealer installed their Elka shocks upside down. How the heck does that happen?!
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When the shocks are on the bike you should not have to turn the bike over to read the "Elka" logo right side up.
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Originally Posted by daveinva
How crazy... I believe you're the *second* person in recent weeks to report that a dealer installed their Elka shocks upside down. How the heck does that happen?!
The Elka's configuration is the opposite of the OEM shocks, so they have to be installed with the spring on the bottom instead of the top. Easy for a tech that had never seen them before to make this mistake.
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I hate to sound stupid.
Well, actually I must enjoy it because I do it often enough but:
I'm curious, why do the shocks have a "this side up" orientation. The spring doesn't care which side is up and as long as there is enough clearance, what is the difference ?
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Originally Posted by ThreeWheels
I hate to sound stupid.
Well, actually I must enjoy it because I do it often enough but:
I'm curious, why do the shocks have a "this side up" orientation. The spring doesn't care which side is up and as long as there is enough clearance, what is the difference ?
The spring doesn't care, but the hydraulics do. The Elkas were designed differently.
-Scotty
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