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Seat air shock
2011 Spyder RT. Has a back rest and Rider Beads front and back. Air shock is just able to hold the seat up. Would like to put a higher LB shock on the spyder. Question is does anyone know what the original shock is as far as lb's. Or has anyone replaced with a better shock???? Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by Tin Can
2011 Spyder RT. Has a back rest and Rider Beads front and back. Air shock is just able to hold the seat up. Would like to put a higher LB shock on the spyder. Question is does anyone know what the original shock is as far as lb's. Or has anyone replaced with a better shock???? Thanks in advance.
Replaced mine with one a tad shorter in length from Pep Boys...works great. Just make sure the replacement is no longer than the original or your seat won't close all the way down.
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Question: How "fussy" is the Spyder about the type of ends that are on the replacement strut? Is there a particular configuration that we should look for?
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Question: How "fussy" is the Spyder about the type of ends that are on the replacement strut? Is there a particular configuration that we should look for?
I took my OEM strut with me to the auto parts store and ensured the ends matched with the replacement. If I remember correctly most of the struts in the store had the same type ends as the OEM strut.
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Thanks guys I will try the auto stores.
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Shock lbs
Originally Posted by Tin Can
2011 Spyder RT. Has a back rest and Rider Beads front and back. Air shock is just able to hold the seat up. Would like to put a higher LB shock on the spyder. Question is does anyone know what the original shock is as far as lb's. Or has anyone replaced with a better shock???? Thanks in advance.
23lbs. I have a backrest and gel pad on mine and it wasn't enough to hold up when I was refilling the tank so I bought a 35lbs one and it's works great, I can even put my helmet on the seat now and it stays up. Love it.
I bought 18.5" 35# RV Trailer Bus Door Gas Strut Spring Lift Arm Shock Prop Rod 18" 35lb from "Strut-your-stuff-here" on ebay, it cost 13$ but you can go to any RV place and get them, I tried the auto stores but the ones they carried weren't the right length or lbs. This one works great.
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tamijacobs1963
Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again
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Originally Posted by tamijacobs1963
23lbs. I have a backrest and gel pad on mine and it wasn't enough to hold up when I was refilling the tank so I bought a 35lbs one and it's works great, I can even put my helmet on the seat now and it stays up. Love it.
I bought 18.5" 35# RV Trailer Bus Door Gas Strut Spring Lift Arm Shock Prop Rod 18" 35lb from "Strut-your-stuff-here" on ebay, it cost 13$ but you can go to any RV place and get them, I tried the auto stores but the ones they carried weren't the right length or lbs. This one works great.
I never thought about changing out the seat strut, D'oh! Is this the strut you purchased?: http://www.ebay.com/itm/18-35-Mid-Co...item5653b4ae01
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Seat air shock
Nice tip. My Utopia should arrive tomorrow
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BMWLarry has a thread about this in the General Discussion area... He went with a 30lb unit from AutoZone. He said that it has no trouble holding up the seat, the Airhawks, and the backrest...
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Originally Posted by SpydherLuv
close this is the one i bought. Length is key.
18.5" 35# RV Trailer Bus Door Gas Strut Spring Lift Arm Shock Prop Rod 18" 35lb...
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2015 RT Ltd , Canamspyderaccessories Brake pedal ext. Red
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I bought a strut that was the same brand as stock but 1/2" shorter and about 10 pounds more pressure from a place that sells truck caps. $18.00
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