Wasnt it said somewhere that if you upgrade the shock to say TTX36 and go with the linear link, that you need a different spring in the shock, different ride height rod, and ideally shorten the shock to fit the link? Probably cheapest to do all that at once, rather than pay twice for some items?I am bookmarking this. It'll be a good alternative for anyone who wants to upgrade shock first but may want to upgrade the link later down the line. That's what I'm planning to do.
for most linear links, yes this is the case. The forsaken link claims to be a different design that can use the stock ride height adjuster and standard length shock. I would just need a stiffer spring which I can swap out myself.Wasnt it said somewhere that if you upgrade the shock to say TTX36 and go with the linear link, that you need a different spring in the shock, different ride height rod, and ideally shorten the shock to fit the link? Probably cheapest to do all that at once, rather than pay twice for some items?
Actually they claim you don't need to shorten the shock, but must run a shorter ride height adjuster. Also need to go up 2 steps in springfor most linear links, yes this is the case. The forsaken link claims to be a different design that can use the stock ride height adjuster and standard length shock. I would just need a stiffer spring which I can swap out myself.
How do you know which is which? I didn't know there are multiple TTX shocksI just went the Kyle Racing route. Decided to go with the TTX shock and the Kyle linear link as the shock is designed to work with the link from a length as well as spring standpoint.
The TTX-GP shock explicitly states it cannot be used with the OEM link and is designed for the liner track link.
So just a word of caution, make sure the link and shock, you plan to use, are compatible.
Both are on the bike, but it'll be a couple of months before I get to ride it.
Although I bought the Kyle Ride Height Adjuster, I had to send it back to Kyle Racing to have them shorten it from 94mm to 90mm to get a 230mm ride height, using the Kyle Ride height tool. They suggest a ride height between 230mm-240mm. Without the 4mm machined off, I could only get a 238mm or higher ride height.
I had no idea what I should get, so I called and spoke with Dan Kyle, it would be worth 5 minutes of your time to do likewise. Dan is very approachable and very willing to give you down to earth recommendations.How do you know which is which? I didn't know there are multiple TTX shocksI was planning on using mine with the stock link. Is there a way to find out whether my TTX will work with that or not before attempting to put it on?
The cost of having the shock machined + a linear link would be more than I paid for the damn shock...just doesn't seem like an economical way, and I'm on a tight budget now.
Still don't get why none of these companies who make these links thought about casting them instead. These are very expensive for they are, and I completely get why...they are very complex pieces to machine...which is why I think casting would've done the job just fine (like a lot of other OEM parts) we probably could've had them for like $100 or even less!