Advice on banshee front shocks....

[piezzi]

I've got a pair of banshee shocks I'd like to put on the front of my blaster but I have a couple questions:

1). I was just looking the shocks over and the rubber limit stops located inside of the springs are totally shot. Both are dried out and one is starting to crumble apart. Can replacement stops be bought and installed on these shocks? If not, do I dare run them without the stops? I don't catch much air these days, but I do ride in very rugged terrain.

2). My current stock front blaster shocks have the rubber limit stop side of the shock up top and the adjuster side of the shock on the bottom. But my stock rear shock has the rubber limit stop on the bottom trailing arm side. So does it matter which side is up when I install my shocks?

I appreciate the feedback!

 

[blasterdemon7]

You want to install the banshee shocks with the ajister at the bottom. As for replacing the bump stops I'm not sure on that. I don't think it will hurt not having them if your not doing real big jumps that will bottom the shock out.

 

[piezzi]

You want to install the banshee shocks with the ajister at the bottom.

Good to know...thank you I:I

I found JEGS has some replacement bump stops that look like they'd work and I'm sure I can find some others too if I keep looking.

Without the rubber bump stop, the retaining cup wants to slide down the shock shaft. So the bump stop must hold this in place....provided it's not all dried out and shriveled up like mine (still talking bump stops here ).

 

[sheeblast]

you can no rebuild a stock banshee front shock. you cant take them apart. so no you cant replace that rubber stop.

 

[piezzi]

you can no rebuild a stock banshee front shock. you cant take them apart. so no you cant replace that rubber stop.

some stops have a slice on one side allowing insertion without taking the shock apart.

 

[sheeblast]

dont worry about it, if you really compress the shock that far, you should really get better shocks.

 

[piezzi]

dont worry about it, if you really compress the shock that far, you should really get better shocks.

cool thanks. I'll just install the shocks as is and see what happens.