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cbsurfer · 08-05-2009, 10:19 AM

I just got this 02 zx7r and was wandering how easy it would be to raise it because it has been lowered about 2 "from ground b4 i got it.

The_AirHawk · 08-05-2009, 10:43 AM

Depends on how the PO lowered it: If they just put in longer linkage ("dogbones") putting the stock links back in will raise the rear. If they got a shortened-body or otherwise-modified rear shock; you'll need a "stock" or aftermarket stock-replacement.

If they just slid the fork-stanchions up in the clamps on the front, that's also easily rectified by sliding them back down. If they cut the spacers or springs in the forks, you will have to obtain new springs and spacers.

There are other, more-complex ways of lowering a bike - but these are the most common.

MOKE1K · 08-05-2009, 11:12 AM

More than likely it has the adjustable dog bones. Check under the shock looking at the linkage. If they have slotted holes or more than one hole, you'll just need to raise it back up or just purchase some stock links. Good luck!

08-05-2009, 10:19 AM	#1
cbsurfer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1	raising ???????????? I just got this 02 zx7r and was wandering how easy it would be to raise it because it has been lowered about 2 "from ground b4 i got it.

08-05-2009, 10:43 AM	#2
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	Depends on how the PO lowered it: If they just put in longer linkage ("dogbones") putting the stock links back in will raise the rear. If they got a shortened-body or otherwise-modified rear shock; you'll need a "stock" or aftermarket stock-replacement. If they just slid the fork-stanchions up in the clamps on the front, that's also easily rectified by sliding them back down. If they cut the spacers or springs in the forks, you will have to obtain new springs and spacers. There are other, more-complex ways of lowering a bike - but these are the most common. __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

08-05-2009, 11:12 AM	#3
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	More than likely it has the adjustable dog bones. Check under the shock looking at the linkage. If they have slotted holes or more than one hole, you'll just need to raise it back up or just purchase some stock links. Good luck! __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

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