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With all the engineering that has gone into modern day mountain bike suspension systems, it's strange that more attention has not been paid to the mounting of the actual shock.
The next time you service your shock, take a moment after removing the top of the shock from the linkage to slowly rotate the shock fore and aft on the lower pivot. Note all the friction taking place. Remove the shock and extract the reducers. Not only will you find wear inside the DU bushing, but you'll likely find scoring on the outside surfaces of the shock spacers as well, indicating the hardware is rotating where it's not supposed to.
Our NEEDLE BEARING CONVERSION KITS are a new, better way of doing things. Our top quality hardened steel needle bearing take the place of the DU bushing. The needle bearing is matched with a hardened, polished inner ring (axle) that, when used with the supplied spacers, is a perfect fit between the rocker arms or frame mounts.
--Converts 15mm SHOCK EYELET from DU Bushing to Needle Bearing
--NOMINAL FACE-TO-FACE SHOCK REDUCER WIDTH OF 15.75mm
--Works with your 6mm OR 8mm BOLT (includes adapter sleeve)
--Teflon spacer/seals
(INCLUDES PARTS FOR ONE SHOCK "EYE")
--Converts 15mm SHOCK EYELET from DU Bushing to Needle Bearing
--NOMINAL FACE-TO-FACE SHOCK REDUCER WIDTH OF 15.75mm
--Works with your 6mm OR 8mm BOLT (includes adapter sleeve)
--Teflon spacer/seals
(INCLUDES PARTS FOR ONE SHOCK "EYE")