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Old 10-06-05, 05:04 PM
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Can i get more rear travel

Hey i have a 04 Bighit comp and i was just wanted to know if there was any thing i could buy to get more travel in the rear any suggestion would be great...
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Old 10-06-05, 06:53 PM
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play with your travel adjustments i know the bighit has like four.....
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Yeah i know that it already has a lot of ajustability, ( i have it on the max travel) But iwas woundering if there a something i could do to get more travel overall
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can I just ask, what do you need that much travel for?
particularly in CT? ski mountains?
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Mostly downhill and freeride and yes some ski mountains in the summer
But does anybody know of anything to get more rear travel?
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Old 10-06-05, 07:23 PM
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If there is nothing to get more travel than what rear shocks are some of you guys running on your downhill and freeride rigs and what do you think of them, how do they perform?
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There isn't much for that year. Buy an old 04 expert and change out the linkage plate.
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