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Originally Posted by secret william
Do shocks naturally compress a tiny bit at resting position? Because otherwise the 8.5 i2i shock I put on my Stinky might be a 7.875 instead (I didn't measure it before installing it because I am a trusting soul, but when I take the tape to it now, it keeps coming up around 8"). And if it is a slightly smaller shock, is this necessarily a bad thing, or is it completely functional (per your BH) and just a slightly geometry-altering adjustment?
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I would never go beyond a 1/4 inch longer or shorter i2i from the stock. At that point you need a different bike. An 8.5" i2i shock is exactly 8.5" from the center of one eyelet to the center of the other eyelet. Anything smaller...is not an 8.5" shock. 8.5" shock should have 2.5" of stroke. A 7.875" shock will have 2.25" of stroke.