I have a question about the TOP hat spacer. The ID is shown as 10 mm. How do we then fit an M10 pin/screw. Or do we use an ID of 10.5mm? Many thanks
Yay, the mod lives on The filing mentioned above is only for the 2006-07 R6 2c0 shock: if you have one of the 13s (2008 onwards) shocks as per picture then no filing is needed.Spacer can go on either the top or bottom, most people prefer it on top of the spring.Thickness - well, the Faulkner springs are 152.5 mm long whereas the original R6 spring is about 165mm long. So the extra spacer is to take up the missing spring length. It can therefore be between 10mm - 15mm thick, depending on how much preload you want on the replacement spring.
Hey everyoneIm finally getting round to fitting oneI have kebabs dog bones and spacer and i had top hats made upJust ordered a 725lb faulkners springJust curious about the filing of the top of the shock mentioned earlier......is it still neccessary?.Also that collar above it looks like it has been fitted on top of the spring and is much taller than the one i have from kebab, i thought the spacer went on the bottom of the spring?Main reason im here is that this site is a far better resource than facebook, i feel like facebook has robbed this place even though im on the facebook site......this thread is invaluableCheersNog
Kaobiore did you need to grind anything off of the top of the shock to make it fit?, theres one comment somewhere about doing this?
No, his shock is the 2008 onwards version that doesnt need any grinding. You can tell by the shock's top compression adjusters - both are contained in a single unit (outside one is anodised blue and the inside adjuster anodised gold). The shock that needs modded slightly at the top is the earlier 2006-2007 R6 shock - it has two separate blue and gold compression adjusters. Link to a 2006-07 shock below (hopefully)https://2fiftycc.com/index.php?resources/yamaha-2006-yzf-r6-rear-shock-absorber-adjustment.274/
Happy modding