[soft-compound]

Right i have decided to give one of my frames away to get a good friend into riding.
I have decided to give him my balfa bb7 frame 2004 version.
As im going to build up my cove shocker 2009 as i have no space for parts and what not so one bike it is.

Anyway i was wondering what shock the cove takes im sure it is a 222mm i2i shock but could be a 3" stroke shock?
Reason i ask is i want to take the avalanche DHS shock from the balfa and put it on the frame then put a vivid rc2 on the balfa.
Reason is the avvy was a 227mm i2i shock and i had a 5mm spacer made to put behind the seal head.
So if needs be i can take that out and make it the original length.
I have looked on google and cove site but no luck.

 

[ChrisRobin]

Everything I've read online just now points to a 9.5x3

...and your BB7 uses 8.75x2.75.

 

[captainspauldin]

My 2007 Shocker was 9.5x3.0 pretty sure it's the same as all other shockers..

 

[soft-compound]

Thanks for the info guys

 

[soft-compound]

I was planning on buying a angleset and some offset bushings , and the NSB custom drop outs but instead what would adding the 227mm shock do? Would it be too slack and ruin the geometry or would this work without all the other bits mentioned?

 

[ChrisRobin]

You'll have to try it. You realize you're going to reduce suspension travel by putting on a shorter shock, right?

 

[captainspauldin]

I was planning on buying a angleset and some offset bushings , and the NSB custom drop outs but instead what would adding the 227mm shock do? Would it be too slack and ruin the geometry or would this work without all the other bits mentioned?

I would try the NSB dropouts first, then try other methods if you don't like it. I liked my shocker alot with the NSB dropouts, didn't feel the need to make it any slacker.