orchie18
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I was measuring 15 inches center to center on both W and H arms. My riding style is quite agressive trail and a little off trail, I have oem mtn viper drop brackets for the rear.
snowdad4 said:problem is not the bracket, its the location of the bracket in relation to the rails. it needs to move back on the rails.
problem is how much? when i first started doing these conversions on the 97-99 mtn maxes as well as a few shorties, i was moving that mount back a full 5". not needed in your case with the 144 rails, i would guess half that distance.
couple things come to mind as to *** kickers at this point will be the length of the front shock assuming your using the srx shock. its shorter as the srx had less travel than the mtn sleds. next will be finding the sweet spot on the rails to mount the shock bracket.
i would do a mock up as best you can before drilling. use clamps, blocks, wedges, or whatever it takes to hold the lower mount in a position prior to committing to a hole drilling at the rails. a little swiss cheesing on the rails wont hurt, theres plenty of meat there, but you dont want to make it look like a full on trial and error attempt.
your lower mount will work, its the location. at least it has worked for me on similar projects relocating. back when we didnt have access to longer rails, it was all done by moving stuff on the rails and in the tunnel and adding rail extensions. your solution is in front of you, just need a little more r&d.
snowdad4 said:should. where is the lower shock mount located on the rails? i would guess it to be at around 18" in a straight line off the rail tips with the limiter strap bar at 4 5/8" back from the rails tips. this off my old notes back when i took really crappy notes.