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can a rear shock handle a side load due to a slightly crooked spring?
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[QUOTE="motometal, post: 655886, member: 24727"] thanks for your input. So far, it seems to have worked quite well. I used a small hand held torch with mapp gas and no oxy. Turns out the pain Kawasaki used on the spring burns off right about the same temp as what it takes to temper back the spring, so there is a visual indication when you have completed a given area. This was my first "McGuyvered" shock spring, I have previously done fork springs on lowered bikes by cutting off, grinding the end, then collapsing just the first turn with heat. PVC spacers can be used on top of the spring, in combination with spacing out the top out springs (if applicable). I realize this is really barn yard and low tech, just though there may be another DIY'er or person on a low budget out there that I could help. :cool: [/QUOTE]
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