Triumphrat

10-04-2005

I am thinking about changing the rear shock on my 96 Thunderbird. The rear has become pretty soft and I am a big guy (255 lbs.) any suggestions (Besides diet) I am looking for the most inexpensive way to change the shock.
Thanks
Troy

JWoodsie · 10-04-2005

Get it rebuilt and put a heavier spring. Some will say the shock is not rebuildable, but it is. Any decent m/c suspension place can do it.

MickMaguire · 10-05-2005

find a used TBS unit, the difference is like night and day.

SWare · 10-05-2005

Thinking about the same thing.
Mine is not worn out that I can tell but I might replace it anyway for a handling improvement.

I've been watching ebay for sometime looking for a TBS shock. No luck but I haven't looked too hard either.

The Hagon seems to be recommended by a lot of folks here. That is the direction I am leaning for now. They are available from Dave Quinn for less than $400.

I did a lot of Googling about a year ago.
I put my findings into a list that you can see here.
Clicky!

Stan

[ This message was edited by: SWare on 2005-10-05 08:31 ]

mabugner · 10-05-2005

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On 2005-10-04 21:18, tbirdtroy wrote:
I am thinking about changing the rear shock on my 96 Thunderbird. The rear has become pretty soft and I am a big guy (255 lbs.) any suggestions (Besides diet) I am looking for the most inexpensive way to change the shock.
Thanks
Troy

The thing with the stock shock is that the spring is replacable but the not sure about the internals, if you looking for the dampening adjustments to be able to vary for different types of riding go with the TBS shock or Hagon. I replaced the shock on my 95 with the Hagon, and very happy I did it.

HeyMan · 10-05-2005

I've been wondering about this lately. What are the symptoms when it is worn out, and what will it do for me exactly? I mean, I had an old truck with worn out shocks on it and it would almost go out of control over the railroad tracks. new shocks made an amazing difference on it. Also, does the front fork shock absorbing capacity wear out?

Englishchris · 10-08-2005

I have change my rear mono shocker for the Hagon adjustable one, and it is a different bike. If you own a Tbird with the standard one, you are missing the best thing you could do with to the bike. I was going to change the bike because the road holding was some of the worst I've come across. From new, 600 miles and after the change, it was well worth it. So much so that all the people I know with a Tbird have changed and can't go back to the old type.

cafetbird · 10-08-2005

I replaced my rear with one from a '02 Daytona. I think the Sprint RS w/ dual sided swing arm will work as well. Requires a few mods to the shock, but works beautifully! It cost me $90 bucks from a breaker.

[ This message was edited by: cafetbird on 2005-10-08 21:01 ]

UJMrider · 10-09-2005

My Hagon was put on last month and it is fantastic. I can highly recommend the Hagon shock.