silly strategy for rear shock refurb on a ca77

vespaguy · Post by **vespaguy** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:12 am

since the square shocks on the back of a ca77 (and others?) are getting harder and more expensive to find. Has anyone on the board ever tried to install brand new shocks inside the square housings?

Is this even possible?
what shocks do you recommend?
have any comments on the procedure?

wombat200 · Post by **wombat200** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:13 pm

Never tried it, but having a think, it's probvably possible - but then, most things are given time & money (both are usually the limiting factors!)

I've often pulled apart relativlely cheap Taiwanese & Thai shocks to mix & match covers/springs, etc, and they would be a good starting place - A set of Thai YSS shocks would be far superior to the OEM shocks anyway.....

bbraun · Post by **bbraun** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:23 pm

I'm thinking of installing new shorty cruiser 11" shocks on my Dream 250 instead of the old stock ones. - Beth

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:47 pm

Hello Beth.
At best those shocks were not all that god.
I ride a 1963 CB77 that I removed the springs and made sure the dampening was as new and still use them. ........................lm

bbraun wrote:I'm thinking of installing new shorty cruiser 11" shocks on my Dream 250 instead of the old stock ones. - Beth