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My original Rock Shock Deluxe is 5.5″ (~140mm), with a 750 lb spring. If it seems too squishy, you can turn the adjuster thing and really crank it down to compress the spring more and stiffen it up a ton. When I did that, the ride got pretty stiff/harsh for me (I’m about 150 lbs).
I recently changed the shock to the ‘Gusty’ brand 125mm (1000 lb) one to lower the bike’s unweighted stance. I wouldn’t really recommend going that short though – there’s not much travel left, but my s40 is really only for pavement riding anyway, so it’s fine for me.
That exact 125mm Gusty shock I installed appears to be sold out now at the Amazon link I posted above, but there’s always Ebay or AliExpress for about a million different options that would work. 140mm is kinda rare but not impossible to find, and you could go a little longer or a little shorter, or you can even put an air shock on there. Just try to find a shock with actual rebound resistance/damping – some of the cheaper units are just springs, which will give you a more pogo-effect than shock absorption.
Also, you will likely need to use a few m8 washers to get it to fit well with our frame:
Good luck!
I actually really like the original Rock Shox deluxe that was on there – but changed it to this one to try a different length out:
https://www.amazon.com/GUSTY-Mountain-Electric-Absorber-Anodized/dp/B085VF18DG/
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awesome! thanks for the tip- I stand corrected!
looks like this post is over a year old, but just wanted to let you know that I’ve got one too! These s40s are awesome. And they’ll take 27.5″ wheels, like so:
also don’t grease the bushing thing with anything petroleum-based – once that plastic dries out and cracks, that’s it for these mofos – no replacements are available-
So it’s more of a Taiwan-grown mass produced version. That explains everything.
It IS in excellent shape – Barely a scratch on the paint when I got it, and the shocks look and work like brand new. I’ve since polished every last speck of rust off of the steel nuts and bolts, and recently changed out the knobbies to whitewall road slicks.
Thank you for the info!
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