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For anyone who'says familiar with them. If I switched sides and installed lowering blocks, in theory, would it end up raising the rear by making the shocks more upright?
If so, could they be made to fit?
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Never thought about that. It may work. A longer shock would probably be your better bet. I had a set once. All it did was connect the bottom post further back so yeah I don't see why flipping them would not push the shock forward two inches.
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How do they attach to the swing arm so they don't turn into a hinge between the shock and the block?
I have a set of Work's shocks, so I have already paid too much for them LOL... but, yes, longer shocks would be the easy solution.
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It seems one could weld a stop block on the inboard side of the bracket. It wouldn't show except from the other side of the bike and need not be that big anyway. Or pin it rigid with a through bolt drilled through the swingarm and bracket. After all those mods you have accomplished so far, this one shouldn't be much of a challenge for you. Looking forward to how you deal with it. 
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How do they attach to the swing arm so they don't turn into a hinge between the shock and the block?
I have a set of Work's shocks, so I have already paid too much for them LOL... but, yes, longer shocks would be the easy solution.
They are a 3 sided steel block. They hook under and lay over the swingarm and bolt onto the lower shock mount. Another shock nipple is two inches back from the one you used to bolt the block onto the swing arm. It can't ride up because of the lower lip and can't swing down because the top lip on on the swing arm.
By moving the shock mount back it lowers the angle of the shock and lowers the bike. So by moving it forward it would appear you would accomplish the same thing.
Here is one just riding on top of the swing arm. The anchor bolt is the old Shock support then the shock is bolted behind in the new hole.
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Is this a lowered ZRX 1100? Nice bike, I did it other way round on mine....
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 web page Plug and play.
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That's easy, but at that price,I'll need to make my own.
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That's easy, but at that price,I'll need to make my own.
If you take a look at the item website there is a PDF file that gives you everything you need to carve out your own. Free Spirit has some cool stuff, but their prices are like everything they sell is made of Platinum. I imagine shipping charges to the US is obscene as well.
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