@@Grantalonus Absolutely! It may be a bit tough to get the rear of the shock lined up with the washers and everything while trying to hold up the wheel. If you had some books or something to hold the rear wheel while your shock is off and you’re installing the new one that may help everything go a bit smoother.
Did you notice with the stock suspension that with a heavy load or two people it would bottom out leaving a loud clunk feeling you could feel physically? Mostly on bumps. I had the mechanic put air in the stock shock, he said there was 0 air in it. Now its too stiff! Wondering about upgrading, although I could always let some air out again.
I honestly don’t think I ever did bottom out the stock suspension. I rode with two people on it but the stock suspension was so stiff for me even with no air that it move much. It did buck me up a lot after big bumps and that made a bit of a clanging sound. So that could be what you’re hearing. The new shock I installed made a world of difference
The DNM Burner I showed in the video is a great shock for the price. The adjustments are accurate and can help you make the ride perfect for you. If you only weigh 130 I would have to recommend getting a 300lb or even 250lb spring. If you want a super cushiony ride I would get a 250 and adjust the preload and compression settings on the shock to get it dialed.
@@MeedersPEVS Thanks! I ordered the DNM Burner, but I am not sure what size the 250 lb spring should be. The Amazon listing for the DNM says the 240 mm shock travels 2.72". But I've heard that different companies measure springs differently. Do you know which size I should get?
@@proXprocrastinator I honestly don’t know that one. I haven’t changed out the spring on mine yet but I feel like I’ve heard people say fox mtb springs fit it I’m not entirely sure.
Would you recommend a 240 mm for a heavier rider? I'm 245 lbs. I usually carry my daughter as a passenger she's 145 lbs. I'll drop her off at the job occasionally
Yes absolutely! 240mm is just the length of the shock. The spring on it is 550lbs. I weigh 180 and also carry my girlfriend on the back sometimes. And it holds up great. It doesn’t sag too low with extra weight. And if you find that the spring isn’t enough you can adjust the settings on the suspension or buy a replacement spring which are super cheap. But yes I do recommend the shock highly over the stock one.
Yeah you can just change the spring on the stock shock and this will help. But the dampening and compression adjustments on the DNM Burner make a huge difference in being able to fine tune the suspension.
I have seen people change out the front fork on some bikes. Seems like it’s a pretty specific size and there aren’t many options to change to but it can be done. Im not sure if they have any fox or rock shocks that will fit.
@@TheCrusher72 I’m not sure if you have Facebook but if you do check out the “Ariel Rider mods and upgrades” group. There are lots of guys with X-classes and there are a few guys who swapped out their front shocks. So you’d be able to see what shocks they’re using and how they installed ir
I have my compression the whole way to soft and the rebound turned down nearly all the way. When I want to do some trails or faster pace bumpy rides I’ll turn up the rebound a bit but keep the compression soft.
The step thru has the same size shock as the regular model it will be 240mm long. The only difference is the version of the bike. The v2 models which are the more recent ones have the 240mm shock. The much older models have a different size.
@@MeedersPEVS ordered it through your link but unfortunately looks like they sent it without the axle adapters that makes the bore holes 8mm. Messaged them through Amazon so hopefully they send them. Also FYI, on my X-class step thru, the axles fit a 5mm Allen key, not a 6mm. I'll let you know if they send the adapters or if I have to try and find some somewhere
Check on the sizes if it isn’t there they must be sold out currently. The 220mm would work too if you’re interested it getting the shock but would lower the ride hight slightly.
