[Roadsters] "old racing tricks" - upside down front shocks

[Pat Horne]

An easy way to determine if the shock can be installed upside down is to 
put the bottom end of the shock against the floor or bench and compress 
it a few times. This will be any air out of the cylinder. When you can 
push and pull the shock and not feel any discontinuity in its movement 
you are ready to try the same thing with the shock upside down. If you 
don't detect any difference in movement then it shouldn't be a problem 
to mount it upside down, but as others have said, check with the 
manufacture, there may be something that will cause trouble later.

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake steven boortz, On 4/15/2009 11:58 PM:
> hi everyone
> i'm ready to install new shocks in the front.  i heard someone once say that installing the front shocks upside-down was an old racing trick.  is it?  why?
> thanks in advance
> steve
> 675MIZU
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