True - but having different leverage to that for which the shock was designed will change the stroke (even with the spring and valves changed).HowardQ wrote:Actually it is the different dogbones that change the leverage and hence the effective spring rates, so in theory you could use the late Mille shock with the Falco dogbones, but you could not then use the standard spring on this Mille shock.
You would have to work out what spring rating you needed and then get one specially made. Somebody on here did that once!
Can't remember which ones are softer, but seem to remember if you fit a late Mille shock, (yellow spring), with the standard Falco dog bones it ends up much too soft ()
So yes it is usually much easier to use the appropriate dogbones.
If the stroke is similar that's probably not an issue but if very different, maybe the replacement wouldn't have enough movement for the suspension or maybe the movement would be too little to use the shock that effectively.
I don't think it's likely to be a big problem with the shocks discussed (though I don't know for certain) _ I think Mangocrazy had one revalved and resprung and he reports it worked well.
Best solution is to use a shock as it was designed to be used and for the early shaped Mille kit, best to use shock with the linkages it was designed for ... works well on a Falco.
