Hazzard Rear Shock Compatibility with Yoked Suspension Designs
MRP Hazzard shocks are high-performing and extremely reliable. However, some frame designs which feature "yoked" linkages can severely compromise the performance, functionality, and longevity of any shock.
Yoked installations of a rear shock allow for bending leverage to be applied to a rear shock in a manner that standard eyelet mates do not. Greater bending loads may be experienced at the local eyelet-to-shaft interface, and increased bending loads are also carried by the main shaft and main shaft bushing, and main piston to damper tube interfaces. Increases in repetitive bending loads may at times decrease shock functional life or under extreme circumstances lead to premature mechanical failure.
Hazzard shocks should only be used on yoked frames that meet the guidelines below. Usage on yoked frames that fall outside these guidelines voids warranty.
