Andrew1962
12-17-2023, 02:16 PM
Hey guys ,well I’m at a bit of a loss here . My 82 R’s rear shock bushings are shot and normally I would just press in some new ones if I was able to find some that were available. but I can’t seem to find really anything. i’ve looked all over eBay all over every corner of the internet I could think of. The shock itself doesn’t leak and has good dampening surprisingly.For how long I don’t know though ,it won’t last forever.I know this is a long-standing issue for a lot of guys out there. of course they changed the shock design up completely in 83. Anyhow , there was a guy on here talking about the mid to late 80s Husqvarna CR 250 rear shocks, possibly fitting this. they visually look very similar. would you guys have any ideas here? I really have no idea what I’m going to do? . it has an aftermarket swing arm, but with the stock mounting. I would have to have somebody fab up new bracketry in order to retrofit a different shock onto this thing. I just wanna hear your guys experiences with either putting new bushings in the old shock or mounting up another shock all together.I have restored this trike to perfection top to bottom with nearly all NOS parts and sourced some mint used parts as well ,but this is the new hurdle I can’t get over .