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3tj shock fit 3en3?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:04 pm
by bubbadel
my shock is starting to leak, will the shock from a 3tj fit my 3en2?
Re: 3tj shock fit 3en3?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:04 pm
by Evilchicken0
No, the 3tj shock is too long
Use a R6 shock and dog bones from Kayla, its a better shock and newer too
Re: 3tj shock fit 3en3?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:06 pm
by bubbadel
unfortunately i have to sort it on a tight budget

Re: 3tj shock fit 3en3?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:21 pm
by Evilchicken0
Find a 3he fzr600 shock it should bolt straight in but its unlikely to be much better than the original
Re: 3tj shock fit 3en3?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:52 pm
by bubbadel
i've had a 600 shock before and no its nowhere near as good
Re: 3tj shock fit 3en3?
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:11 am
by hunter
You can get R6 shocks cheap.
Re: 3tj shock fit 3en3?
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:16 am
by Evilchicken0
bubbadel wrote:i've had a 600 shock before and no its nowhere near as good
In that case the R6 shock is the cheapest option.
Re: 3tj shock fit 3en3?
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:34 pm
by bubbadel
If I went for an r6 shock, what year or models should I get?
Re: 3tj shock fit 3en3?
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:18 pm
by Evilchicken0
Like this one - red spring and the canister is horizontal.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-R6-2CO ... 27cebae443
One thing though - you've listed your bike as a 3en
3 .... is it 3en
1 or 2 ?
The 3en1 has a braced swingarm which won't work with these shocks (the bracing touches it.
Re: 3tj shock fit 3en3?
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:27 pm
by willandrip
Boris;Bubba has a 3EN2.
Bubba; You need a 06/07 shock of the type Boris has linked to.
Take notice of the forked bottom mount and the reservoir style,these are the differences between the other units available..
Some of these type have a black or yellow spring which are slightly different spring rates(p.o's have fitted alternative springs (Yamaha part).The bodies are the same length and intrinsically identical.
Also some shocks have the high and low speed compression adjustment as two seperate "dials" rather than an inner and outer type.
You need to remove a little material from the r/h lower part of the battery box support on the frame, (small wedge on corner) and round out the shock fork outer to clear the rocker to prevent binding.Two 5mm wide spacers are required on top mount as R6 mount is not as wide as std. shock.
138mm centre dogbones return ride height back to std, as the R6 shock is slightly shorter than original.
It is a recommended conversion and should only take a couple of hours.
I would recommend making a small rubber "mudflap" to protect the reservoir from road spray if the original is missing from the very front of the plastic mudguard/undertray.
