P500 Walker Evans shocks for P500

[wyliechief]

Just went for a ride today after installing all four Walker Evans shocks. Put them through a good work out and dialed them in for my riding area/style. Super impressed with them. Only issue I have is with the rear shock reservoirs and how to mount them with a single hose clamp on the rear A-frame arms. Worried about them coming loose and dangling around the CV's. Any one have a better solution?

 

[Derail]

Just went for a ride today after installing all four Walker Evans shocks. Put them through a good work out and dialed them in for my riding area/style. Super impressed with them. Only issue I have is with the rear shock reservoirs and how to mount them with a single hose clamp on the rear A-frame arms. Worried about them coming loose and dangling around the CV's. Any one have a better solution?

I cut a couple of pieces of rubber to put between the reservoirs and the top frame tubes. Seems to be doing OK with this setup

 

[Derail]

Just went for a ride today after installing all four Walker Evans shocks. Put them through a good work out and dialed them in for my riding area/style. Super impressed with them. Only issue I have is with the rear shock reservoirs and how to mount them with a single hose clamp on the rear A-frame arms. Worried about them coming loose and dangling around the CV's. Any one have a better solution?

 

[jay_man81]

Mounted mine the same place as Derail only ran my steel lines on the inside to protect them a bit better from limbs and brush. My P5 is my trail making machine...lol

 

[Derail]

Mounted mine the same place as Derail only ran my steel lines on the inside to protect them a bit better from limbs and brush. My P5 is my trail making machine...lol

I considered running my lines on the inside but wanted to keep the left one as far away from that hot muffler as possible. So far have had no issues and a large percentage of my riding is done in the woods where there are no trails.

 

[NTCPrezJB]

I considered running my lines on the inside but wanted to keep the left one as far away from that hot muffler as possible. So far have had no issues and a large percentage of my riding is done in the woods where there are no trails.

"Roads....where we're going we don't need roads." - Doc

 

[trigger]

Question for you suspension guys...
Saw in another thread, someone said you could adjust the camber on the front wheels by adjusting the preload on the shocks? When I mounted the WE I set the preload to give me the same ride height as the stockers. The problem is that I swear the tops are tipped in more than they were before. Can I adjust this out with the shocks? Would I put more or less to push the tops out? What would be the ideal camber, tipped in just a little?
Sorry if these are stupid questions but suspension's just not my thing.

 

[trigger]

Guess it was a stupid question.

 

[rocmar]

Question for you suspension guys...
Saw in another thread, someone said you could adjust the camber on the front wheels by adjusting the preload on the shocks? When I mounted the WE I set the preload to give me the same ride height as the stockers. The problem is that I swear the tops are tipped in more than they were before. Can I adjust this out with the shocks? Would I put more or less to push the tops out? What would be the ideal camber, tipped in just a little?
Sorry if these are stupid questions but suspension's just not my thing.

Never a stupid....question
..ya dont know...wat ya dont
...know.
only way..is to ask
..I do know..only adjustment on
tie rod...is front & back of tire..
none for...top & bottom..of tire
Top & bottom of tire..is set..
by..a-arm position

 

[DFABane]

There is VDO on You Tube about these shocks... I will be ordering next month....

 

[DFABane]

Never a stupid....question
..ya dont know...wat ya dont
...know.
only way..is to ask
..I do know..only adjustment on
tie rod...is front & back of tire..
none for...top & bottom..of tire
Top & bottom of tire..is set..
by..a-arm position

Top and bottom would be camber....

Guess it was a stupid question.

look for adjustments by the ball joint at the A frame

 

[DFABane]

Top and bottom would be camber....

look for adjustments by the ball joint at the A frame

Or at the A frame where it connects to the frame...

 

[lee]

1) this is old, and it kind of freaks me out when I see the 'BadCo' avatar show up.

2) Camber is not adjustable stock. The camber changes a little with suspension travel so changing the ride height may change the camber a little. But you are better off setting the ride height and accepting the camber you get than the other way around.

3) There may be ways to make an adjustable camber, but why?

 

[trigger]

1) this is old, and it kind of freaks me out when I see the 'BadCo' avatar show up.

2) Camber is not adjustable stock. The camber changes a little with suspension travel so changing the ride height may change the camber a little. But you are better off setting the ride height and accepting the camber you get than the other way around.

3) There may be ways to make an adjustable camber, but why?

You got that right, freaks me out too. Also quoted my question which, since then, I've torn the whole front end apart and know every nut and bolt in it.

 

[DFABane]

1) this is old, and it kind of freaks me out when I see the 'BadCo' avatar show up.

2) Camber is not adjustable stock. The camber changes a little with suspension travel so changing the ride height may change the camber a little. But you are better off setting the ride height and accepting the camber you get than the other way around.

3) There may be ways to make an adjustable camber, but why?

Well on a car ....camber out of adjustment not only effects steering... it absolutely effects tire wear... wheels with the tops tilted in tend to wear out the inside of the tire pretty quickly, and conversely, tilted out wears the outside quickly... on newer cars with struts camber is set with the strut... on older cars shims and or cams were used to set camber.... in fact the ball joints will also effect camber...

 

[DFABane]

Ordering mine this Wednesday! I truly hope they are worth the expense... $1,190.00..... thats between oooooo and ouch....

 

[trigger]

The camber changes a little with suspension travel so changing the ride height may change the camber a little.

Absolutely right! After installing arched A arms and 28's, I noticed the the tops of the tires slightly leaning outward. Took some of the preload off the shocks and it straightened it out. You're like an engineer or something! 😏

 

[Mudder]

1) this is old, and it kind of freaks me out when I see the 'BadCo' avatar show up.

2) Camber is not adjustable stock. The camber changes a little with suspension travel so changing the ride height may change the camber a little. But you are better off setting the ride height and accepting the camber you get than the other way around.

3) There may be ways to make an adjustable camber, but why?

Sorry for off topic, bit the BadCo brought Rocmor to mind as well. Still have the petrified rock he sent. RIP Sir.

 

[J80]

Ordering mine this Wednesday! I truly hope they are worth the expense... $1,190.00..... thats between oooooo and ouch....

Let us know how ya like them when you get them installed.. Do like a first ride review

 

[Smitty335]

Ordering mine this Wednesday! I truly hope they are worth the expense... $1,190.00..... thats between oooooo and ouch....

You'll like them!