2006 Turner 5-Spot

utahdog2003":duobjx3r said:

It is, as is the replacement. Anodized after being relieved to clear the valve, so it is a factory change. I'm looking for unmodded 5.3 rockers, but so far no dice. :cry:

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IbocProSX":3qp8gtvq said:

There must be a few sets of the standard rockers about that came from bikes converted to e.g. the Push rockers or later models to give 5.5" travel.

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IbocProSX":3qp8gtvq said:

And it looks to have failed at the crest of the relieved section, relating the failure to the modification. Stress concentration at the reduced cross section and a fatigue crack propagating until the remaining ligament is overstressed and tears. The fracture surface would show this.

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andrewl":3qp8gtvq said:

All 5.3 rockers have the valve clearance recess. The older 5.1" rockers which were used withe the Romic shock don't have this.

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andrewl":3qp8gtvq said:

Rocker failure is pretty rare, but its also easy to pick up Spot rockers on eBay and through mtbr.

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andrewl":2h75b3zd said:

When the Romic was dropped and replaced with the RP3 the travel was tweeked to give 5.3" of travel and thus all the 5.3 are set up for the air shock and a common complaint with the 5.1 was that the valve will make contact with the rocker.

Other than changing the shock or modifying some 5.1" rockers you are stuck with 5.3" or 5.5" rockers in standard form. the stock 5.5" rockers are probably the best option as they don't fail like the 5.3s and are a better match for a 140mm fork.

Old 5" RFX rockers (2002 and older) are the strongest of the 5" rockers and are identical in shape to the old 5.1" so if you really want to have 5.1" rockers and the valve clearance is ok, then maybe consider those.

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utahdog2003":3oc9f1vm said:

I am not running the DHX5.0 any longer...I should have made that clear. I've never liked air shocks, and as I'm a big boy, the weight penalty of a coil-over is not a concern for me. What I'd really like therefor, is a set of 5.1's from the early days...sans air-valve relief.

Anyone have spare rockers floating around? Bueller?

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andrewl":2s81ktjx said:

utahdog2003":2s81ktjx said:

I am not running the DHX5.0 any longer...I should have made that clear. I've never liked air shocks, and as I'm a big boy, the weight penalty of a coil-over is not a concern for me. What I'd really like therefor, is a set of 5.1's from the early days...sans air-valve relief.

Anyone have spare rockers floating around? Bueller?

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I'll see what I've got in my rocker collection. I may have a spare set of 5.1s

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