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Suspension / shock basics for touring

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Touring shocks should match the load and the corrugations you actually drive. A lift that forgot the shock is how you buy the same part twice.

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Touring shocks should match the load and the corrugations you actually drive. A lift that forgot the shock is how you buy the same part twice.

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