Technical Suspension travel and shock range

Not that it should be, but if the shock is the limiting factor to suspension movement a shock with 5 inches of travel mount vertically / straight up and down, the suspension will have 5 inches of motion. The same shock mounted at about 30 degrees off vertical at full extension will allow about 6.5 inches of suspension motion. And of course, spring rate and situational loading is going to be a factor in the full usage of the suspension travel.
And yes, as Joe H posted, the more angle off vertical shock mounting the more leverage the suspension travel will have over the dampening ability of the shock.
But what BJR posted is incorrect, more shock angle does not equal less suspension travel. However, more shock angle does have less shock travel for the same amount of suspension travel.

 

No where did I say less suspension travel. Please reread what I posted.
All I was talking about was shock travel. I never used the word suspension in any of the posts to this thread. We are both saying the same thing, the more the shock is angled the less the shock moves. I AM NOT INCORRECT IN WHAT I POSTED.

 

I was talking SHOCK travel. How did you get suspension travel from that sentence. Nowhere in that sentence did I mention suspension. How about this , does this make it so you can understand it? "The more angle OF THE shock the less Shock travel."

 

i think this is an OLDER chassis engineering style
made so the shock mounted forwads of the spring perch, sits further inboard to clear the tyre on full lock
not also the older style wrapped under the frame