Originally Posted by
onehundred80
There is a plastic cover that goes over the shock piston rod and it protects the rod from dirt, it does not have much clearance inside and it can rub the outside of the shock cylinder. The rubbing occurs about 9" to 10" from the bottom bolt.
Ahhh ok!!! So perhaps its just a little bit of a clearance issue (i hope so!) Thanks Onehundred for the reply.