DVO Topaz Shock Volume Spacers

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These prints provide a variety of air volume spacers for the DVO Topaz shocks. Note that the genuine DVO air volume bands (920100-01) are your best option. They are cheap and a perfect fit. I recommend getting them if you can. The tall air volume band is a taller version of the stock DVO bands, but it can take place of the stock bands if you need more of them. They can be added either to the negative or positive side. The internal volume spacers are DVO unapproved and totally experimental: You should likely NOT try them, they might blow up your shock. ONE of these can be placed into the MAIN air chamber (see pictures). The spacer MUST be securely adhered to the piston bolt. I considered using a dab of grease to hold it in place but settled on two tiny dabs of E-6000 adhesive, ensuring that it is COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY dry before re-installing the air canister. This adhesive holds strong but can be peeled off if/when I want to change the spacer. In theory, the internal spacer will act just like (multiple) DVO bands placed on the positive air side, aiding bottom-out resistance by making the shock more progressive across its travel. The following are approximate volumes/relative sizes for the various spacers:TypeHeightVolumeRelative VolumeDVO stock bands6 mm800 mm^31xTall Ring Spacer10 mm1350 mm^31.7xShort Internal Spacer5 mm2050 mm^32.5xTall Internal Spacer10 mm4100 mm^35xFor example, I was running 5 of the stock bands in the positive external chamber, which I replaced with a single Tall Internal Spacer.