Will it work? This question needs answered so I'm sicking the dogs on it. GET EM BOYS!

I think the guys at Metaltech did something like this for Dale but used a raptor shock?

I can't remember the exact set up.

Yeah Brian threw it together but didn't follow my advise and tried using some oddball shock.  (last I heard)  When you go this route you just end up throwing Darts at the ride you have because you have something from left field... no engineering whatsoever.

If your going to do this kind of mod on a bike...YOU MUST REPLICATE THE GEOMETRY EXACTLY!!!

 I don't know how many times I have shared this after my own trial and error approach. I went full circle from trying to go no link with the proper rising rate blah blah blah revalving respringing etc... its a nightmare.

The factory designs work because all the engineering works together. If you mount the shock or any piece of the linkage even 5 degrees off it changes things.

Not wanting to stray too far off track, but actually, everything with the exception of the shock itself & the upper shock mount on my bike is a dead copy of the Banshee geometry. The shock (it was cheap) in factory form (Polaris Predator) does not use any linkage but was close to the length I needed so I used it. I am buying a different shock that will be better suited for the banshee style linkage but so far, I can say that even the wrong shock is an improvement in ride quality over stock zilla stuff.

I'm not done yet Dale & yes, I did heed your advice.