Hey guys i got an important desicion to make. TSC fronts or PEP fronts. The place I'm looking are pretty close on the prices of the set. I've heard both are dynamite shocks just looking for some suggestions. thanks

 

Let me correct you on the name first of all: they're TCS (total control shocks).
I've run them for just over a year on my Warrior set up for XC desert & woods and I am fully satisfied with the performance. They have improved the cornering greatly, allowing way flatter cornering and the click-adjustable compression damping can be precisely tuned to your own style and type of riding. Combined with a good steering damper, front end suspension short comings have been eliminated for me at least. I have no experience with PEP suspension so I can't comment on any comparison with them

 

you'll be very happy with either

 

I run TCS and am very pleased with them.... Although I don't have any experience with PEP, here is what I understand to be the differences:

PEP use a piston and ball setup for damping, like a Works shock. I believe they are Works bodies as well, with a zero preload setup...

TCS use shim stacks for damping, this is more like the expensive Custom Axis shocks. They are also Works bodies that have been hard anodized and are setup with a Zero preload system as well.

PEP are very popular with national level riders because the guy (Wayne?) is on site at most of the races and can rebuild/revalve a set on demand.

HTH

 

86atc250r, Wayne's last name is Moravian [if I haven't butchered the spelling]. Here's a quick bit about the "shock war's". Two years ago at the ATV nationals at Red Bud, 90% of the top riders were running PEP, 10% Custom Axis, 10% Works. Last Year, Custom Axis made a big push. PEP still had 2/3 of the market but Custom Axis had a third of it now. Works had hardly nobody [they still dominate the lower ranks and the guys who are on a budget.] This year Custom Axis was the dominant player with the fast guys, PEP still was a solid second but I would guess 15% of the guys were running TCS. What does this all mean? It means not only is TCS putting out great product but they are taking care of their customers. Todd at TCS is BY FAR the best guy I have EVER dealt with. He told me when my stuff would be done and I even got them back early! For those of you who worry about "new companies" TCS is affiliated with Allen Knowles and CT Racing,another top-notch operation. For so long here in the Midwest and East,PEP and Laeger have had a strangle hold on the market. Now we are learning what the guys on the left coast have known for years, not only are there choices but there are better choices. If you want shocks other than the ubiquitous Works and don't want to wait 6 months because your last name isn't Spader or Gust, call TCS.