Has anyone else changed their rear shock with something other than elkas? And if so what did you pay and where? The back shock just bottoms out on jumps and I really can't afford to drop 700 bucks for one shock it's just way to much to pay damn I could get my
cobra lowered for less than that.

 

What kind of jumps are you hitting to bottom out the rear shock? I sometimes bottom it out but only when I don't land properly or do something dumb.

 

I too bottom out after landing 5-6 ft plus of air. Increasing the compression adjustment helps but I have been unable to increase the spring preload. Have tried jacking it up and using a long screw driver to loosen retainers but they will not budge. And I do not feel like taking the thing apart just to adjust it. Why are the retainers not on the bottom?

 

bbertram Maybe I'm not landing right? I try to land back wheels slightly ahead of the front but the higher I go it doesn't seem to matter.


mjohnson97045 Same here stupid to put them up on top.

 

Hey guys get a shock spaner wrench that you can use with a 3/8 rachet and extension, then you can adjust your preload. I adjusted mine to zero preload and it helped tremendously in the whoops. Not much you can do if bottoming out, except upgrade!! You might try a Works shock, not as much $$ as Elka and still a great product. Good luck.

Ken

 

I am actually using a rear Fox shock built by HPD for my quad. I bought this custom suspension for my Scrambler and absolutely loved the rear shock. It is a ZPS type shock with an external Fox blue anodized resevoir. It also has a dual rate spring. So, basically, I did some measuring and had a machine shop make me some new mounting spacers. It actually had too much upward rear travel, so I built a travel limiter so as to not stress out the CV joint. The weight of the two bikes was pretty similar, so I never even got it revalved. The shock is absolutely awesome and it's a good conversation piece. Be creative and don't feel like you've got to drop $800 for a new rear shock.

 

Isnt the rear shock rebuildable? Why dont you get it valved differently?