zar911 Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 hear yee hear yee righto, a bit confuzzled, ive got a 2005 banshee and im insane for jumping, i love getting air. buuuuuuuuuuuuuut...ive got stock shocks...that a problem? cus they're servin me pretty damn well...i was wonderin if i absoloutly had to change? and also hey, know how they're adjustable yeah? they should be on hard while jumping innit? thanks fellas zar :baseball_original: - my name's four stroke :baseball_original: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 nay prince of the darkness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zar911 Posted August 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 nay prince of the darkness. :yelrotflmao: hahahaha that was funny hey, dyou have to keep the shocks on hard or soft though? I'm guessin hard aye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 I think that we may have skipped over the secret third option in the stock shock riddle. That option is that for what you are doing, stock shocks are gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 stock shocks are gay. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawarriorman Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Stock shocks are junk. Period. Any aftermarket shocks are better, and a good set of aftermarket shocks will make your quad ride better than you thought possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWILES Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 To me the stock shocks aren't the problem, its the really shity a-arms set-up. The stock shocks worked great for me until I got new ones and realized they aren't that great. They work better if you are flying. They are pretty rough going slow. They are OK for jumping though. Just not as good as $1200 ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftdT4R Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 The stockers are junk, mine held their charge for MYABE a year of good riding. Then I was bottoming out of small jumps. I ditched 'em, and put in Works(being the cheap ass that I am) I havent ridden them yet, so I really can't tell ya how they are, but for the price they look andvery nice..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zar911 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 that's all well and good guys, thanks for the info, but should my shocks be set on hard or soft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawarriorman Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 (edited) that's all well and good guys, thanks for the info, but should my shocks be set on hard or soft? Preload isn't really effective at making the shocks more resistant to bottoming. Its main use is for ride height, and slight tuning for the weight of the rider. The springs on our shocks are rated in lbs per inch. I don't know for certain, but we'll say the stock spring is 180 lbs/in. If there was no preload on the spring, the first inch of shock travel would take a force of 180 lbs. To move a second inch, and additional 180 lbs is needed. And so on. When you preload the shock, you already start compressing it, so that first inch takes more force to accomplish, but each inch after still only takes an additional 180 lbs. Preload it by 2 inches, and the first inch of travel (which would be the third inch of spring compression) takes 540 lbs. Thats why it isn't effective at controlling the shock bottoming out. The preload collar moves the shock maybe 1.5 "? So yes, it takes a couple hundred lbs more to get the shock moving, but thats it, once its moving and overcome that intial force, the preload doesn't matter. Personally I had my stock shocks set as soft as they would go just to make it more comfortable on the trails. If you're only on the track, having it all the way stiff might help control body roll in the corners. Thats about all it will accomplish though. Edit: The preload collar moves it about half an inch. So at most your only adding 100 lbs or so. It might make a difference in the turns, but I doubt it. Just run it soft to keep the ride height low. Edited August 15, 2006 by dawarriorman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txblueshee Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 It should be illegal to sell it with those shocks on it... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgetthisdone Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 It should be illegal to sell it with those shocks on it... Mike :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitovito240 Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 if you like jumping then go long travel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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