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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 12:19 PM
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I finally ordered my lift, RK 3.5 XFactor Pro Mid Arm. I need to order some shocks and bump stops now and was hoping to get a little advice. This is my daily driver. I spend time on both high speed and low speed trails. I'm looking for the best shock and bump stop combination that will perform well on both. What are your thoughts?
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 12:22 PM
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I'm in the same boat as you are. Ordered the same exact lift and looking into socks as well. I was thinking the Fox tuned shocks because of the reviews of this combination were good. Subscribed!
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 12:24 PM
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Bilisten 5100's. I have them on my 3 in. And smoothest I've ever had
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 12:58 PM
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Ya the Tera Flex tuned Fox shocks are definately on my short list. Does anyone have any input on the Elkas or RRD shocks. I havn't found many reviews on them.
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 12:58 PM
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Old Man Emu...kinda pricey but well worth the dough...good luck
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Rippin Lipz
Ya the Tera Flex tuned Fox shocks are definately on my short list. Does anyone have any input on the Elkas or RRD shocks. I havn't found many reviews on them.
People are going to tell you dont waste your money on elka reservoir shocks. These people have never run them. I have run teraflex, bilstein, and now elka. Their is NO comparison. The ride is truly superior on and offroad.
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanc
People are going to tell you dont waste your money on elka reservoir shocks. These people have never run them. I have run teraflex, bilstein, and now elka. Their is NO comparison. The ride is truly superior on and offroad.
Thanks for the info. Are you running them with TF speed bumps or standard bump stops. What kind of offroad speeds have you used them at? Thanks.
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanc

People are going to tell you dont waste your money on elka reservoir shocks. These people have never run them. I have run teraflex, bilstein, and now elka. Their is NO comparison. The ride is truly superior on and offroad.
Superior how? (yikes, out of my price range.. They better be good!)

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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanc
People are going to tell you dont waste your money on elka reservoir shocks. These people have never run them. I have run teraflex, bilstein, and now elka. Their is NO comparison. The ride is truly superior on and offroad.
So you are saying the Elkas with reservoir shocks are better? Have you ran the monotube ones (id there are any)? Also when you say the "Teraflex" ones, are you talking about the fox tuned ones? Thanks!
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by blueescapes
Old Man Emu...kinda pricey but well worth the dough...good luck
X2, big fan of my OME shocks, and I run the teraflex bump stops.

Originally Posted by Rippin Lipz
Thanks for the info. Are you running them with TF speed bumps or standard bump stops. What kind of offroad speeds have you used them at? Thanks.
I drive slow.
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