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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by JK11Miami
RK uses progressive springs so you would ideally get shocks that are valved for those springs since they are soft at first and then firm up with articulation. In this case that would be the RRD. Would likely work great for your high speed trails too.
Agreed! The RK crew knows their lifts better than anyone and can valve the shocks appropriately. Give them a call and see what they recommend for your particular setup I'll be running a set of RRD shocks as soon as my bank account recovers from Christmas!
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JTG
Agreed! The RK crew knows their lifts better than anyone and can valve the shocks appropriately. Give them a call and see what they recommend for your particular setup I'll be running a set of RRD shocks as soon as my bank account recovers from Christmas!
Seems like the RRD's have some reviews behind them, but no long term reviews it seems like. The only reviews I read was when they first came out they had a poor design flaw and they blew often, but fixed that after the first batch went out. I'm still leaning towards the Fox shocks for now due to the pricing is similar. I'll call over to Rock Krawler tomorrow morning and see how well the convince me to get the RRDs'.
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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I spoke with Rock Krawler. There RRD shocks are on back order. The machine shop the builds part of there shocks shut down . Has anyone ever ran Elkas or Kings with a Rock Krawler lift?
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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I spoke with Rock Krawler. There RRD shocks are on back order. The machine shop that builds part of there shocks shut down . Has anyone ever ran Elkas or Kings with a Rock Krawler lift?
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 02:33 PM
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Well, I decided to go with the Fox shocks, I am ordering either tonight or tomorrow. King seems to be a great brand (in racing word anyway) but they are $$$. Elkas seem also to have a good rep, but havnt heard any reviews on the ones that go on a Jk yet.
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sient wolf
Well, I decided to go with the Fox shocks, I am ordering either tonight or tomorrow. King seems to be a great brand (in racing word anyway) but they are $$$. Elkas seem also to have a good rep, but havnt heard any reviews on the ones that go on a Jk yet.
Which ones did you get? The TF tuned Fox reservoirs?
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Rippin Lipz
Which ones did you get? The TF tuned Fox reservoirs?
Yea, I am going to go with these unless I find a deal I can't resist on king shocks.
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sient wolf
Yea, I am going to go with these unless I find a deal I can't resist on king shocks.
Well.... I changed my mind last second. I got the bilstien 5100s instead to save some cash, and with the savings i got the super chips flashpak, and bumbstops for the same price as the fox shocks.... Hopefully someone will have some more insight on your question, good luck!
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 04:59 PM
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Elkas with teraflex springs are bad ass. Expensive yes, but the shocks are the brains of a suspension.
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryanc
Elkas with teraflex springs are bad ass. Expensive yes, but the shocks are the brains of a suspension.
Do you think they'll perform well with Rock Krawler springs?
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