Shock Rebuild

[Kelynsdad]

Anyone know if it would be cheaper to have my rear shock rebuilt or just buy a new aftermarket one? I've been reading you can have them rebuilt to suit your needs and my needs are well I have a rather large bottom !!!

[slugrider]

i got my shock rebuilt here!

i spent about 100 bucks cuz i needed some xtra help on my shock!

but a straight up rebuild should be about 60-80

[Kelynsdad]

Thanks I may use them,but i'll see if theres any places closer to home.

[luvsandpits]

Originally posted by warriorchris@Feb 11 2004, 07:36 PM
Anyone know if it would be cheaper to have my rear shock rebuilt or just buy a new aftermarket one? I've been reading you can have them rebuilt to suit your needs and my needs are well I have a rather large bottom !!!

before I went with Works triple rates w/rezzies, I had Pro Action in Pa rebuild my rear factory shock ... it was revalved, new seals and o'rings installed, coil spring replaced and all the mounting bushings replaced ... it cost me $365.00 delivered to my door ... far less than the $695.00 to replace it ... I would recommend them to anyone ... PM me and I'll send you their phone number (if interested) ... remember the golden rule ... good shocks are not cheap - cheap shocks are not good ... you get what you pay for ... hope this helps ... good luck

I have to say that a rebuild for 60-80.00 is a sweeeet deal.

Then again 365.00 is insane even if they changed all the $25.00 springs and $20.00 bushings. Ok before you rip me up etc I know they can be more than these numbers but there isnt $300.00 extra in parts over what slugrider paid either.

First off I have to assume you have a warrior (by your user name etc) and yes the rear is rebuildable, and can be changed to better suit your weight and riding style.

The typical normal rebuild (seals, oil and gas charge) should run $80-140.00 in NJ as we get to pay more than most places for just about everything. Depending on the place you take them to you can expect to pay from allmost nothing to another $100.00 or more for revalving and a new spring.

The thing that you have to pay attention to as much as the ability and reputation of the person rebuilding it is how much he will "whack" you for the little extras. If you end up with a place that want an extra $200+ to revalve and respring your better off just buying a new shock if you have the funds, but if you looking at a total of around $150.00 for everything (what its really worth) it makes sense.

Something to keep in mind is that if you are looking to reuild the rear shock on a warrior the fronts are allmost certainly shot too, and this is where you will get the most noticable change when you switch to aftermarket fronts.

I have only dealt with few local shock people and the only one I can recomend is KPS Kessler Pro Suspension in Wall NJ. Mick does nice work normally has fast turnaround (about a week or less if you ask nice) and is about in the mid range in price. He is an old D6 enduro racer and knows his stuff and seems to be finally warming up to quads.

I had my orig oem shock on the ex done there and was pleased and I think it was around $105 or so (was a couple years ago so I am not sure 100%) and the shock on my ole warrior was done there years ago and only recently started showing signs of needing more attention.

[Sycoholic]

Well, I can vouch for Luv's shocks.... They were well worth the money. Made a huge difference in the ride of the atv. If you pay $150 for a rebuild, you're getting a $150 rebuild. If you spend $300, you're getting a $300 rebuild. You have to consider labor, valves, spring! and fluid. If it only cost $100 to bring your stock shock up to custom performance standards, then nobody would be "foolishly" spending money on performance aftermarket shocks. You DO get what you pay for.

:fireevil:

Originally posted by Sycoholic@Feb 11 2004, 10:56 PM
Well, I can vouch for Luv's shocks.... They were well worth the money. Made a huge difference in the ride of the atv. If you pay $150 for a rebuild, you're getting a $150 rebuild. If you spend $300, you're getting a $300 rebuild. You have to consider labor, valves, spring! and fluid. If it only cost $100 to bring your stock shock up to custom performance standards, then nobody would be "foolishly" spending money on performance aftermarket shocks. You DO get what you pay for.

:fireevil:

Sorry if I wasnt clear or whatever.

I meant that for a stock oem quad shock its just not worth putting $350.00 into a reuild.

I have seen guys spend $450.00 on the SSD or ZPS conversions on a 400ex rear oem shock, and though it will perform better than a completely stock shock so will a rebuilt and revalved one but neither will perform as well as the full aftermarket shock

So if you look at it as I did 1-1/2 years ago you have three choices, first is a std rebuild and revalve (cost me just over $100 when I first got the quad), second is to get the conversion and spend from $250-$450 and lastly just spend $500-$750 on a aftermarket shock (I ended up paying around $600 for the elka rear). Now my personal opinion is to go with either end of the spectrum. If you dont have or are not willing to spend the $$$ on a aftermarket set up then go with the rebuild and revalve but if $$$ isnt a concern just skip over the expensive rebuilds and go full aftermarket since this is the best your going to get etc.

Hope that makes more sense.