Aftermarket Shocks for Trooper

[dude47]

The back right corner of my trooper is starting to sag. Think my dad worked it a little hard on the whoops and blew out the shock. Does anyone have a resonably priced set up they used for aftermarket shocks? I can't justify putting 3k worth of shocks on a machine I only paid 4k for used lol.

Thanks for your input in advance!

[Kinarfi]

http://f-o-a.com/index.php

shock ~ 200

spring ~ 49 - 65

I like my FOA Shock, got them all the way around, I'm sure you can find more expensive, but these are good shock and you can rebuild and tune them yourself

[dude47]

Do you know which model shocks your using and what springs?

[Kinarfi]

Pretty sure but not positive about these numbers for the fronts, less sure about the rears, if you are seriously considering FOAs, I'll check harder to get you the right numbers and more info about what I have.

Qty. Item Name Unit Total

Reservoir Shocks 2.5 FRONT SHOCKS

size - FOA-06

Compression Valve - Light/Medium

Rebound Valve - Light/Med

Mount width - 1.5"

$150.00 $150.00

Reservoir Shocks 2.5 REAR SHOCKS

size - FOA-08 ?????? maybe 10 inch

Compression Valve - Medium

Rebound Valve - Medium

Mount width - 1.5"

$155.00 $155.00

2.5" Springs FRONT SPRING

size - 2.5x14x200

color - Black

$49.00 $49.00

2.5" Springs 1 OF 2 REAR SPRING edited corrected

size - 2.5x10x400

color - Black

$49.00 $49.00

2.5" Springs 2 OF 2 REAR SPRING edited corrected

size - 2.5x10x600

color - Black

$49.00 $49.00

Dual Rate Spring Hardware REAR SPRING SEPARATOR

size - 2.5 shock

collar/crossover -

$25.00 $25.00

Sub-Total: $477.00

[dude47]

How well does your trooper do on whoops and bumpy hard pack? I am very interested in going with foas. They are reasonably priced. Also I have gotta ask how you made your rear fenders?

[charlie]

My whole air shock setup cost me about 1300-1400 rides Awsome can't power slide though without body roll but I like it a lot

[dude47]

Yea I was looking at air shocks at first just because the price and simplicity but I ride a lot of rough hardpack and I am afraid they would not take the abuse.

[SD 2009 Trooper]

I put on Fox Shocks $ 1000, Coil Springs $ 300 from Off Road Warehouse with 1 free revalve.

Fox Shox 2.0 X 6.5 Coil-over Remote Reservoir Shock

• Shaft: 5/8'' (.625)

• Finish: Black / Zinc

• Ext. Length: 19.35

• Col. Length: 12.85

• Reservoir: 2.0 X 8.0

• Hose: -5 X 12.0

• Mounting: 1/2 X 1.250

Fox Shox 2.0 X 8.5 Coil-over Remote Reservoir Shock

• Shaft: 5/8'' (.625)

• Finish: Black / Zinc

• Ext. Length: 23.35

• Col. Length: 14.85

• Reservoir: 2.0 X 8.0

• Hose: -5 X 12.0

• Mounting: 1/2 X 1.250

[dude47]

What springs and spring rates? Do you still have a list of everything you orderes?

[Kinarfi]

http://www.utvboard.com/topic/2599-shock-help-from-the-experts/?p=14975 front shocks

Found a noted foto of the rear shocks good night!!

http://www.utvboard.com/topic/2951-aftermarket-shocks-for-trooper/?p=17178 re read

[Kinarfi]

How well does your trooper do on whoops and bumpy hard pack? I am very interested in going with foas. They are reasonably priced. Also I have gotta ask how you made your rear fenders?

During this bad weather, (winter), I just reworked the front shocks to have more rebound dampening and haven't had a chance to try them, but I'm sure they are as good as any other shock, way better than stock, and you can rebuild them. The rears were doing quite well, but the front had too little rebound dampening and I have just fixed that, I hope, but need to test it.

I'll have to take some photos of my fenders for you, but the plastic came from http://www.speedwaymotors.com/in the form of a 10’ or 25' X 22" X 1/8” rolls (http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Colored-Plastic-Rolls-25-Ft,31414.html ) and the frame work is a piece of 1" X 1/2" channel iron bent around the tire and supported by 2 1/2" square tubes and stabilized at the front.

photos later today, hopefully.

[Kinarfi]

Also I have gotta ask how you made your rear fenders?

https://picasaweb.google.com/102644701140090439641/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCI3j1e7agff4Cw#5843219043177927906

Hope you can make out what I've done from these photos, thanks for the interest.

[Detbohica]

I put on Fox Shocks $ 1000, Coil Springs $ 300 from Off Road Warehouse with 1 free revalve.

Fox Shox 2.0 X 6.5 Coil-over Remote Reservoir Shock

Amy modifications for mounting them.

• 
  Shaft: 5/8'' (.625)
  
• 
  Finish: Black / Zinc
  
• 
  Ext. Length: 19.35
  
• 
  Col. Length: 12.85
  
• 
  Reservoir: 2.0 X 8.0
  
• 
  Hose: -5 X 12.0
  
• 
  Mounting: 1/2 X 1.250
  

Fox Shox 2.0 X 8.5 Coil-over Remote Reservoir Shock

• 
  Shaft: 5/8'' (.625)
  
• 
  Finish: Black / Zinc
  
• 
  Ext. Length: 23.35
  
• 
  Col. Length: 14.85
  
• 
  Reservoir: 2.0 X 8.0
  
• 
  Hose: -5 X 12.0
  
• 
  Mounting: 1/2 X 1.250
  

[SD 2009 Trooper]

I had to put Limit Straps on the rear. No other mods. It raise the rear 1 1/2" and the front 2"

[rocmoc]

My whole air shock setup cost me about 1300-1400 rides Awsome can't power slide though without body roll but I like it a lot

Good to hear. They have been trying the new air shocks on the Supercross bikes and they have not preformed as well as the old setups. Most of the riders have returned to there old setups siting lack of feel in the air shocks.

rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

[charlie]

Ya Rocmoc I really like it, air shocks are coming a long way and over the weekend I watched a show called xtreme 4x4 and theres these new off road airstrutts coming out its almost like a dual rate air shock with lots of adjustment not with just pressure but valving and they also cut the wieght down. Im gonna try post the link when I think to watch it again. What the latest with the JEEPS

[Tinman]

I put on Fox Shocks $ 1000, Coil Springs $ 300 from Off Road Warehouse with 1 free revalve.

Fox Shox 2.0 X 6.5 Coil-over Remote Reservoir Shock

Amy modifications for mounting them.

• Shaft: 5/8'' (.625)

• Finish: Black / Zinc

• Ext. Length: 19.35

• Col. Length: 12.85

• Reservoir: 2.0 X 8.0

• Hose: -5 X 12.0

• Mounting: 1/2 X 1.250

Fox Shox 2.0 X 8.5 Coil-over Remote Reservoir Shock

• Shaft: 5/8'' (.625)

• Finish: Black / Zinc

• Ext. Length: 23.35

• Col. Length: 14.85

• Reservoir: 2.0 X 8.0

• Hose: -5 X 12.0

• Mounting: 1/2 X 1.250

You mentioned two different sets here. I take it the bottom info is for the rear shocks?