Used ATV | UTV And Snowmobile Shock Q&A

General Q&A

• I want to purchase new (to me) shocks for my machine.

  

  OK, first see if your machine has rebuildable shocks on it, if it does and you’re simply replacing your shocks to restore ride quality or to fix a blown shock , REBUILD your shocks, it’s around 60% cheaper to rebuild over purchasing new rebuildable shocks. Sleds, ATV, Dirt bikes and SXS have rebuildable shocks for a reason, to have them rebuilt/revalved/repaired to restore ride quality to factory levels and or improve them to suite you’re riding style/needs.

• I don’t want the down time, so I want to replace over rebuild.

  With purchasing comes added cost because you are purchasing shocks that have to be kept on the shelf and rebuild/built when ordered, plus the fact that you are purchasing every part of that shock not just the seals and hardware to rebuild it. This can’t be stressed enough shock service/rebuild should be part of preseason maintenance if you have rebuildable shocks to prevent down time during the season.

• I want the cheapest thing out there, what do you have?

  We probably are not the company for you, we sell only quality rebuildable shocks, new and used from companies like FOX, WALKER EVANS , RYDE FX , KYB , HPG , ELKA, CUSTOM AXIS, OHLINS, ACT, EXIT just to name a few. These shocks allow the ability to restore ride quality, repair and valve the shock to your needs unlike the non rebuildables which when the oil is bad the shock is thrown away.

• Why do you only sell rebuildable shocks?

  There seems like there was always that so called lack of a good medium/ middle of the road option, so that’s what we targeted. For SXS, ATV, and sled owners we provide used fully rebuilt shocks at prices that are close to the super china non rebuildable replacement. Do the shocks have some bumps, bruises and stickers missing? Yes most defiantly, but in most used rebuilt applications these shocks are better working, riding and longer lasting than new.

• I would like to try and purchase used to save money over purchasing new.

  

  Used and used rebuilt are 2 totally different things, Consider this, would you replace your bald tire on your truck with another bald tire? NO! Shocks are the same way but you can’t see the wear on/in them. Seemingly every used shock from a salvage yard or the guy on market place has around 500 miles or less on it. This is the real world and usually those machines are being parted out because there is some major issue that usually comes with miles/ abuse. The oil is the wear item on shocks, when the shock gets stroked, oil is forced through ports causing heating to the oil and thus eventually causing loss of viscosity which changes damping and rebound quality. Dirty/ used oil is what causes ride quality to decrease, freezing issues, rear end bucking, rear end sag and fast fade during a ride. When the amount of use of the shock is unknown to you, it needs serviced before being put to use. This gives you a baseline and takes the questionability of the shock as the issue out of the equation.

• Why are your (TK’S) used shock prices higher than eBay / marketplace / craigslist?

  Our shocks are all sold fully rebuilt, new seals, Amsoil shock therapy oil of the correct weight, nitrogen, and carry a 1 year unlimited mileage warranty. We also ensure spring preload adjuster operation, clicker operation and bushings/spherical eyelet bearings to be free of major play and damage. On fox units with the needle pellet we replace them with the Schrader cap upgrade for reliability. This is a 100% hydraulically and operationally new shock that has a warranty to back it up.

• They are used, will they be scratched, dinged, dented springs have paint chipping?

  Yes physical exterior and cosmetic imperfections are what brings the price down on these used units, most of the time its dings, scratches and stickers missing. These shocks are NOT perfect, that’s also why they are not new prices. Everything is 100% hydraulically rebuild checked and warrantied. We do our best to clean them up and make them look presentable but the fact of the matter is they perform and function 100%. If you’re purchasing from us, ask for a picture before shipment, I understand some areas of some machines are more cosmetically important than others, snowmobile front ski shocks for example, we take care to ensure these are cosmetically more appealing than track shocks normally.

• I put a used shock from a salvage yard on and I rode for 1 week and it’s blown.

  Just like the tire analogy you wouldn’t replace a bald tire with another bald tire. Don’t replace a used shock with another used NON rebuilt shock. Have it serviced before install, save yourself the headache and hassle and ride quality disappointment.

• I need a shock that is XX long eye to eye, how much is it?

  We get this a lot, there are a lot of variables here. Shaft travel, eyelet style, bushing/bearing style, coil over?, piggyback, remote rezzi, working load to determine shaft/body size, bump stop, just to name some of the things that go into making that 18” shock usable for your application. Shocks are NOT a 1 size fits all.

• Wow that’s expensive for a set of shocks!

  Whether you spent $27,000 or $1000 on a machine the shocks and suspension is the 1 thing that is protecting it from total destruction from the terrain you ride in. Blown shocks have led to more broken frames, broken shock mounts, worn/failed ball joints, wheel bearings, tie rods, squeaks rattles and issues than anything else on these machines. Without proper dampening something is going to break it’s only a matter of time. Plus wouldn’t you want the most comfortable ride in the mean time?