New Suspension Parts

I have finally found the perfect shock, the Fox Racing 2.0 Non-Coilover Air Shock with 12 inches of travel. This "Air Shock" doesn't require a coilover spring but instead utilizes high pressure nitrogen that fills the shock and acts as a shock absorber. This type of shock is cheap, lightwieght, condensed, and tunable. A new shock from offroadwarehouse.com (link on the right) is just $211 for a total of around $850, a much lower cost than any new coilover shock you wil find. Also without the heavy coilover spring the Fox Air Shock provides a very lightwieght option that also takes up much less space as a normal coilover. Another benifit to these shocks is that they are very easy to tune, all you have to do is change the pressure of nitrogen inside the shock.

I also ordered some limit straps and bump stops for the suspension to protect the shock from being pulled apart when the buggy gets air and the rear and front end drop or getting smashed when the suspension bottoms out. The limit straps are Synergy Suspension and are very high quality, I definitely recommend them for only $25 each and can be ordered in just about any length you specify. The bump stops are from Daystar and just simple cone shaped ones with bolts integrated into them. They are very cheap, just $10 for a pair and perfectly functional. Both of these other parts I ordered from Poly Performance (link on right)