ok, so i broke the center shock at teh begining of the season....broke it clean in half. now i broke the main rear dampener clean in half as well. im really getting sick of walker evens shocks and i havent had them more than a year yet. what is a really good replacement?

How high are you coming down when you break them? I think ryde fx are good and seem to me to have heavier tubes then the walkers. Depending what you want to spend I can't imagine you going wrong with ohlins.

i abuse then alot. both times they broke were from about 16 feet....i just need a shock than can be beat on a little harder and i heard that WE wernt noted as being a tough shock. maybe fox's? i had a pair on my last sled and they did really well.

to get fox shocks you would be into the high end ones and if I were spending that much I would get ohlins.

You land form that high up and expect to not break shocks? If you land to flat from that high, i dont care what you have for suspension they're gonna break. If you abuse them that bad you shoud lbe rebuilding them every ten rides or so.

Never heard of ANY one breaking a Ryde shock on a prox, look into getting a set of 2003 shocks off a prox or ohlins , you cant go wrong! your not the only post I have read on broken WE shocks...

Ok, heres the deal. You need to call W.E. in Cali and tell them your riding style, weight and so on. Then send the shocks to them and have them built to your exact requirements. This will prevent alot of future occurences. \

Another thing you need to realize is that you have long tracked a short track and changed geometries and torque that the old suspention used to work in and was designed for. When you long track a sled like that you put new forces on it. If you look at long tracks they have their rear torque arm mounted farther back, this puts less torque on the shock and allows it to transfer better.

If i were you i would look into getting them revalved for you since you are a bigger guy, i know this will help out a ton. Some people dont realise the effectivness that the correct valving will have on the ride of your sled. You can rely less on spring size and rebound and fine tune the actual shock. Hope this helps.

By the way, get in contact with me so we can ride.

have the shocks revalved or get a set of Ohlins, thats the way to go, the ohlins are the best so you are never wrong with a set of them , by the way there are better type of gaskets out there in the WE shocks, might be a option for you/A

Ohlins

Yopp the best= Ohlins, thats a fact, but a right tweaked WE shock should also produce a quality ride, maybe not as durable as the Ohlins, but then again, one can rebuild the shocks instead each year and know for a fact that they are good, hope i didnt confuse you when i spoke to you Lasse
yesterday, but their are some real gains by tune these pro-xes , and some parts in this sled need to be replaced, :beerchug: /Andre

DON'T get rydes or walkers, i've seen more failures in rydes then anything else, the reservoir design sucks on them, get ohlins or fox zero pro's or zero x's can't go wrong with them, i've got both ohlins, fox, and walkers, i like my fox's with the 5/8s shafts but ohlins are awesome, never let me down. Theres a good reason you don't see alot of iron doggers use these shocks.

the WE have a really good ride, its just that im 6'1" tall and about 275lbs. every thing i ride breaks. ive gotten used to it but id like to think i can get more than 3 rides before it happens. weight and shit is not an issue i can pick the sled up and throw it....all i need is tough

GD , 21 years old...275lbs , 6' 1" sure do grow em big up there in the North west .....Hey Popunk , honestly I would get the ohlins if you can swing it...... Every street bike and dirt bike I have ever rode with there shocks are the nutz! I will say shocks must be revalved to meet your riding style , NO ONE I ride with lands 16' of air flat and lives to talk about it!

yep a big boy i am....53" chest 36" waist....i dont try to land flat from that high but sometimes it jsut happens.......i rode Dbikes up untill alst year when i decided that i had enough, ive broke over 15 bones on them damn things....i ride em like their on fire though.....

well your not the only one having trama with the walker evans.....im goin on shock #2 first time was last year cruising 10 mph and the Ilit on the shaft snaped off...then this year...well last nite! i was doin like 50 mph and i feel the front of the sled drop on the ground and had all i could do to keep it cowl up lol...and the threads that screw into the Ilit ripped out and then the shock this the ground and snapped off after it all happened at 50 mph....shock oil everywere...this was the same shock and same side as last year....idk wat to do nemore...now i need a new shock and alot of money!

i think yoiu just ahve to check them a ton and service tham every 500 f*%3in miles. it sucks this is the last time in dicking with them after this im buying a set of floatX's or a set of ohlins

well i need a new shock soo if u kno ne one with them lemme kno thanks

there is a shop here in fairbanks AK that has a few laying around i think he want about $300 each for them ill look the number up for ya if you want. i know he will ship stuff for ya

that would be great if you could fine out a price....try to go cheap lol
thanks man

If you need a set of front shocks i have a set off of the 05 iq race chassis that i have for sale for $450. These shocks have very little time on them, a few runs and thats it. Let me know if your interested. Plus these are beefier and valved a little better and alot more ajustable than the regular W.E.'s