Kevin (Jogaca) is a nice guy and does quality work. With the said I would never spend $450 on oem shocks that have been painted and an aluminum block inserted to shorten the stroke and length. At $550 you can get a new set of floats which would be worlds better. You can also pick up some used Elkas for $300-450 if you look around. I have a couple sets of refurbished works shocks I would sell in the $300-400 range, they will be posted in the swap shop within the next week when I get time to get them out and take pictures.