Stomp77 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 It goes without saying that a properly built shock valved for your needs and weight is the best. However, many of us are just want a better shock up front on our banshee's and are not looking for maximum performance. I have discovered an excellent solution! Naysayers will scoff and haters will hate but I blew 3 sets of banshee front shocks and got fed the F-up. Looking for a decent alternative I couldn't help noticing that my warriors' shocks have taken massive air and years of abuse without complaint. I went after some exact specs on the warrior, It weighs in at around 10+ pounds heavier and has one inch less suspension travel than the banshee but has an equal length shock. Extremely important is the geometry of the suspensions travel, Fortunately they are almost identical, so what you end up with is a shock set up for more unsprung weight and slightly less travel along the same pressure angles. This warrior achieves this by using a stiffer spring and tighter valving. What this means for us big heavy guys say 240+. Is a very strong, smooth shock that bolts on and works beautifully. I personally love the stiffer ride, the bike feels much more planted and best of all I have yet to bottom out on a big jump using the warrior shocks. Granted if you are a smaller guy these things would be somewhat harsh and unforgiving but they support my big ass like a dream. Warrior shocks on ebay are dirt cheap and I have been running mine hard for 2+ years with no issues. If your bottoming out your stock banshees shocks and don't have the bones laying around for some works or elkas ect... this is a bolt on fix that won't break the bank, or your bike. Quote
Stomp77 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Posted February 3, 2012 Bang for your buck = Awesome Quote
Infamous039 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 Buy some Elka's or Axis shocks and ride like Caddilac and dont fade during abuse. Dont waste money on shitty Warrior stock Shocks that need to be in the dumpster next to the Banshee stock shocks. Quote
So Cal Suspension Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 I'm not going to totally discount this, but... wtf. I ran snowmobile shocks on my Banshee, and never could get another aftermarket shock to work like those snowmobile shocks did... I'm not as fat as a lot of you guys on here, so I actually needed a softer shock. Quote
Coupelx Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 I guess i should scrap these junkers then... Quote
06specialedition Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 That's funny, cuz I normally hear opposite. The warrior guys who want an upgrade without spending much money, put front banshee shocks on there warrior.....never heard warrior shocks on banshee tho. I'll stick with my works Quote
swhitey917 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 I will sell you a set of works triple rate really cheap so you can bang that buck even harder and feel the difference. Quote
So Cal Suspension Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 http://bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=151216&st=0&p=1306716entry1306716 Quote
swhitey917 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Posted February 6, 2012 http://bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=151216&st=0&p=1306716entry1306716 ^^ Thanks Matt ^^ Quote
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