fastassyamaha
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Ive been noticing that people have been putting viper long travel shocks on there v-max's. my question, are the viper shocks different from the xtc shocks that are already long travel? 
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terret725
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they are valved stiffer and bigger springs usaly. other then that they are the same length. people usaly put them on their sx or srx the xtc xt sxr are all long travle already
fastassyamaha
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So are they valved differnt then the shocks on a long travel xtc
FuzzButt
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Yes. The Viper has a "Sporty" valving where as the XTC is a "Plushy" valving and the rear spring has a different rate.
the ride in the rear is similar to an xtc shock setup, the fronts are similar but sit lower with a multirate spring that alows more sag.
if you end up with xtc shocks, they do ride good, but, they dont hook up very good, you will want to install a 2.3 or 2.5 spring on the front track shock. it makes the sled handle and hook up alot better. also, run the front springs with no preload.
if you end up with xtc shocks, they do ride good, but, they dont hook up very good, you will want to install a 2.3 or 2.5 spring on the front track shock. it makes the sled handle and hook up alot better. also, run the front springs with no preload.