i am thinking of buying a 98 srx with the ohlins shocks as a part sled for my 2001 srx. are the ohlins a better option than the viper shocks? and does a 98 srx have ohlins on the rear also?
My 98 came with only ohlins in the front.
I did put viper fronts on my other sled, a 97 sx (to match the rear that I long traveled with a ohlin rear and viper center) and feel the front ohlins on my srx are able to handle the stutters MUCH better with no fade compared to the vipers....
On my 98 srx I added the 1" extenders from pioneer performance and that extra bit of drop down really helps in the big stuff. I also put in 1 1/2 ripsaw a used M-10 that came with ohlin rear and fox center shocks. I did have to add a new rear spring, the old one lost it's umph! but well worth the $60.!
The ride is amazing! A couple of my buddies with newer sleds(05 136" rx-1 4stroke & a 06 136" Rev AD) could not believe the ride and said I shouldn't bother on updating to a newer sled. but I do want to widen the front and 1" or 2".
Watch the "for sale" section..I have a nice complete long travel skid off my srx(with 2200 miles), shocks and all, going in there and then onto to eBay, along with other goodies like the sx front and rear rear shocks.
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I did put viper fronts on my other sled, a 97 sx (to match the rear that I long traveled with a ohlin rear and viper center) and feel the front ohlins on my srx are able to handle the stutters MUCH better with no fade compared to the vipers....
On my 98 srx I added the 1" extenders from pioneer performance and that extra bit of drop down really helps in the big stuff. I also put in 1 1/2 ripsaw a used M-10 that came with ohlin rear and fox center shocks. I did have to add a new rear spring, the old one lost it's umph! but well worth the $60.!
The ride is amazing! A couple of my buddies with newer sleds(05 136" rx-1 4stroke & a 06 136" Rev AD) could not believe the ride and said I shouldn't bother on updating to a newer sled. but I do want to widen the front and 1" or 2".
Watch the "for sale" section..I have a nice complete long travel skid off my srx(with 2200 miles), shocks and all, going in there and then onto to eBay, along with other goodies like the sx front and rear rear shocks.
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