I bought some 12" single-adjustable shocks from Howard. One of them had an issue, so I called JRI and they took care of me right away. Sent me a set of replacements, and I shipped the old ones back. There were some interesting changes to the new shocks. Just thought I'd share...

-Higher quality anodizing
-Better shock mount bushings, allowing for some flex
-Knurled adjuster with +/- markings
-Aluminum preload collar (hand adjustable as opposed to spanner wrench)
-Schrader valve inflation (for nitrogen only)
-Redesigned spring bucket

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Veeeeeery interesting.

 

What did you pay for these upgraded shocks if I my ask?
And is there only nitrogen in 1 shock it looks to me?

 

He posted pictures of old VS new.

 

Do you need to purchase direct from JRI to get the new version?

 

Your stoked!

Prefect timing for your brand spanking shocks to screw up, and them to introduce their new shock


Bonus that you got the upgrade!!!


Give us a report when you get some miles on them bad azz shocks,




YB

 

damn those look even nicer than the old ones, I wonder if the internals changed at all?

 

Hope to install mine this weekend!

 

[quote=JCleary;12702725]I bought some 12" single-adjustable shocks from Howard. One of them had an issue, so I called JRI and they took care of me right away. Sent me a set of replacements, and I shipped the old ones back. There were some interesting changes to the new shocks. Just thought I'd share...

-Higher quality anodizing
-Better shock mount bushings, allowing for some flex
-Knurled adjuster with +/- markings
-Aluminum preload collar (hand adjustable as opposed to spanner wrench)
-Schrader valve inflation (for nitrogen only)
-Redesigned spring bucket
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Let me go over a few things with you.
-Higher quality anodizing
<<< The red **** has a steel body that is coated and can not be anodized. It is coated. The new one has an aluminum body which can be anodized.
-Better shock mount bushings, allowing for some flex
<<< Both have the exact same O-Rings inside of them, no difference between the two. The blue **** ones have a larger flange.
-Knurled adjuster with +/- markings
<<< Yes, I got tired of answering which way is right hand to make the shock stiffer.
-Aluminum preload collar (hand adjustable as opposed to spanner wrench)
<<< Both use the same threads on the shock body. The round aluminum ones have holes to put in the enclosed 1/4" steel rod. Either one you can hand tighten except when the spring is too tight.
-Schrader valve inflation (for nitrogen only)
<<< This will be removed once the membrane comes in because customers throughout the years start removing nitrogen redesigning the shock ride and cause the shocks to not work properly. They will also than try to fill up a shock with regular air where 10~15 bar (1 bar is 10 x the atmospheric pressure at sea level) or 10 bar = 14.7 pounds of pressure X 10 = 147 #.
-Redesigned spring bucket
<<< This is just a spring retainer, domed for looks.

* The piston size has been increased from 36mm to 1 1/2" diameter.
* The shaft has been made smaller and made rougher (microscopic depressions) to cut down on stiction on the seal head seals.

 

Thanks for the summary.

Any chance there will be spacers included in shock sets going forward? Sourcing them can be a PITA for the end-user.