Snowmobile shocks

[069onthez]

Anyone ever try to mach up shocks from a snow mobile, they are usually Fox shocks and sell fairly cheap...

Like these ones... not saying they fit, just an example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/96-P...29164429QQptZSnowmobileQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fox-...56891094QQptZSnowmobileQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998...06931134QQptZSnowmobileQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/polaris-indy-st...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50

the last one is 14.5" but...

 

[1990 blasterguy]

ya some guy from a atv shop told me i could put snowmobile shocks on he said that there way better that a atv shock.he said because a snowmobile has the motor in the front not like the atvs.he also said they would be stiffer i would amagen.jumps he said you would really know the difference like better air i thought that would be crazy lol glad to help.

 

[jfblasterboy65]

yea my friend has a set of snopro shocks on his arctic cat dvx 400 with ressies and i dont think he payed a lot for em

 

[specialized7]

yea i was going to put fox shocks on mine off a zr 600 snow pro but then i was being told they would be stiff, and im only 150 pounds so i was looking for something softer so i jumped on my progressivs

 

[phragle]

your on to something...the rebuildable ones can be shortened and revalved, the prices are cheap. they may be stiffer but atv arms are longer and inboard upper mounting locations are closer together giving a greater leverage ratio on the shock so they will be softer than on the sled

 

[stinkinlincolnw/blaster]

if it fits in the mounts why noy just mak sure there not for a 1000lbs sled and all thats gonna be on it is your 150lbs body

 

[Vootie]

I had a Tecate 3 that had a blown shock beyond repair. This was before the days of ebay and the dealer wanted something like $900 for a stock replacement. So my suspension guy got me a brand new fox shock for a sled and revalved it for me. Total cost was something like $250 and it worked extremely well.