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I’m sure there are a lot of people out there wondering if they should spend the money on suspension upgrades on their Talons. I know I did for several weeks if not months. Well I finally pulled the trigger and ordered the Shock Therapy spring upgrades. I tossed around the idea of getting the entire suspension upgrade, but do to the cost I decided to do it in stages. Last weekend I had my first trip with the new springs.
Here are my thoughts.
At low speeds in the washes I didn’t notice a big difference if any. And by low speeds I mean 5-10 mph. As speeds pick up is when you really start to notice. In the whoops I immediately notice the rear end was not bucking at all. I could hit the whoops at maybe 25 MPH and the car felt very stable. I never bottomed out and never felt the jarring I was so used to feeling.
On flat roads I would cross a small washed out area and the shocks just soaked it up.
When rock crawling, I feel like I had more articulation and thus more stability.
If you have ever been to Truck Haven, you know that some of the hill climbs are very rutted from the jeeps. I did drag bottom a lot but I credit that more to the ruts than anything else.
I think I spent about $600 on the springs. The main take-a-way is you will feel a difference when rock crawling and on the trails above 15 MPH. Cruising at 30-35 is awesome. Above that its really nice.
I think the money was very well spent. I probably won’t bother getting the shock tuning because Im pretty happy with it the way it is. Maybe some fine tuning, but suggested settings work pretty darn well.
I would absolutely recommend this upgrade to anyone on the fence.
Here are my thoughts.
At low speeds in the washes I didn’t notice a big difference if any. And by low speeds I mean 5-10 mph. As speeds pick up is when you really start to notice. In the whoops I immediately notice the rear end was not bucking at all. I could hit the whoops at maybe 25 MPH and the car felt very stable. I never bottomed out and never felt the jarring I was so used to feeling.
On flat roads I would cross a small washed out area and the shocks just soaked it up.
When rock crawling, I feel like I had more articulation and thus more stability.
If you have ever been to Truck Haven, you know that some of the hill climbs are very rutted from the jeeps. I did drag bottom a lot but I credit that more to the ruts than anything else.
I think I spent about $600 on the springs. The main take-a-way is you will feel a difference when rock crawling and on the trails above 15 MPH. Cruising at 30-35 is awesome. Above that its really nice.
I think the money was very well spent. I probably won’t bother getting the shock tuning because Im pretty happy with it the way it is. Maybe some fine tuning, but suggested settings work pretty darn well.
I would absolutely recommend this upgrade to anyone on the fence.
