Works shocks Blew apart???????

[Out_Sider]

i was at the track today, and i was on my 6th lap and all of a sudden front end feels soft and bouncy and i could barely control it.. i get it back to the truck and my shock covers were soaked with fluid and the part of the shock body that screws on was on the bottom of the shaft... the bodies are EXTREMELY fugged up and dont look to be repairable :( so now i have a race in less than a week and im gonna have to run stockers with +2s.. anyone else have this problem? my shocks were JUST revalved and this was my first ride on a track with them

[wheeltrax]

Either you hit a massive jump or perhaps someone put them together wrong when they rebuilt or revalved them.. thats all i can think of.

[400EXracer74]

thats why people say not to race with works

[stonerider250x]

its not works fault dude he had them rebuilt by some one else and if there was a mechanical flaw it was by them people. after the shocks are rebuilt only the springs and actual body are from works. the internals and how its put to together is the persons fault that rebuilt them.

but any i think i would give deresse a call and ask them why this happened. cuz unless u did sume real nasty landings its their flaw.

[ltl666devil]

i had the same prob with an ultracross rear shock. it dit the same thing. works said the wouldnt do anything about it. after that i went and bought elkas. so much better

[Out_Sider]

Originally posted by ltl666devil
i had the same prob with an ultracross rear shock. it dit the same thing. works said the wouldnt do anything about it. after that i went and bought elkas. so much better

dont have the money for elkas, or else that is what i'd do

derisi didnt do my shocks, quinn motorsports did

[TC426EX]

Sorry to hear that man, that sux! Even if he did hit a massive jump, that shouldnt completely blow out a set of aftermarket shocks. Ive landed flat ground after overshooting a 60 foot double, and while my shocks pretty much bottomed out and the landing beat me up, they didnt blow out like that. I would contact quinn motorsports or whoever rebuilt them and see what they have to say about it...

[Out_Sider]

o, they WILL get a call... this bites the big one tho :ermm:

[04'400ex'er]

Originally posted by Out_Sider
o, they WILL get a call... this bites the big one tho :ermm: Quinn motorsports would have me a set of backup shocks to race on this week while they fix the old ones if i was you.

[Tommy 17]

send them back... i had a rear shock do that to me! wasn't fun but the dealer stuck behind their product and repaired it!

[drifterx]

Originally posted by Out_Sider
o, they WILL get a call... this bites the big one tho :ermm:

That really sucks man! I've never heared of that happening, but probably has before. Ya, i'd call the people who rebuilt them. If you race in a week, you might be able to get them serviced, and back in time. Just curious though, you say in your signature that "elka suspension" sponsors you... can't you ask them to help you out, or give you a discount or something? Again, that really bites.

[Out_Sider]

heres the carnage, one shock fell apart.. the other is held together by the dented in and cracked outer body..

http://www.mustangmods.com/data/3205/quad_169.jpg http://www.mustangmods.com/data/3205/quad_170.jpg http://www.mustangmods.com/data/3205/quad_171.jpg

[watts16]

man!
send them back

[ReconRider25]

i dont think they had those assembled right when rebuilding them. id go in there with the shock and bi*** at them. maybe they can cut you a deal?:confused:

[jlracing]

Had bad luck using works aswell.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/jlracing/f8d6554f.jpg