axis piggys or fox need opinions

[mx1791]

well its getting around the time to order front shocks. idk what i wanna do though. either axis dual rate hi/lo speed compresion/rebound piggy back shocks or fox evol hi/lo speed compersion/rebound shocks. i mean sure the fox seem like a better deal but they are also more of a hassle having to add and check the air all the time.. so i need opinions

axis $1645.00
fox $1495

Well young Connor Basile it seems you are in a real mess right now. You are nuts not to get the cheap $1200 peps and have great shocks and according to someone else you can get pb1s for 1400 with no rebound which seems nice.

[mx1791]

yea well ryan peps blow. haha j/k naa i just never really consider pep i guess i just dont want them lol

You dont wnat them becuase they are too good for you! In reality you know you cant handle the amazingness of them so really peps dont want you!

[NacsMXer]

Originally posted by RoadRidin450r
You dont wnat them becuase they are too good for you! In reality you know you cant handle the amazingness of them so really peps dont want you!

This is true! haha j/k. I went with the LT ZPS compression adjust big bottle "piggy" shocks for about $1050 before tax. Awesome shocks for the price, they ride like you're on a cloud. I really don't need rebound adjust up front but you can get the ARC's for about $1200 like said above.

Here's some pics to see what you're missin lol
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2520/dsc00289bw1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/416/dsc00290wh8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8901/dsc00319uo6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


If it was between those Fox's or Axis I would have to pick the Axis. It's nice to be able to adjust the Fox's but at the same time would be more of a pain to carry around the pump and be constantly tweaking/questioning them. Probably great for a serious racer, but seems like more hassel than it's worth IMO.

[WhiteYFZ]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c278/tjespo22/HPIM0451.jpg

PEP!!! sfracingonline.com

[mx1791]

:eek: everyones obsessed with peps haha. i just never wanted them becouse i heard the wait time is like 40000 years, i need to be riding by march

[Crashmore 22]

I have never had fox, but I can tell you if you buy the Axis, they are easy to service. If you change your suspension as often as they advise (3-5 hard races or practices) you will save yourself some $ with the Axis, but that is just my $.02

Nacsmxracer what model are those? I thought the 1200 i was talking about were the ones you have with no rebound and the bolt on rezzie, I didnt think they were $1050 if so where did you get them from?

Whiteyfz-How much did you pay for all 3 becuase those look really nice.

[TRX450RACER174]

I just bought a set of Float L/T and let me tell you they are not that hard to mess with, I received them from Houser put them on called Fox to get a base of what to set them up at and went from there, in a 1/2 hour of riding at the track i had them dialed in to my liking, do yourself a favor if you purchase the Fox, i have a log chart for chamber pressures as well as outside temps this will make it much easier when you have to make a change, the only time you will have to make a great change is in extreme temp change form hot to cold or vice versa cause the air pressure will change with temps, here is a pic of my new front.

http://www.hotboat.com/image_center/data/500/lt80_019_00.jpg


http://www.hotboat.com/image_center/data/500/itp_quadcross_and_shocks_012_00.jpg

[NacsMXer]

Originally posted by RoadRidin450r
Nacsmxracer what model are those? I thought the 1200 i was talking about were the ones you have with no rebound and the bolt on rezzie, I didnt think they were $1050 if so where did you get them from?


They are the LT ZPS compression-adjust piggybacks (non-PB1) with the big bottle reservoirs. Now that you question it, I could be off by $100 I can't recall i'd have to look back at my receipt. So it was either 1050 or 1150 before tax/shipping. I think you could be right though, it was prob 1150.

I got mine from Baldwin Motorsports, i've had good service from him in the past with other PEP shocks.

Pete over at SF Racing is also a nice guy to deal with. Their turn around is a little quicker from what I hear.

[LTR98 Rick]

I haven't tried Fox, but Pep's are great!! Thanks Sf Racing
http://w3.bikepics.com/pics/2007/10/30/bikepics-1072397-full.jpg

Those red springs some kind of custom pc job? Just asking becuase I hope they still have the red white and blue springs on peps becuase i like the looks of them.

[NacsMXer]

Originally posted by RoadRidin450r
Those red springs some kind of custom pc job? Just asking becuase I hope they still have the red white and blue springs on peps becuase i like the looks of them.

It looks like he resprung the lower springs with Eibachs. Axis uses the same springs which are also sometimes red. Those are some sick PB1's though very nice! :eek2:

[WhiteYFZ]

sent you a p.m

[LTR98 Rick]

Those shocks are setup for my stock a-arms, but the one's with the blue springs are usually for longtravel a-arms.

Thanks white yfz, I dindt really need the info yet but thanks for getting me some ideas on where to get them at becuase I am gettng a new quad soon and getting all pep lt so I am starting to look for places to buy it.