2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission T-Rex/Kore are NOT THE SAME!!

[KKunz]

try this place

www.thecarlisuspension.com

www.defianttruckproducts.com

 

[EBansberg]

They are super simple and quick to rebuild. A couple of snap rings, some oil and replacement of some seals. Do it yourself for $15. 00 each and a small amount of labor. They are similar to all rebuildable shocks as far as procedure. if you do a search you will see how easy it is. I did mine, just ask if you need specifics.

 

[pwerwagn]

Maybe i'll just go buy some rancho's.

I'll buy some ranchos and trade ya!! :-laf

 

[EBansberg]

what are you going to do with the old ones? I'd be willing to take them off your hands if you do buy new ones.

 

[KHelfrich]

if you want to get king shocks talk to Don Thuren www.thurenfabrication.com thats where i got my shocks and they work great and he is a great guy to work with



ken

 

[CFast]

The whole situation stinks. Bilstein shocks aren't the greatest come to find out. And KORE/T-REX doesn't back up their stuff. I got the same girl, gave me the runaround. Wanted me to buy new shocks. F____ THAT! Who in the hell would drop $1000 on shocks to buy new ones in a year? I got new orings and schrader valves and oil from Bilstein and replaces the orings in the reservoirs, and refilled the bad shock. I haven't checked them for about 6 weeks, but they have seemed to ride better. Maybe they haven't leaked out as fast. Would I buy Bilsteins again F... NO! And I wouldn't buy a cup of water from KORE if I was dying in the dessert.

 

[JPittinger]

Why would anyone buy a rebuildable ressy shock if all they needed/wanted/understood was Rancho??? The whole point is to have a shock that can take a beating and be easily repaired!



I think the 6 week rebuild time is some sort of Darwin penalty, since it only takes an hour or two and just as many beers.



I wouldn't expect TREX, KORE, Thuren, Carli, or anyone else to jump if I blew a seal on my Kings or Foxs. They didn't make the seals and they don't know how I abuse them. Its stupid to think they would.

 

[CFast]

What's your point? You think it's ok for a shock to blow out after a year and that's fine? Guess we have different expectations.

 

[EBansberg]

I understand your frustration of the seals blowing out after a year but the point of these shocks is that they are high performance shocks with the ability to rebuild/revalve at any point. Sure you could buy crappy shocks and they wouldn't leak but they also won't give you the ride or wheel control that you get with them. What if the other shocks you buy give you two years before they lose their control. You spend fifty to a hundred bucks a shock every two years or maybe fifteen each every year assuming the seals go bad every year. I understand you expect more but they were designed with racing in mind and most of those are rebuilt after every race. Not trying to get anyone angry so don't take it that way.

 

[JPittinger]

One of my points would be that time 'till blowout is irrelavent. The best Chinese emulsion shocks (w/ or w/out red stickers) can be overheated and blown in one fun weekend afternoon in my wife's half ton. Some might try to get them replaced under warrenty. Others would buy a shock more appropriate for the application, i. e. a Bilstein ressy. Now hammer on the Bilstein and eventually it will have to be repaired, like maybe a new seal.



If you pay someone $$$ and wait 6 weeks for a new seal, it might blow in just a few weeks. Its not the seals fault that a rock flew out of your front tire going 80 down the Interstate and dinged your uncovered shock shaft. Its also not the vendor's or manufacturer's responsibility to replace parts that are broken or worn out due to use.



Its our responsibility to not chew them out in public based on unreasonable expectations. The guys pushing our trucks way beyond their intended use and sharing/selling what they learn don't need the flack that seems to come with supplying aftermarket parts to the general public.