Ride Shocks

[SierraBronco]

Your RK are rebranded Radflows based on what I see.

Ride shocks are probably rebranded too! Really no issues with them being rebranded as you are really paying for the tunning. Setup is the biggest thing and what really makes the package. My 4wp are made by Walker Evans and that is how the shock world works currently.

Interesting. I’ll reach out to them for a response.

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[AccuTune Offroad]

Your RK are rebranded Radflows based on what I see.

Ride shocks are probably rebranded too! Really no issues with them being rebranded as you are really paying for the tunning. Setup is the biggest thing and what really makes the package. My 4wp are made by Walker Evans and that is how the shock world works currently.

Please don't assume, this is how rumors and incorrect information starts spreading. Ride Shocks are not rebranded. Every major component on these are 100% designed in-house by our team of engineers and include a few patents on our designs. 3 of our engineers are former employees at major shock companies that provide a wealth of knowledge and experience. All of them are avid off-road enthusiasts as well. We've taken on a challenging project and took no short cuts to deliver the best product line we could create.

I am anxious to share an extremely detailed article and video we've been working on that is coming out soon. It will reveal all the internal parts of Ride Shocks and compare directly to Fox and King.

Private labeled shocks are definitely out there and some are easier to identify than others. We could have taken the easy route and done that. We would probably have way more shock SKUs available also, but our customers deserve better than that.

 

[Snacktime]

Please don't assume, this is how rumors and incorrect information starts spreading. Ride Shocks are not rebranded. Every major component on these are 100% designed in-house by our team of engineers and include a few patents on our designs. 3 of our engineers are former employees at major shock companies that provide a wealth of knowledge and experience. All of them are avid off-road enthusiasts as well. We've taken on a challenging project and took no short cuts to deliver the best product line we could create.

I am anxious to share an extremely detailed article and video we've been working on that is coming out soon. It will reveal all the internal parts of Ride Shocks and compare directly to Fox and King.

Private labeled shocks are definitely out there and some are easier to identify than others. We could have taken the easy route and done that. We would probably have way more shock SKUs available also, but our customers deserve better than that.

Glad you finally made a claim you are making them. I would still be surprised if you didn't have some parts made at the same place as some other maker.

 

[SierraBronco]

Do you have a picture at full droop? Your in uncharted waters with those Rock Krawler shocks. Something doesn't look right with level CVs you should still have 2-3" of wheel up travel.

New preload is running much better

 

[userdude]

New preload is running much better

That's some fancy selfie stick work there, but how did you steer hanging out the door??

 

[Snacktime]

That's some fancy selfie stick work there, but how did you steer hanging out the door??

I think they are riding on the hood from the camera angle.

 

[SierraBronco]

I think they are riding on the hood from the camera angle.

We were that committed to getting you a full droop action shot

 

[SierraBronco]

Glad you finally made a claim you are making them. I would still be surprised if you didn't have some parts made at the same place as some other maker.

RK responded-

“Glenn’s shocks are Glenn’s. Completely different. We make our own in house with flutter aluminum bodies, hard anodized, and the works. Glenn (Radflo) are steel bodies with cadmium plating. His shafts are 7/8. Ours are 1” 17-4 PH Stainless Hard Chrome plated and polished.”

 

[ScLeCo]

@SierraBronco I believe they are rebranded Radflow Shocks. I like the stiff front for daily driving and run pretty maxed out.

FYI the Ride Shocks are smoother than my 4WP coilovers going over my driveway curb.

Nice! I still haven't left the garage to do any testing. I want to get these slider steps and the rear tire carrier on before I hit any bumps.

 

[ScLeCo]

This is the lift right out of the box. The ride home they are noticeably stiffer than the eibachs. I expected this because I got the stiffer rear springs to deal with the weight of all my crap. Plus I have about 250 pounds of bumper, skid plates, and step sliders I’m going to be adding in the next week.

I think it looks just right with the 40’s.
So what these shocks remind me of is the stock bilstiens. On the softest setting they ride just like the stock shocks. I have no idea who would put these on the stiffest setting. It would be like riding on cement blocks. In essence I have zero adjustment because I can’t go softer and I don’t want to go stiffer. I only have a hundred miles on them. I’ll report back after a few thousand.

 

[SierraBronco]

I think it looks just right with the 40’s.
So what these shocks remind me of is the stock bilstiens. On the softest setting they ride just like the stock shocks. I have no idea who would put these on the stiffest setting. It would be like riding on cement blocks. In essence I have zero adjustment because I can’t go softer and I don’t want to go stiffer. I only have a hundred miles on them. I’ll report back after a few thousand.

Skids are on?

 

[ScLeCo]

Skids are on?

Not yet. I'm missing a few pieces. Seller is shipping the missing box hopefully today.

 

[SierraBronco]

Not yet. I'm missing a few pieces. Seller is shipping the missing box hopefully today.

Will be interesting to see if they change it at all. Shouldn’t be much though-they aren’t that heavy.

Hey what rear suspension are you running? You go four link or keep the track bar?

 

[ScLeCo]

Will be interesting to see if they change it at all. Shouldn’t be much though-they aren’t that heavy.

Hey what rear suspension are you running? You go four link or keep the track bar?

Track bar. I'm not convinced the 4 link is worth the $$$.

 

[SierraBronco]

Track bar. I'm not convinced the 4 link is worth it.

This will be cool! You’ll be a good rig to compare against to confirm 4link being worth it or not.

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