Originally Posted by bluesun

I have a LoneStar MTS +4 with Elka shocks. I am not impressed at all. I actually think it's worse. If you think about it, the long travel is intended to give you long travel. It is meant to survive huge jumps. Therefore when you aren't jumping huge, you have a much rougher ride. On small bumps on dirt roads, the ride is rough. For the big whoops created by atv's, the ride is rough. I can not fly over these bumps, I have to slow down, just like I did before.

As to why almost everyone loves them, it's a lot of money to spend, so of course everyone feels a big improvement. There are a few people here who are asking, what am I doing wrong, this is not better. I live in the desert and have never found a big jump, although I guess that's the big thing in the dunes.

Maybe it's just my setup. I think ELKA screwed me. Why? They told me so on the phone. "Those aren't the right shocks, whoever sold them to you ripped you off." The next day, "oh we sold them to you? Oh, those are the right shocks. That other guy made a mistake."

Before you spend your money, realize that you can't get a smooth ride and the ability to survive big jumps. Depending on the whoops your trying to ride faster over, a new suspension probably won't help either. Flame away!

PS. Don't buy Elka shocks. The service is poor. I have been trying for 3 months to find out the rate of springs I have, still no answers.