both are good, see who will give you the best deal. I love my Afco's.

 

Do you have the MT-1 series shocks???

 

Afco's will be a lot better priced and Steve ar Makin' Trax delivers an awesome product and his customer service is exemplary. I wouldn't trade my AFCO's for anything.

 

I have Elka double adjustables. I like them, they do not do anything weird like buck, bottom or anything like that. They do well enough for me to win races. At low speed they do not ride as well as the stock shocks did, but I am sprung much stiffer so that is to be expected. All that being said people talk so well about Steve's Afcos that I am very tempted to try a set of his.

 

I have the MT-2's and love'm. I have heard rumors about Steve is making an adjustable res for the MT-2. I'm interested but they do so well in both dunes and desert I don't know if I want to start chasing my tail with tweaking them.
Mine are stiffer also going slow. Just makes me go faster!
Elka's are great shocks from a good company, just very pricey.

 

I have the MT-1 and they are great, Steve at Makin Trax Suspensions is the man

 

You should also look into Walker Evans Racing shocks. They are adjustable and are priced very good. I am very happy with them. A simple click with my hand and I can change the stiffness/softness for different riding conditions. Definitely helps when I add more weight.

 

I would also recomend Steve at Makin Trax I have the mt2 doubles they work awsome Steve is a great guy and has taught me a lot and has a lot of patience with me.

 

I also use mine mostly 2 up and on trails. I purchased AFCO from Steve at Makin Trax and he was great. Very patient and spent a lot of time determining what would be the best setup for me. A little rougher at low speed but SO much better everywhere else. Reduces body roll significantly and much more stable in the corners (which the wife really appreciated) The best mod I have made and would definetly do it again. Highly recommended. I have no experience with ELKA so I cannot offer a comparison, love the AFCO and can't imagine anything working much better.

 

I run Elka, but I've heard nothing but good things about AFCO's I think they're just a little newer to the market, and don't have the following that Elka does yet.


If I was buying a new set today, I'd probably go with Elka again just because I've owned 2 sets, and know probably 15-20 riders with them as well, and we all agree, they're a top notch product.

 

Elkas..you pay for what you get. Fully adjustable.

 

There are at least 5 people on here that have had a ton of problems with elka. Someone else said there customer service sucked, and I agree. While many say they are great, I don't think they have the rzr figured out yet. I hate my elkas and regret the day I put them on.

If you can't ride a machine with the setup you want on it, don't spend the money. Not worth it.

Another point against elka is that when you want (need) to have them revalved, respringed, retested to figure out why they ride like crap, you will have to pay extra, and ship them internationally. All of which ads to the delay and your frustration and cost.

 

add me to the afcoes i have had mne for over a yr and would never change them.... it is by far the best thing i have ever done...i have the mt2s after bolting them on i have never wanted to make changes....and steve is the bomb!!!! makin trax and utv crap have got to be the best people to deal with so far!!! not that alot of the otheir vendors on here are not good they all are not a bad one on this site so far...... just steve and johhny/nick are just above the normall 2 great shops!

 

I have Walker Evans shocks and I like the way that they ride at high speed but I think that they are a little harsh at slow speed. I have the compression set at 2 clicks and the preloads adjusted so low that I am losing some ground clearance. I have messed with them several times and I can't seem to make them better. I bought them used and I wonder if the Nitrogen is were it should be? I know that they should be somewhere between 150-160psi I just have not set up a system to check them. Can you get the afco's to ride good at low trail speed and still keep the ground cleararce? I don't do much jumping or a whole lot of high speed riding nothing over 35-40 MPH.

 

BTW, I you decide to get Elka's I would be more then happy to share my valving & spring rate info. with you.

 

There are also some used WERs for sale on the forum at a good price.

 

I'll be ordering AFCO'S today... Thank you all for your replies and comments...


Tim

 

Good choice!I have WER's but the customer service steve gives at makintracs is top notch.I would buy afco's but I bought A used suspention kit and they came with WER's I also like the WER's