elka shock ?

[D-Nice]

Im looking to finally upgrade the stock shocks on my 08 GS to elkas. I found a pretty good deal on some stage 2s front and rear but there listed for a 2010-2012 RT. My question is, is there really a difference in elka shock length for the 08 GS/RS vs. the 10-12 RT? I remember alot of people where changing the stock RS shocks for stock RTs and they worked fine.

Would these shocks fit my 08 GS front and back?

 

[mcaccamise]

Look on the elka site and you will find the correct shocks for the rs gs with decription size to match up to the rt shocks.

 

[Bob Denman]

Elkas for an RT are gonna be set up way to stiff for your application.
You can often find a nice improvement with OEM RT shocks only because they're a bit too soft to begin with...

 

[DocRags]

As far as your front shocks go, you might be very happy with a set of RT shocks, particularly 2011/12. If you usually ride 2 up, a rear Elka will make a world of difference. After adding on saddlebags, rear trunk, etc I was often hitting the tire when we hit bumps...never happened once we changed to a rear Elka. If you don't have BajaRon's sway bar you might want to spend your $ there rather than on the front Elkas.

 

[D-Nice]

Thanks for all the help fellas. I got a hold of Len from Cow town he hooked me up with some elka stage 1way +s only problem is they wont be tested till spring but im sure it will be worth the wait.

 

[Bob Denman]

:congrats: It will... :thumbup: