KRX Shock Therapy Real World Review
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- Garrett sent his shocks down to Shock Therapy in Arizona to get the full ride improvement system. The shocks are on and adjustments have been made. It's time for Garrett and Dave to join a few subscribers in their stock KRX's. They will get the chance to drive their rigs and Garrett's back to back and will give you their thoughts on the Shock Therapy treatment for the KRX.
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Nice review, it was good to hear the comments from the drivers of the stock machines. I have shock therapy springs on my RZR 4 seat and they made a huge improvement. I put some shock therapy springs on my RS1 and it was a another huge improvement. But I decided to go all the way and take it to shock therapy and get the performance valving done to it. I also put Walker Evans sway bar shock links on all four corners. I use it for trail riding here in Arizona so I want it to be extremely plush for going through streams and rocky trails. after listening to the comments of your drivers on the stock Kawasaki's I can't wait to get the shocks revalved.
I felt the only way to get some honest feedback was to let them drive and see for themselves. Thanks for watching! -Garrett
Good to hear! My RZR S will probably compare closest to the XRC in suspension improvement, time to start saving pennies
Great honest comparison of the Shock Therapy set up to stock factory suspension. 👍 I am so anxious to have the internal work done by ST to go along with the springs and sway bar. Looking forward to your impressions in the rocks. 👍😎
Greeat review! The color on that green KRX really looks sharp!
Great stuff, stuff. Still haven't pulled the trigger but I've narrowed it down to the KRX and a Pro XP. Not as weird of a list as it may seem on the surface, the XP has almost as much utility as the KRX and a bunch more power. Just need to decide if I really need the extra power vs. the strong want factor. Just have to say goodbye to the Mustang GT and the Street Glide for the garage space and cash.
I purchased a KRX in December, the springs sagged after just a couple hundred miles so I put Shock Therapy Springs on it. Big difference, I have an appointment with them to get their RIS for the shocks, Also scheduled a IQS install. I just wish I knew somebody who had installed it on a Kawasaki to do a review on it. Cost a lot but I think it's worth it to have that adjustment on your dash for soft, medium and firm.
Yeah it will be very nice. Honestly though with my valve and spring setup leaving it at 12 takes Carr of pretty much everything pretty well. 👍
@@DerangedOffRoad Thanks for the reply, still trying to make up my mind if I should go through with the IQS or just the shock revalve. $2300 is a lot of money. Glad to hear that you're happy with yours at the 12 click setting. I might just save the money and just do the revalve. I'm sure it will be really good compared to stock.
If I was to do it again, I would still stick with just the re valve and springs. I don’t see the money in the other stuff. It completely changed my KRX. Hope that helps some 👍
@@DerangedOffRoad 👍
Good stuff! Thanks for the review.
Taking my KRX in tomorrow to Shock Therapy to get the re-valve, I changed my mind about the IQS. just getting the revalve. Also going to talk to them about my spring rates, going to see what ones they have on it and maybe go softer on the upper springs. I might drive up to Sedona and do a couple trails on Friday to see how I like it.
Sweet keep us updated 👍
@@DerangedOffRoad Just picked up the Kawasaki from Shock Therapy a little while ago, I told them this morning I wasn't too satisfied with the springs I got from them in February. I thought maybe the stock springs were a little more plush, so they re-valved it, and he put new springs on it. He said the new springs will be more plush than the old springs that was on it.
Going to drive up the 17 to table Mesa tomorrow morning to give it a quick ride to see how it is before gets too hot.
My Shock Therapy shocks on my Can Am Sport is amazing.
Great review!
I love how you guys just ride off what shock therapy does.. not a bad business plan
You mean how we purchased their products with our own coin and reviewed them? Not sure what your point is........
I mean I guess we are literally riding on what Shock Therapy does since we're riding on their suspension. They provide a service, we pay for that service and then we tell people who are considering doing the same thing about our experience.
I guess I can always count on a follow up video from you guys whenever shock therapy makes a video.
I just wish you guys would come up with original content, not just recycled things
Ummmm...We have nearly 200 videos over 2 years... approximately 4 are related to Shock Therapy... Shock therapy is a great American company which is why we chose to do business with them and provide a reviews. We’ll have a similar video for the Talon coming soon. Part of our channel focus is to PURCHASE products and provide reviews and we’ll continue to do that. -Joe
TheAngryGoat916 just looked at your channel. I wish you much success.
Sooo, the Shock Therapy settings provide a soft ride but ramp up the firmness faster through the compression/dampening?
I would say you are correct. Shock Therapy feels like you have a larger plush zone before it firms up with no harshness.
Yes it’s amazing how well the clickers work. Also as you gain the firmness you don’t seem to lose the quality ride. -Garrett
Deranged Off-Road Great....can’t get a more honest review!
@@DUNEATV I too have been looking hard at ST full set-up for my Z , I just really wish Justin had more love for the YXZ , I like the guy and know he's smart, he just hates the YXZ. So I have to wonder, did they do the R&D as hard as the other rigs, IDK. I mean, it's no secret he would be racing a KRX if they had the power.
John Mattu I totally understand your feeling...I feel the same way. However I had several messages with Justin and he is really cool. I do however understand his business model...he can make so much more money focusing on the RZR and X3. They have a lot of performance and a TON of problems for the aftermarket to correct...
Then you still have all these KRX owners bragging about they don’t have much if any spring sag. These are the guys that don’t understand its not just about the spring sage. It’s also about the shock valving and the overall performance of the car. Makes the car extremely faster and planted.
Yes it improves the handling as well. 👍
Probably a little bit better, but it's way too expensive to put in all that money with shock therapy plus people should be mind of that people on the East Coast ride to it's not just the West Coast. God bless everyone.
Ordered, Shock Therapy is about 5 to 6 weeks out.
Dang way longer then when I called, the word must be getting out. Sorry I just spent money for you! 😂 -Garrett
Garrett, Did you have them set the machine up for aggressive riding or mild trail riding?
Neither, they just took my weight, passenger weight and all the accessories I have. Also told them what I ride in most of the time. Make sure if you plan for more accessories you add those in account as well.
@@DerangedOffRoad did you tell them desert / mountain trail.
Yeah with 20% dunes
Hey Garrett, what did your ST upgrade consist of? Springs? Revolving the stock shocks or do they change out shock and body?
So they upgraded the springs and components. Also full revaluing and they use the existing fox shock housing. I should have order the silent crossover rings as well and I forgot.
Shock Therapy is amazing. I totally agree. I don't however agree that the KRX has the best suspension out of the box because that belongs to the Wilcdat XX / Tracker XTR all day!
It’s the fox shocks just a mid level shock but as with everything it can be better.The krx on the softest setting is pretty dang smooth but does have more body roll .Rock climbing we don’t care so much about body roll as do the guys running fast on trails and sand .
Correct and with this setup you can run soft or harder on the clickers and still get a nice plush ride. The adjustability alone is amazing to me on this setup for all kinds of terrain. 👍
Buying a krx but looking at a krx es and a krx special edition but will the es model have trouble down the road with the electric shocks can shock therapy springs come close to the es shocks and springs.
The shocks don’t ride better or work better on the ES. What your gaining is adjustability on the fly. Shocks and springs are the same on both models. My standard model rides better then an ES because I have Shock Therapy, but combine both and now you have a great riding machine and adjustability on the fly with the ES.
I just added ST spring kit to my Xrc sport, man the make a ton of noise,not real happy.Any tips?
I'm looking at trying to get a few more inches of ground clearance out of my krx. I was wondering if u knew anything about the lift links that t rex racing is selling. I called them and talked to them about how more clearance they would give u and they said about 3 inches. So I'm guessing that u might end up with about 1and a half to 2 full inches after it corrects the spring sag. Do u feel that is to much for the factory axles or do u think u would have to upgrade them. We do almost all of our riding here in Montana witch basically is all rock climbing to get back into the mountain lakes
I would not go with that lift setup personally. The main reason the springs will just continue to sag and you will lose all of it over time. Out of the few people that I know with them they said the ride is not better as well. Axles should be fine either way as well. The best thing to do is install new springs at least to get ride height back. 👍 -Garrett
Was wondering how your KRX is holding up with the Shock Therapy Springs? I had mine done a couple months ago and I'm concerned a little bit about the angle of the radius arms and driveshaft and the CV's. The ride height seems like it's too high to me.
I was thinking of backing off the preload on the springs to get the right height down a little bit.
So far everything has held up just fine with just over 1300 miles on the setup. -Garrett
@@DerangedOffRoad Thank you Garrett.
I’m pretty sure when Garrett got his socks back from Shock Therapy they were set up a little too tall. Something close to 17 or 18” ride height. He brought the ride height down some.
-Dave
@@DerangedOffRoad my KRX is at the shop getting a cage built for it. He has another KRX in the shop and we put them side-by-side and mine is taller than the other guys with 35 inch tires on it. The guy building the cage thinks the ride height is way too high. when he moves it around the shop he said it feels funny compared to the other one. When I get it home I'm going to lower the right height around 1-2 inches. Thank you Dave.
It should sit right around 16” to 16.5” is the recommendation. So get everything installed on the car first including you and your passenger when adjusting to that height. -Garrett
Looking forward to your test riding in the rocks. Looks good in the sandy whoops, but that is worthless to me. We have zero trails like that in these parts. Slow, steep and rocky for me.
On a side note, I read where ST had a slight rubbing issue with their spring only kit. Have you had any such issues with your complete rebuild?
I haven’t seen any issues so far. I have had it in the desert already and it performs great over all that and I would guess it won’t be any different in the mountains. I’ll be up in those trails soon as well. The clickers have so much adjustment now it’s crazy how well they work. -Garrett
@@DerangedOffRoad I have a feeling I will have some silver springs on my KRX before long... :)
I do as well 😂 -Garrett
I do a lot of gold prospecting in the mountains would the KRX be a good choice? I go way back in the back country. I live in Idaho near Boise.
If the trails aren’t to narrow then yes by far. 👍
@@DerangedOffRoad not narrow just a lot of rocks
It would be great for all that. One of the best riding machines out there off the dealer floor right now.
This question is not related to this video but I have a question about when you use the low gear and when you use the high gear. I asked the dealer and he really did not know too much about it. Can you clarify this for me?
I use high gear for pretty much everything from trails, sand and desert. If I’m in rocks it’s low gear and maybe very steep climbs. 👍-Garrett
@@DerangedOffRoad Thank you. That is what I wondered. The dealer told me that the reason people have problems with the belts is that they are not using the right gear. I felt like I was always going too slow because I was in low gear and the breaking 120 miles was to only be half throttle.
I have not had one slip even running this way. 👍
Where you guys out test riding at? Is that in AZ or Utah?
Sand hollow in Utah
I have the everything I mean the everything package. Would this help my ride.
Yes, absolutely. The stock springs can't handle the weight of all those accessories, plus cargo and passengers. Shock Therapy will take into account your total weight when calculating your spring rates.
Deranged Off-Road well I guess I will be making the change. Thanks great video by the way big fan.
Be sure you tell them deranged off-road sent you for a 0% discount. #notasponsor 😜 -Joe
Deranged Off-Road will do.
Was your front swaybar disconnected?
Nope I have always left it connected. -Garrett
Okay
Where does this video took place?
Sand Hollow in Southern Utah.
@@DerangedOffRoad thanks for the quick response..great honest video..
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Question?.. can u pls tell me the address or the exit of the place u went at sand hollow..pls.
Alex CR Water Tanks at Sand Hollow
Unnamed Road, Hurricane, UT 84737
goo.gl/maps/SJ1KfLcoUnfB8msV7
How can a company like Kawasaki get the suspension so wrong that Shock Therapy improves it so much? I don't get it.
All suspensions can be improved on. The KRX has one of the best rides off the showroom floor, but yes, it can be even better.
I hear ya...
LOL. You have it backwards. Kawasaki got it so right that ST makes it untouchable. It is by far the best OEM suspension, and is truly tuneable by suspension experts. The better it is to start with, the better it can be when dialed in.
The manufacturers have to follow strict guidelines by the department of transportation to pass the rollover test, so they have to make the suspension firm to get by the regulations, nothing they can do about it. Also they have to make the spring rates and valving a Compromise to suit a 120 pound driver to a 350 pound driver. Nobody can make the suspension perfect stock. shock therapy tunes the suspension for your riding style how much weight is on your machine and how much you weigh and how many riders you might have in your car. As you can see from this review when they tune the suspension for you it is absolutely fantastic.
@@patd4u2 In this clip they were adjusting shocks and from my understanding the spring preload could also be adjusted on the stock setup. The manufacturer has to choose the components to suit a wide variety of conditions and loads that it recommends. Granted in the video they didn't play around with spring tension on the stock vehicle and they used only two settings for both stock and modified suspensions. Maybe a setting of 6 on stock would be similar to 3 on modified. But my understanding from the opinions of the riders there was a notable difference between the two. Its possible anyone could prefer the stock suspension for their load and driving style. Maybe Kawasaki preferred a setup that is more suitable for slow very rough riding. But with all the adjustability in both spring preload and shock valving you would think would cover the widest variations stock. These machines are expensive enough that you would think the stock suspension would good enough without resorting to the after market. We're not talking desert racers here they seemed like your ordinary riders.
What did it cost to do shock therapy to your KRX ?
About $1800 when we did it. -Garrett
@@DerangedOffRoad Thanks, picking up a Krx 1000 this friday I want to thank your channel for helping us to decide to go this direction we are in Prescott Arizona and we watch all your videos.
@@sonnyhelms2962 no problem and thanks for watching 👍-Garrett
I have a question, OTD price for the setup you have would run me? Thx for the video... Have a good one👍
About $1800 after shipping it to them as well.
If you live in or around AZ, you can save at least a couple hundred bucks by dropping it off. They’re in north Phoenix.
Awesome.. so worth the money... Cheaper than the kawi Stereo system.. thx for reply! 🍺 I go to PHX every couple months for work, i bet can load them on the plane and pay a flat cargo fee....
Stop with the music love the content though