Why Shock Travel Is Important

Let's Get After It - Season 1 Ep 11
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When you start diving into trail riding and being off road, a tuned and dialed in suspension becomes more and more important. One of the most important avenues of a great suspension is shock travel!
What is shock travel?
Why is shock travel so important?
What is the optimal up and down shock movement?
We answer those and more on this week's episode of Let's Get After It
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[@IWNTYU]

Omg that's for this video. I have this exact problem. I have about 2 to 3 inches of up travel

[@TheOutlawOffroad]

For slow crawling 3-4" of up travel is ok. We would probably recommend a shorter shock for you

[@StormbornJKU]

Very well explained!! I’m actually going through my rear end now trying to see if I can get a larger shock back there. I felt that was my only limiting factor. Turns out my springs are. With my current RK 3.5” springs I can only get 11” of travel before they unseat. My shocks are right at 11” of travel. So unless I change springs I can’t get a bigger shock which is disappointing, but at least I know where the limits are.

[@TheOutlawOffroad]

Definitely a good thing to know where your limits are. Depending on your tire size, 4.5" RK springs paired with a 12-12.5" stroke shock could net you a decent amount of travel. The other option is to do custom shock mounts to get a longer shock in there.
Just make sure your brake lines, locker lines, etc are all within their limits so you arent stretching those out with the additional travel.