Bent rear shock.....

[TomKat72]

I recently bent the rear shock and control rods of the rear skid on my 07 APEX and I was wondering if anyone else has had the same issue?

 

[shawnmcgr]

No, but I have bent the crossshaft that the control rods tie into between the rails. You must have bent that as well!

How did you do that?

 

[TomKat72]

Nothing else was bent. Luckily my buddy just replaced his rear suspension with a Timbersled one and had parts he sold me for 1/3 of the retail price. I guess the cause was from hitting some big jumps with a flat landing and landing on the tail while applying liberal amounts of throttle. I've jumped and landed this way many times in the past but i guess I just found the correct formula for "bent shock alamode". After riding his with the Timbersled Mt. Tamer installed I may have to go that route as it was a sweet ride compared to stock!