Edelbrock Rod Hall XT Shocks?????

[vlxjim]

I- Man,
Thanks for your input.


Samco,
Don't get me wrong I think that most would agree that the Fox shock are the $hit. But I was quoted $380 ea for the Fox and $157 ea for the XT's and right now I'm looking for something better that stock. My worry was that the XT was softer than stock. I sounds as if they are in fact stiffer.

[ROX]

I had a set of the Rod Hall Edelbrock shocks for a while. I drove to Reno and had them installed, then ran thru Mojave and did some serious trails around Phoenix rated 4 and up. I broke one. I went back thru Reno on the way home and they replaced both front shocks. The reservoir needs to be mounted properly or your tire can rub the hose and cause it to leak, or worse, rub the reservoir. (I broke something inside) I only run 35" BFG muds. IMO, the shocks feel soft on the road, but when you're running on a washboard gravel road these things heat up and perform flawlessly. I really liked them for that. I also took them to Moab and decided they were too soft if you were bouncing around on the rocks at slow speed. The rebound rate of the shock isn't really set up for slow rock crawling. I talked with a fellow that works with the Rod Hall Race Team and he told me they're setup to skip off the top of the washboards when you're flying along gravel roads.
I still have them if you'd like them.
The Edelbrock are very specific for fast desert type terrain. If you do that most of the time, you might really like them.

I haven't run the Fox shocks, I'm sure they would be fine.

I've got Rancho 9000's right now.

[Mr. I - Man]

Originally Posted by H2 Rocks

I had a set of the Rod Hall Edelbrock shocks for a while. I drove to Reno and had them installed, then ran thru Mojave and did some serious trails around Phoenix rated 4 and up. I broke one. I went back thru Reno on the way home and they replaced both front shocks. The reservoir needs to be mounted properly or your tire can rub the hose and cause it to leak, or worse, rub the reservoir. (I broke something inside) I only run 35" BFG muds. IMO, the shocks feel soft on the road, but when you're running on a washboard gravel road these things heat up and perform flawlessly. I really liked them for that. I also took them to Moab and decided they were too soft if you were bouncing around on the rocks at slow speed. The rebound rate of the shock isn't really set up for slow rock crawling. I talked with a fellow that works with the Rod Hall Race Team and he told me they're setup to skip off the top of the washboards when you're flying along gravel roads.
I still have them if you'd like them.
The Edelbrock are very specific for fast desert type terrain. If you do that most of the time, you might really like them.

I haven't run the Fox shocks, I'm sure they would be fine.

I've got Rancho 9000's right now.

Are you looking to sell the fronts( Rod Hall shocks)?