Ok I see more and more remote reservoir shocks and I did a search on here and couldn't find a previous discussion of this topic.

reservoir shocks vs standard shocks
pros?
cons?
Discussion of ride quality
on road / off road
mean time to replacement vs other shocks

I know I could just Google and get a ton of sites but you never know if what gets posted is legit or what is just manufactures bragging about how great their product is.

Thanks,
Matt

 

You can ask Don at www.thurenfabrication.com. He has the King brand, and he is a great guy to deal with.

 

the resi allow for more cooling area. important if there is allot of suspension movement, from off roading usually. keeps the oil cool... I'm sure there is a more techy answer but that is about it.

as for ride, you can typically have them built how you want them. If you dont like the ride, they can be rebuilt.

they can be rebuilt and you can purchase only the parts you need to do it. from the shaft to the body and everything in the middle.

they should last longer due to typically larger parts.

hope this helps.

 

In my opinion, the reservoirs allow for two things that make them more desireable than an internal reservoir shock:

1) shorter shock length for any given amount of travel. The dividing piston (not sure if thats the proper name) that separates the nitrogen from the oil is in the reservoir instead of the shock body. This frees up space in the body allowing for more travel than the same length internal reservoir shock.

2) increased oil capacity. More oil means better cooling. The reservoir itself really isn't designed to cool the shock but it is a byproduct of the design and does help.

The biggest con is you have another part that needs to be mounted.