I have a warrior with the rear shock totally gone. Has anyone on here rebuilt one before? I'm a little worried about the proper tooling to handle the spring preload. Where would one even buy the seals and stuff? I called a salvage yard, they priced one at 45$ But how can I know if it will be good and even then I would probably need to mess around with getting a nitrogen shot and then it may fail soon anyway. I know on my RM 250 the rear went bad after a huge jump and the back tire wanted to bounce over the front so it isn't something that's safe to ride like that.
Shock rebuilding
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Warrior1996
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Might be better buying another rear shock or upgrading to banshee or 2001 raptor 660 rear shock
I would like to just upgrade to a banshee altogether! I love that two stroke power. If I do find one for a banshee is it direct fit? I'm not bad mouthing the warrior though, they are fast enough , easy to ride , easier to maintain than most ATV's. The perfect ATV for anyone that likes to trail ride and go fast as well.
Warrior1996
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You have to mod the airbox in order to clear the external reservoir of the banshee shock. There should be a thread on here explaining the procedure. Most people I believe just heat up the airbox and then push it in a little bit for clearance. But other than that yes its a direct fit.
CJCaldie
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warrior shocks are not rebuildable. banshee shocks are a great way to improve performance without busting the bank and they are rebuildable
alex456123
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The rear shock is.
CJCaldie
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Rly?
Warrior1996
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Yeah, I thought it was rebuildable too lol
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Yeah it can be rebuilt but it's like polishing a turd. You spend the cash to do it and it'll still kill your back unless you're 14, nobody cared when they were 14, lol!
I am going to get a banshee shock for it. But I do want to know how to rebuild them. I have one on a 2001 Suzuki RM250 GNCC race bike that I busted and know I can't afford to replace it. And I just want to know for the future.
Talk to Yamahauler, he has a couple banshee shocks for sale cheap
Beastmode17
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Bart on Youtube Maultech show several different shock rebuilds and so does Elka, same concepts. Most use a higher flowing piston, new seals, fluids. and spacers if needed.
