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maintaining and rebuilding shocks Story by: Shaun Ochsner
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ou pay a premium for your off-road degrading your shock effectiveness. If shocks. Like everything else they are overlooked, parts can start to fail. going to need some TLC. Our pre-runner series King Shocks were no exception. We brought them over to the team at LaFortune Race Cars. Owned by longtime off-road racer Jason LaFortune, his shop offers full race prep and fabrication services. Their crew pays attention to every detail when it comes to working on your off-road vehicle. Sometimes one of the most overlooked details of off-road prep, are shocks. Whether off-road racing, pre-running or general off-road usage, those shocks are going to need to be rebuilt. The seals wear out, oil begins to break down DIRTSPORTSWORLD.COM | 57
