Mountain Cat 900 Front Shocks...

[Rob.G]

The King Cat I bought just keeps on needing more and more parts. Now it looks like it'll need one front shock; my attitude is if I'm replacing one, I'll replace both to be sure they're both the same etc etc. I happen to have a like-new set of M8 front shocks that I've had in a tub for 15 years. Any chance those would fit? Not sure what the eye-to-eye length is or anything else. I'm guessing the springs might be a bit softer, but I could reuse the springs off the old shocks I guess.

Thoughts?

 

[boondocker97]

According to the OEM part number description the OEM float shocks on a 2005 king cat are 15.8" long. The M-series front shocks are about 17.5" so a pretty significant difference. I would just get the ones you have rebuilt.

 

[Rob.G]

Wow, bigger difference than I thought. Where's a good place to get them rebuilt?

 

[boondocker97]

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carverperformance.com

or any local suspension shock should be able to handle it if you don't want to ship.

 

[Jerry2star]

You could look into doing an AGLT style mod by using the wide arms off a zr and those shocks.
Below is the 2001 800 Le I had that i put 18" zr 440 shocks on, (LE had the zr arms) was a pinch to get them in but the 17.5" may go in without issue, though your camber will be off it really gets the front end out of the snow.

 

[Rob.G]

Following up.. I found another place that I may want to use to rebuild these. He wants to know what brand they are. He suspects "Works" but I have no idea and is concerned about getting parts for them. Anybody have any more details I can give him?

 

[mattymac]

Following up.. I found another place that I may want to use to rebuild these. He wants to know what brand they are. He suspects "Works" but I have no idea and is concerned about getting parts for them. Anybody have any more details I can give him?

Try suspension pros.

I have talked to them before about custom valving on some old school mod shocks (fox, ACT works etc) and they seemed more than happy to work with me on them. I havent used them yet but I am planning on doing so soon by sending them many different sets of shocks.

Theyre pretty active on FB if you have it look em up.

 

[Reeb]

Any shock off a 36" sled will work. Those ACT shocks weren't the best even tho they were manufactured by Fox for Cat. Cheap quality internals. I did love those Ti springs tho.

 

[Rob.G]

I ended up buying a pair of used Mountain Cat 900 shocks from eBay for $100, then swapped the KK springs onto them. Problem solved.