Kodiak 450 Shocks

jschaafs · May 29, 2018

Have been poking around this site for a while looking for help and have found lots of good info...but now I'm stuck. 2013 Kodiak 450EPS. (Same as a Grizzly) Shocks are shockingly bad and I'd like to replace them but I can't find much info for this model year. Current shocks Front: 17S-F2210-001 KYB 3B11 OEM 163873 Rear: 1CT-F3350-10 KYB 3A22 OEM 944849. I sent a note to KYB, they're no help. They cannot even give me the dimensions for the shocks that I have. I've contacted Elka and Fox but neither apparently have a shock that fits.

This link gives a great review of some Elka shocks on a 450, but it's 2010, not the same as my 2013.
https://us.elkasuspension.com/news/product-review-elka-stage-2-suspension-for-yamaha-grizzly-450-irs/

I'm leaning towards the Fox Float 3/EVOL R, or the Elka Stage 2, if I could find the PN for shocks that fit.

I could probably live with the Progressive 512 series, but same concern, I don't have the dimensions for my current shocks and don't know what Progressive 512 to buy.

Has anyone done a shock swap on a 2013?

Does anyone have the dimensions for the stock shocks?

Any other ideas?

wheelsquad · Nov 10, 2018

Did you ever find a front shock set that worked for you?

I'm new to this group. I've been on grizzlycentral.com for a while though.

jschaafs · Nov 12, 2018

Kodiak 2013 Shock swap

Fox and Elka eventually replied that they hadn't spent anytime/$ working on the 2013 Kodiak and couldn't help. A number of custom shock shops sent the samereply. I ended up with a local shopcustom modifying a set of Elka Stage 2 shocks. $1,500 all said and done. Butit's my wife's machine...Happy wife and all that. She loves the new shocks. No dive and roll. We rode across Nfld thissummer, 1,300 km over 14 days and the new shocks are awesome. On the final day she said "We should tothat again!"

wheelsquad · Nov 14, 2018

jschaafs said:
Fox and Elka eventually replied that they hadn't spent anytime/$ working on the 2013 Kodiak and couldn't help. A number of custom shock shops sent the samereply. I ended up with a local shopcustom modifying a set of Elka Stage 2 shocks. $1,500 all said and done. Butit's my wife's machine...Happy wife and all that. She loves the new shocks. No dive and roll. We rode across Nfld thissummer, 1,300 km over 14 days and the new shocks are awesome. On the final day she said "We should tothat again!"

That's awesome to hear! I had received the same reply from Elka about a year ago. Do you remember what the shop had to modify? Was it just something external to get them to bolt up? Bushing width? Shock length?

Kodiak 450 Shocks

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