Radflo Coilover Shocks review / feedback?

Canyon Coolers · Jun 8, 2023

Jms1 said:
I do not see much on here regarding Radflo shocks. Has anyone had any experience with them? I see they make an extended travel front coil over with an extended length of 23.898 offering 2"-3" of lift. They also make a standard travel with an extended length of 23.35" offering 0-2" of lift. Sounds like this would be good for cv angle being they do not exceed 24 inches and have the ability to not add to much lift for those that want a upgraded shock with out 3 plus inches of lift. I like the King and Fox but if you have a Badlands and are looking to level the front sag from adding a winch and bumper they just add to much lift. Maybe Radflo could fill this gap? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank You

They are smaller, and flexible, you'll get to talk to a talented technician or engineer. Probably more old school then Icon, They are well regarded and i would or may work with them in the future. Met them at Overland West. Solid low key people. Never heard any complaints about them. They were also willing to match a spring to a shock, so you have a choice, which seems right up your alley.

BryantC · Jun 9, 2023

Anybody running billet upper control arms with their Radflo's?

akturbo · Jun 13, 2023

Got some miles on the 550 front springs, awesome! At the same pre-load (0 threads showing at the top) the front came down 0.8" compared to 650s that come with the shocks, then I added 3/8" preload back. Going to add a little more preload today and get an alignment tomorrow. We wheeled this weekend at Walker Valley, the overall setup (Ext Radflos, Icon UCA, Metal Cloak rear links/trackbar) just made everything easier, so smooth and the little bit of lift kept me from scraping compared to the other two Broncos with us. The suspension absolutely ate up every bump, dip, and pothole on the road, I didn't know it was possible to get a better offroad ride than SAS.

Since mine came with 18" springs, I figured why 16" and stuck with 18". The reason for 16": You don't need a massive spring compressor AND the pre-load adjuster won't be right under the reservoir fittings. Stick with 16" springs!! I had to grind the hell out of my adjuster to fit under the fittings. It's easy for the shock part number: Length, I.D, and Rate.

Forgot to mention that I found the Broncbuster Braces were hitting the driver spring but not the passenger spring. Since I added the RC steering rack bushings I didn't want to toss the braces so I decided to grind down the back of the brace a bit and now it clears.

On the rear, the springs were just fine. Installing the rear resi bracket per instructions I had to bend the bracket over the top of the frame to clear the tires. My 35x12.5's were hitting the resi in the garage on the jack. If bending them over the frame didn't work I was going to find a new spot in front of the shock.

I'll send this feedback to Radflo, this was a lot of work but now that it's done I'm happy. So: 1. check with your dealer that the front springs are 16" and not 18". 2. Look into 550s or anything less than 650s for the front. 3. So far I'm the only one to complain about rear resi clearance so keep an eye on it before you hit the trails.

Good luck!