It is no secret that Can-Am chose to cut corners on shocks and sway bars, so I have been looking for an affordable alternative to aftermarket complete shock spring upgrades. After looking I decided that I would go with M2 Gen III shocks. After giving M2 a call to ask some questions the owner Marcus Mcbain told me about a new option to his shock spring combos, which is a spring kit for your factory shocks. The spring kit cost about half as much as his M2 Gen III shocks and is close to two thirds less than his new Platinum shocks. I decided to go with the spring kit for my wife’s 2019 F3 T, he gave me the choice of installing the kit myself or getting factory shocks with the springs installed by him with a $250 core charge. I went with the stock shocks with spring installed from him, only took 3 business days to get.
When I came home from work Monday afternoon and opened the box, I was surprised by how nice they were! The shocks not only had new springs but also had a new spring perch and preload adjuster with bearings that allow the springs to rotate freely. Three days later I was able to install the new shocks.
After a short shakedown run, I was amazed at how much better her F3 T felt while riding. The nanny was way less likely to intervene when making quick evasive movements like you would if you were surprised by a pothole in the road, and it was over-all less twitchy on our two-lane roads here in Nebraska. You could feel the joints in the road a little more; but had a much more controlled and smoother ride over bigger gaps/small potholes; when braking there was much less dive; and cornering was flatter. I would have to say that this spring upgrade on my wife’s F3 T was almost as big of an improvement as putting a Baja Ron sway bar on her 2021 Ryker Sport was.
When I came home from work Monday afternoon and opened the box, I was surprised by how nice they were! The shocks not only had new springs but also had a new spring perch and preload adjuster with bearings that allow the springs to rotate freely. Three days later I was able to install the new shocks.
After a short shakedown run, I was amazed at how much better her F3 T felt while riding. The nanny was way less likely to intervene when making quick evasive movements like you would if you were surprised by a pothole in the road, and it was over-all less twitchy on our two-lane roads here in Nebraska. You could feel the joints in the road a little more; but had a much more controlled and smoother ride over bigger gaps/small potholes; when braking there was much less dive; and cornering was flatter. I would have to say that this spring upgrade on my wife’s F3 T was almost as big of an improvement as putting a Baja Ron sway bar on her 2021 Ryker Sport was.
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) plus the upgraded M2 springs. :thumbup:
