i stick with Fox shocks since every single one out there in the quad and sled world that uses them has interchangeable parts except for shaft length and they're high quality. servicing and tuning them is ridiculously easy once you've done it one time. if you go to Fox Shock's website, you can download the standard service manual on the Ride Fox portion of the site.
which to chose? start by measuring your eye-to-eye distance. buy a decent used pair based on that, make sure they have good shafts, no pitting/rust and not bent. shafts cost around $55 each new. with length resolved, it doesn't matter what they were on, they're all basically the same inside. front springs from sleds tend to be a good choice. for rears, the fox podiums off of polaris predators work pretty well. one way to hone in spring rate is to change the mounting points so the motion ratio changes-- using leverage to tune the rate.
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