P1000 Rough Country Vertex Review

[Scamih]

I posted some pictures on another post and a few guys have asked about these. I hit the trails today. I used to have stock shocks, I upgraded to Rough Country M1 and I was happy with those. I recently upgraded the front to Vertex and they are a much softer ride, I’ve been running on 5 out of 13 so on the soft side. I noticed they were much softer hitting bumps and ruts. Today I went to a spot that I usually bottom out the Front with M1s. I hit it at the normal speed that I usually bottom out at and it didn’t. I hit it about 10 mph faster that than I normally hit it and it didn’t bottom out. Overall I’m real happy with them. Going to come in real handy when I’m going up and down at Tacket Creek to see the old house and overlook. That’s the spot where I noticed that the M1s were a lot better than stock. I am going to leave the rear as M1s. My recommendation if you are running stock shocks and you are budget minded. Go with Rough Country m1 on the rear and vertex on the front. Vertex are worth the extra money.

 

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[someguy1313]

nice! (wanna sell the old M1s from the front? planning to upgrade all around someday, but if it made sense to us both, i'd be interested.

 

[Scamih]

Sure I’ll send you pics in IM have less than a year and about 500 miles.

 

[TxDoc]

Thank you for the review and write-up

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[Mopower58]

I put M1’s all the way around on my 2016 P1. Definite improvement plus spring adjustability.

 

[someguy1313]

Sure I’ll send you pics in IM have less than a year and about 500 miles.

replied. ready to send money

 

[someguy1313]

Mos Def do a 30 day review of the Vertex. they look great!

 

[Scamih]

I will. I will try to find friend’s pioneer with fox shocks and compare them. That’s what people really want to know about.

 

[Scamih]

A neighbor and a guy I work with is close to landing a new pioneer with Fox shocks so I’ll be able to do a good sxs. FYI, to ship 2 M1 shocks from Illinois to Tennessee is 27$ ups. 48$usps.

 

[Scamih]

I actually figured out that he’s getting the 3 seater and the trail is the only version that comes with fox shocks. I steered him that direction. For the money I think the winch and shocks are worth it.

 

[Scamih]

I still haven’t compared to Fox but I’ve used my machine a lot over the the last month and I’m still real happy with the vertex shocks. Last night while checking trail cams I hit a big hole going around the edge of field that I couldn’t see because of the grass and the front with vertex took it pretty smooth the rear with RC M1 I could tell it almost bottomed out. I’ve ridden the trails a lot and they do great there. I like them. I still think for a budget upgrade 599 for vertex front and 350 for M1 rear is the way to go. Definitely spend the extra for the vertex on the front. They keep you from bottoming out where the M1 didn’t in extremes like Tackett creek rock climb to the old house or hitting a rut in a field driving fast. I’m still running them on a setting 5 out of 13. If you want better shocks on front and back and are going to spend 1200 on vertex all of the way around I would save my money and pay 1600 for fox. I’m still planning to compare to a set of fox just haven’t got it done yet.

 

[ABreau]

I still haven’t compared to Fox but I’ve used my machine a lot over the the last month and I’m still real happy with the vertex shocks. Last night while checking trail cams I hit a big hole going around the edge of field that I couldn’t see because of the grass and the front with vertex took it pretty smooth the rear with RC M1 I could tell it almost bottomed out. I’ve ridden the trails a lot and they do great there. I like them. I still think for a budget upgrade 599 for vertex front and 350 for M1 rear is the way to go. Definitely spend the extra for the vertex on the front. They keep you from bottoming out where the M1 didn’t in extremes like Tackett creek rock climb to the old house or hitting a rut in a field driving fast. I’m still running them on a setting 5 out of 13. If you want better shocks on front and back and are going to spend 1200 on vertex all of the way around I would save my money and pay 1600 for fox. I’m still planning to compare to a set of fox just haven’t got it done yet.

Are you still enjoying your vertex shocks. I have a set coming this week hopefully!

 

[Scamih]

Yes they were a good purchase and a good add on. I have vertex on the front and m1 on the rear. Let us know how you like them. Did you do 4 vertex? I kind of wish I had but I don’t notice needing them on the back very often.

 

[ABreau]

Yes they were a good purchase and a good add on. I have vertex on the front and m1 on the rear. Let us know how you like them. Did you do 4 vertex? I kind of wish I had but I don’t notice needing them on the back very often.

I did order front and rear vertex. I'll keep u posted!

 

[RacinJasonWV]

Did you ever get a chance to compare them to the FOX shocks?

 

[Scamih]

Did you ever get a chance to compare them to the FOX shocks?

No. I’m sorry I will still try. Life got busy real quick. My buddy ended up not getting one with fox shocks.

 

[ABreau]

I still haven’t compared to Fox but I’ve used my machine a lot over the the last month and I’m still real happy with the vertex shocks. Last night while checking trail cams I hit a big hole going around the edge of field that I couldn’t see because of the grass and the front with vertex took it pretty smooth the rear with RC M1 I could tell it almost bottomed out. I’ve ridden the trails a lot and they do great there. I like them. I still think for a budget upgrade 599 for vertex front and 350 for M1 rear is the way to go. Definitely spend the extra for the vertex on the front. They keep you from bottoming out where the M1 didn’t in extremes like Tackett creek rock climb to the old house or hitting a rut in a field driving fast. I’m still running them on a setting 5 out of 13. If you want better shocks on front and back and are going to spend 1200 on vertex all of the way around I would save my money and pay 1600 for fox. I’m still planning to compare to a set of fox just haven’t got it done yet.

How do find adjusting the Vertex shocks for the lift adjustment?
Is there a Allen key to loosen so u can raise or lower the adjuster?
I had them installed and he didn't want to adjust them so they are set from factory. not much lift at all. Front and back were also a bit different.

 

[Scamih]

Turn a knob real easy.

 

[Scamih]

I set my front at 5 out of 13.

 

[ABreau]

Turn a knob real easy.

Yes for ride stiffness. but I am referring to the shock itself. u can compress it to raise the bike up.