IMO a shock is a shock the fox ones are obviously lighter and a little more adjustable. No big difference how ever tho the stock ones aren't very hard worth replacing with something else. For me raptors are for the bigger guys and air is for the smaller guys
Ok installed and I went for a ride. First off way smoother over the whooped out trails around my house, I did not bottom out on the hard snow, I do have the pressures setup more for full gear and fuel on the tunnel.
I would put those ugly rubber boots on them old dirtbikes had on their forks. My coil springs on my 14 are super chipped up from the scratchers kicking up rocks.