Fox Life!!! Anything Related to Fox Suspension

Might be a case to case basis, but I drowned my threads with lube and adjusted mine with no issue on the truck. I'd give it a crack and just be very observant and slow at first.

 

Thanks guys, I'll try it first without the compressor, but I'll try to be really careful not to damage the spanner hole. If it's not going, I'll wait and order the compressor that MCDavis linked - looks like it's

$120 8MILELAKE Macpherson Strut Spring Compressor Kit Interchangeable Fork Coil Extractor Tool Set

only $110.

 

Yep, I think I paid around $105

 

Anyone have on in San Diego they want to rent out?

 

I just used these to adjust my coils while on my truck. Worked great and definitely is a wallet saver!



https://www.ebay.com/p/Ampro-T70570...9%26rvr_ts%3Dec4a63921660ad480713ae33fff0a6f9

 

For what ever reason those didn't work so well for me,

 

Hmm. I wonder why because mine are probably cranked more than most people have theirs cranked.

 

that seems like a lot of preload

 

Drop bracket lift, so that’s a longer coilover and just appears to have more preload.

 

Yep, drop bracket here too and I have 2.5" of exposed threads. Still a long way from coil bind.

 

Call Eibach again today about the spring failure on the Fox 2.5s, long story short they dont Warrenty or offer discount on broken springs that were made for Fox.

Nor do they sell replacements in the needed size.

4 years old in Pa

 

Bummer

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE

 

Wow, that's in rough shape!

We have a bunch of those springs here that are take-offs. 13x3.0x600 are $20/spring + shipping.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrCoNZxxalk

 

Got any 14x3.0x600 that cheap?

 

Is that the size that comes on the Fox 2.5s ?
13x3.0x600

 

Unfortunately not, just the 13" long 600's.

 

A 50 is way too soft I have a 50 in the rear shocks.

For dual purpose you need a stack with 2 or 3 zones with a progressive stack. The biggest shims should be thinner to allow the shock to move and the smaller shims need to be thicker to stiffen the stack over larger bumps.

In the front I ended up with an #80 with a flutter valve for compression and custom 95 for rebound with a .012, 015 and then 2 .020s.
The flutter valve allows me to use the .012 and soak up small bumps without it being too stiff and the .015s are for the big bumps.

I think a #60 compression and 75 or 80 rebound will work for trails on the soft side. For big bumps a 75 or 80 will be needed and they still allow full travel and a 85 or stiffer rebound stack.

Overall my shocks work great on the street, trails and good at the dunes. This last trip up north it worked great. I think I have found a really good balance, I was able to keep it soft enough for the street and still take a good sized hit off road. Not stiff enough to jump but firm enough to go 70 on power line trails and control big hits.