Fox Shocks (WOOHOO!) but small issue (WOMP WOMP)...

Marie has been a HUGE help, and a pleasure to work with, and today I picked up my Fox 2.5 Rear Remote Resi DSC shocks!

I opened the box to inspect the goods (duh)...and noticed that the reservoirs are connected 180* from the direction they should be going. It occurred to me that I got the "extended" travel ones, which I understand are the ones for the Tundra. I think this may be why my reservoirs are going the wrong way (see pics below).

Question...what do I do? Is there any way I can rotate the right angle connectors 180* the other way? Hopefully this is something I can DIY or have done locally, these things are too bad ass and I don't wanna send them back!


Both reservoirs are exiting the same direction in relation to the shock bodies.


The tube should exit the shock body and go left, here it's going right. So if this was mounted on the driver's side, the reservoir would have to go towards the rear of the truck.

 

Send them to me I'll try them out...

 

Robert sent you an e-mail

 

Again, GREAT customer service! I'll post here for anyone else who may run into this...

 

so what was the fix?

 

Marie is sending them to me.. To try

 

The 90 degree fixture can be rotated to point the other direction. A 180 degree rotation with these is not uncommon, I just wouldn't want to go beyond this and really you shouldn't have to.

Take for example the 2.0 rear with remote reservoir (

$259 985-24-117 Reservoir Shock CD Adjuster

985-24-117), they come with the 90 pointing straight down. With it pointing straight down when the reservoir is clamped to the shock body the reservoir hangs down further than the shock body and the hose doesn't bend enough to prevent this. If the 90 is angled forward just a bit the reservoir can be camped so that the bottom of it aligns with the bottom of the shock. Because a lot of the FOX shocks are used for various platforms, it's not uncommon to have to adjust the reservoirs as needed during install. We actually get this question a lot.

In making these adjustments on our own (we run FOX ourselves) we have always been able to do so without causing a leak.

That said if concerned we recommend contacting FOX and discussing with them before adjusting.

 

As soon as you send me your $$$$$

 

Robert's advice is:

There's a lock nut that can be loosened and allows the 90* fitting to be rotated. Rotate the fitting clockwise (tighten) if there are enough threads, if not, THEN go in the other direction. Make small adjustments. Lock down the lock nut once the fitting is where you want it.

I was afraid moving it would cause a loss of nitrogen or oil. Robert confirmed that while this is possible, there's usually always enough thread left to do this and he hasn't seen a leak result from this adjustment. Making small adjustments and keeping the lock nut close is the key.

 

Whoops. Too late, I was eating dinner. Thanks!

 

I already sent you a bunch

 

Follow up...

Following directions from Robert at Headstrong (posted twice, above) I was able to rotate the 90* hose fitting on the shock body this morning. Had to loosen the entire fitting+lock nut just a tad in order to get the lock nut to move. Other than that, there was enough thread (you only need 1/2 of one) to rotate in the "tighten" direction. No loss of fluid or nitrogen.

Since I'm now 180* from where they were from the factory, my reservoirs now mount with the Fox logo upside-down. I contacted Fox to see if I could get a couple of replacement decals to put rightside-up. This isn't the reason I bought the shocks, so if Fox doesn't come through I'll just leave 'em upside-down.

 

Finally got my coilovers and getting around to installing the kit, but I've run to another issue with the rear shocks...

The lower mount is a rubber bushing with a metal sleeve going through the middle. The rubber bushing is the exact width of the lower shock mount, but the sleeve sticks out both sides of the bushing. 1-2MM on one side of the bushing and probably 5MM on the other. This will DEFINITELY not fit in the lower shock mount. I have a 2014, so the new mount issue shouldn't affect me, but apparently it does?

My plan for tomorrow is to hacksaw or grind the part of the metal sleeve that sticks out to make it flush with the bushing, but has anyone run into this problem and found a better solution?

 

Update for documentation and in case anyone else has issues installing these shocks...

Front (Fox 2.5 remote reservoirs + DSC):
The reservoir is extremely difficult to maneuver and mount. This is partially caused by the angle of the hose fittings and the stiffness of the hose itself. I called Fox and they told me that the fittings are angled from the factory to make the shocks fit in the box and they usually require some adjustment for installation. I backed out the lock nuts so the fittings could move a bit, and used a little force to get the resis mounted.

Rear (Fox 2.5 extended remote resi + DSC):
After getting the reservoirs pointed the right way, my next obstacle was getting the bottom mounts to fit in the Tacoma bucket. Remembering that these are fact Tundra shocks, it made sense that the bottom eyelet bushing and sleeve were too wide for the Tacoma. I took a Dremel with a metal cutoff wheel and started grinding the sleeve flush with the bushing. Then I ground sleeve and bushing and test fitted every so often. On the driver's side, the ring just above the bottom mount was contacting the bucket (I guess my 2014 is special) so I used the Dremel to grind the bucket a bit for some more space.

 

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Thanks for the Info as I don't find much install info on the FOX 2.5 Extended Shock 883-24-006 for the taco.

Lesson Learned :

• Take Fox Instructions (Meant for Tundra) and shit can.
• Bottom Shock Bushing is wider as expected for tundra fit - Sawz all will do trick- Trim it put it in a vise and hack away.
• How the Reservoirs are coupled to shocks (Both reservoirs need to be moved 180 Degrees).
• On the shock Loosen that lock nut slowly then start moving the Hydraulic 90 degree fitting where you want.
• Drivers Rear Shock - Reservoir faces the Front of Truck.
• Passenger Rear Shock- Reservoir faces Rear of Truck.
• Reservoir Fox Stickers removed since it is upside down and installed new sticker supplied with fox shock.
• Use some POR 15 Black Gloss Spray to get that frame nice with those new toys.

 

I know this is an old thread but I thought I'd add to it in case anyone in the future runs into this problem and is searching for answers. I didn't want to grind down the lower eyelet hardware on tundra shock 883-26-006 (Tundra rear shocks w/ DSC) to allow it to fit in my tacoma. Instead, I called Fox and they told me that I need the following parts.

Fox Tacoma bushing PN: 014-11-003-A
Fox Tacoma sleeve PN: 213-27-004-B

They should be coming in the mail in the next few days. I plan to press out the tundra parts from press in the tacoma ones and this should solve that issue.

 

Can you share your process and tools for swapping the bushings? I’d like to do this next time I remove the shocks for service.