Alternative option for mounting rear shock reservoir

I just installed fox 2.0 (985-24-118) with the rear resi. The shocks came with the “piggyback” clamp and in my opinion it left the hose and resi too close to my wheel/tire for my liking. I searched around for other clamps and they ranged from 50$-80$ while also reading some of these clamps don’t work with the 2.0s. To be completely honest I didn’t want to pay that much for a clamp.
Took a measurement of the resi and it’s approximately 2.25in. (Even though fox states the clamp it came with was a 2in clamp) I was able to find this clamp on Amazon for 20$.

2.2'' Led Light Bar Mounts Mounting Bracket,Roll Bar Clamp Bracket Bull Bars Roof Racks Roll Cages Compatible with Jeep ATV UTV RZRTrucks Boat Off-Road Bumper (2.2" Clamp - Pack 2)

$14 2.2'' Led Light Bar Mounts Mounting Bracket,Roll Bar Clamp Bracket Bull Bars Roof Racks Roll Cages Compatible with Jeep ATV UTV RZRTrucks Boat Off-Road Bumper (2.2" Clamp - Pack 2)

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Once opened the clamp was just slightly too big
I was able to put some 3M safety walk tape in-between the clamp and rubber grip to give it a much tighter seal. As is I cannot move the resi. The lip of the rubber and sticky end of the tape will help hold the 3M tape where it needs to be.
I tired to place the resi where there was no bend in the hose. This was possible on the driver side, but not possible on the passager side without drilling a new hole into the frame. There are already two holes in the frame that are near the resi:


Once placed to my liking I used a locking nut, bolt, washer with loctite on the bolt to secure the clamp to the frame.
On the passenger side the resi is up far enough to where the leafs won’t come into contact with the resi when the wheel is tucked and the bottom part of the bed doesn’t seem to come in contact with the hose.

Over all was a quick, cheap, and easy way to move my resi. Hope this can In Some way help some of y’all. Also open to hear how some of y’all have moved your resi using other “aftermarket clamps”.

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Vince

 

Nice job, Vince. One thing that I found interesting is that you bucked the principle of maintaining symmetry in choosing the location of your reservoirs. This was due to your wishing to avoid drilling an additional hole in the passenger side frame. I know for sure I would have drilled the additional hole so that the appearance of each shock set up was the same on each side. I'd venture to guess that if one hundred TacomaWorld cats mounted reservoir shocks, only a small percentage (maybe 20%) would elect to go the unsymmetrical route, so you are in the minority there.

Then Fox 2.0's are something I'm considering. I'm either getting them or the Bilstein 5160's. Lots of dudes say the Fox's are the better off road choice, but the billie's are smoother on pavement. On the other hand, if you buy them through Accutune you can get the Fox's valved for mainly pavement as well as buy a set designed for a 2-3" lift. But then the cost is about 30% more than the Billies. Out of curiosity, did you buy yours specifically valved? And how do they feel in your brief time with them?

By the way, nice looking rig you got. Looks stout and capable while maintaining a lot of stock character.

 

Having them symmetrical was something I went back and forth with, but the thought of drilling a new hole in the frame didn’t sit well knowing that if I mounted the shock the way I did it would preform the same. I guess it’s comes to preference.
I actually just upgraded from the 5160s. The passenger shock went bad on me after 27k. ( mostly street miles) Shock had nothing left to it. Headstrong offroad recommended these fox shocks as an upgrade which have a little more travel and better suit for the lift and weight that I have. So far I’m very impressed with these fox shocks, they appear to be a real nice upgrade from the 5160s. I actually think the fox supports the truck better than the Bilsteins. (But them again I was driving around in a bad shock for who know how long) I believe mine came valved. The little cap on the ends of the resi is there to add and take away nitrogen? These are not adjusted by a knob.

I appreciate your feed back.