fox shock with reservoir
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fox shock with reservoir
Im looking at getting new shocks for my jku. Im looking at fox shocks and I was wondering the benifits of shocks with the reservoir vs shocks without?
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I live in co, run the fox 2.0, wheeled all day and no issues with fade or lack of performance.
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Both shocks from Fox are rebuildable as we'll.
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IMO, more important than reservoirs, is ride quality, which depends on the shock hardness/softness for the specific coil.
You might end up with terrific shocks with reservoirs but hard ride, and the need to go through the process of re-valving the shocks.
Instead, you may want to consider Fox shocks with Compression Adjuster, so you can tweak the shocks by turning a knob, to get the exact ride you want.
(There are other makes with tunable softness, I prefer the Fox.)
I have Fox w/reservoirs, and wish I had the tunable Fox. I don't think they would have caused any problem during desert offroading.
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I had a Teraflex lift with their shocks on my 08. We rock crawl in the Rockies. I do like to air down and to the degree possible go around 10 mph or less. Sometimes of course much less, rarely more.
After a few hours of trail riding the shocks on my 08 would get too hot to grab with your hand, so somewhere around 140 degrees.
Fast forward, sold the 08 and got a 14 and put the teraflex lift on it with the Fox shocks tuned to the springs that came with the lift. I got the shocks with the reservoir. Now for the same work they barely get warm.
Probably does not make a tremendous amount of difference but keeping them cooler is always better for performance and longevity. I think you would really have to work them very hard to get them hot.
In any case the advice above to get a shock tuned to your springs is very important. The fox shocks may seem very harsh if you don't have them set up for your springs. The ones we got work really well, are noticeably stiffer but still give a great ride on the trail and on the road.
After a few hours of trail riding the shocks on my 08 would get too hot to grab with your hand, so somewhere around 140 degrees.
Fast forward, sold the 08 and got a 14 and put the teraflex lift on it with the Fox shocks tuned to the springs that came with the lift. I got the shocks with the reservoir. Now for the same work they barely get warm.
Probably does not make a tremendous amount of difference but keeping them cooler is always better for performance and longevity. I think you would really have to work them very hard to get them hot.
In any case the advice above to get a shock tuned to your springs is very important. The fox shocks may seem very harsh if you don't have them set up for your springs. The ones we got work really well, are noticeably stiffer but still give a great ride on the trail and on the road.