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Falcon shocks-whats the difference?

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Old Jul 18, 2017 | 01:42 PM
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Default Falcon shocks-whats the difference?

What's the difference between the 3.1 and 3.2?
I know the 3.3 has the nice adjustable knob-i need an Allen key for the others.

Anyone ride these yet?

Worth the money??
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Old Jul 19, 2017 | 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by stevedolce
What's the difference between the 3.1 and 3.2?
I know the 3.3 has the nice adjustable knob-i need an Allen key for the others.

Anyone ride these yet?

Worth the money??
We have the 3.3 piggybacks on our 2 door.

3.1 - no adjustment and tuned for more street driving out of the box
3.2 - tool adjustment but tuned for more firm performance out of the box
3.3 - quick adjustment knob for any and every style of driving

3.1 and 3.2 are both upgradeable

Hope that helps, I do not work for Teraflex, so if they chime in and say I am wrong, go with what they say
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Old Jul 19, 2017 | 06:45 AM
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How do you like the ride? I currently have Old Man Emu's with close to 90k miles on them.
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Old Jul 19, 2017 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by stevedolce
How do you like the ride? I currently have Old Man Emu's with close to 90k miles on them.
Love the adjustability, I am currently riding on the 2.1 custom setting. Here is my write up if you want to read more details: https://www.blackdogoffroad.com/blog...-shocks-review
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 09:39 PM
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I loved your review. I just got my box of 3.3s waiting for me at home. Really pumped to pair them up to my OME springs.
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Old Jul 22, 2017 | 10:31 AM
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What about the rear shocks? Is that reservoir and adjuster a little too exposed?

Or is it protected enough by the tire?
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Old Jul 23, 2017 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Incredible
I loved your review. I just got my box of 3.3s waiting for me at home. Really pumped to pair them up to my OME springs.
Sweet! Cant wait to see how you like them!
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Old Jul 23, 2017 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by sea bass
What about the rear shocks? Is that reservoir and adjuster a little too exposed?

Or is it protected enough by the tire?
Honestly I have not gotten into anything that has hit it yet. Since its moved closer to the tire during install they are more protected and Teraflex is actually testing out rear skids for that shock as we speak.
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Old Jul 26, 2017 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JKSlow
Sweet! Cant wait to see how you like them!
I was able to install my Falcons this week and I'm impressed. My OMEs were much easier to compress by hand when comparing but they also felt to the point that they might have been shot.

Curious what you think about the difference in settings. I feel like "2.1" is softer than the 1 setting. Same goes for the stiffer side of things. I think the stiffest setting on 2 is stiffer than 3.

Hope that makes some sense.
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