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Old Nov 4, 2016 | 05:43 AM
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I've blown a rear shock and want to the opportunity to upgrade from the ES9000's I have.
I've been looking at the non-adjustable Remote reservoir Fox shocks. However I've also thought about the adjustable ones, just think it would be nice to set them Uber stiff in the rear when I'm loaded down and on my way out to camp and then be able to set a smoother ride when I'm using it as a daily driver. Problem is I don't want to unload the $ on a full set of the adjustables, would it cause any issue to only replace the rear shocks and replace the fronts later on?
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Old Nov 4, 2016 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BigRich26
I've blown a rear shock and want to the opportunity to upgrade from the ES9000's I have.
I've been looking at the non-adjustable Remote reservoir Fox shocks. However I've also thought about the adjustable ones, just think it would be nice to set them Uber stiff in the rear when I'm loaded down and on my way out to camp and then be able to set a smoother ride when I'm using it as a daily driver. Problem is I don't want to unload the $ on a full set of the adjustables, would it cause any issue to only replace the rear shocks and replace the fronts later on?
No. ive seen people with trucks do this all the time they put HD adjustables in the rear ( so they can change the settings depending on the load they are hauling in the rear ) and standards in the front .
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Old Nov 4, 2016 | 06:29 PM
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Fully adjustable are going to hurt your wallet but they are money well spent. I turn mine all the way to full stiffness on the road the Jeep handles like a sports car. Then I get to the trail depending on the speed it's all the way down for rocks and in the middle for faster pace trails 4H stuff. Spend the money it's well worth it.

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Old Nov 5, 2016 | 07:04 AM
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Thanks, definitely going the adjustable route...not going to tell the wife the cost though lol
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