Shocks question
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Shocks question
I’ve pretty there are several factors that go into sorting out the ride of these trucks a bit. I recently decided I would like to try some aftermarket fox shocks and Online shop reach out to me. I explained that I mostly drive highway and city with the once a few days offsite work stuff. This however isn’t what anybody would consider real off roading. Anyhoo, the online place recommend some fox shocks with reservoirs for the front and normal ones for the back. I’ve read a lot of the posts on here about shocks that but never seen mention about having a split setup like that. Will this work for my needs?
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The rear springs have a bit of friction damping to them. So you can get away with less shock.
I do the opposite. Too much shock up front and waay too much in the rear. Remember, with limited travel, you need firm shocks to keep the ride from being harsh. And low speed stuff relies on springs more than shocks.
I'm planning on using firmly valved 2.5 or 3.0 triple bypass remote res shocks. Then adjusting the bypass to get the ride I want. Bypass is nice because they can be very firm towards the ends of shock travel, and adjustable in the middle.
Remote res are nice because you don't have air and oil mixing like in an immersion shock. Remote the fronts, piggyback the rears. I'm not 100% on any of this yet, so let others answer this before deciding.
I do the opposite. Too much shock up front and waay too much in the rear. Remember, with limited travel, you need firm shocks to keep the ride from being harsh. And low speed stuff relies on springs more than shocks.
I'm planning on using firmly valved 2.5 or 3.0 triple bypass remote res shocks. Then adjusting the bypass to get the ride I want. Bypass is nice because they can be very firm towards the ends of shock travel, and adjustable in the middle.
Remote res are nice because you don't have air and oil mixing like in an immersion shock. Remote the fronts, piggyback the rears. I'm not 100% on any of this yet, so let others answer this before deciding.
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I appreciate the info. I’m not opposed to full reservoirs all around if the consensus suggest that being the better way to go. If this helps everyone with their opinions, my truck is stock height with no intentions as of now to level or raise it. Any feedback would be appreciated.
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