Refill Fox Stabilizer with Nitrogen?
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Refill Fox Stabilizer with Nitrogen?
I installed my Fox single steering stabilizer today on my 18 F250. Took it for a quick drive and wow - absolutely noticeable improvement in steering feel / decrease in steering wheel jerk/ bump steer. It had the left pull that I read about, so back in the driveway I checked the pressure on the stabilizer, 55-60 psi, I go to let what I thought was a tiny bit of air out and it appears I let it ALL out. Put the pressure gauge back on it after a quick "pssssssshhhht" and nada.
I saw a comment in another thread about someone saying they accidentally did this as well and remember thinking, jeez how did you sit there and let it all the air out? Well apparently there isn't much in there unless I'm doing something completely wrong. Any ideas what the best way to get it filled back up? I was hoping to have incrementally depressurized it to about 30psi to see if the left pull went away. Will a tire shop that has nitrogen be able to do it safely (apparently it doesn't need much)
Left pull is now gone, but the dampening effects aren't quite as awesome as they were on the maiden voyage with 55-60 psi.
I saw a comment in another thread about someone saying they accidentally did this as well and remember thinking, jeez how did you sit there and let it all the air out? Well apparently there isn't much in there unless I'm doing something completely wrong. Any ideas what the best way to get it filled back up? I was hoping to have incrementally depressurized it to about 30psi to see if the left pull went away. Will a tire shop that has nitrogen be able to do it safely (apparently it doesn't need much)
Left pull is now gone, but the dampening effects aren't quite as awesome as they were on the maiden voyage with 55-60 psi.
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I'd say be careful where/who fills it. With such a small volume of N2 taking it to a tire shop might be a bad idea since there's too much unregulated pressure. I'd think you'd need something better controlled to dial it in. Don't put regular air it though. Calling Fox is my suggestion too
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You can't use a normal tire gauge to check N2 on shocks. The little bit of "psssht" you inevitably get will lose all the n2. Doubt a tire shop will do it and if they do it'll be overfilled. Most motorcycle shops can do it, they'll have the correct gauge and fill tools. Theres some offroad shops in texas you could ask them to do it. Apollo Optics is based somewhere in texas, Nick would know. (i know texas is a large state lolol)
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You need a shop with a good N2 connector and regulator.
Or or buy one...
https://www.polyperformance.com/poly...e-nitrogen-kit
Or or buy one...
https://www.polyperformance.com/poly...e-nitrogen-kit
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Go to a motorcycle shop to get the nitrogen refilled. I used to do that with my prior truck that had Sway-A-Way shocks on it. They would charge me $20 or so and I would throw another $20 at the guy that did the work. I figure $40 is less expensive than if I had to buy the equipment to do it myself.
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You need a shop with a good N2 connector and regulator.
Or or buy one...
https://www.polyperformance.com/poly...e-nitrogen-kit
Or or buy one...
https://www.polyperformance.com/poly...e-nitrogen-kit
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