Foxes are on!

[rusty_tlc]

Originally Posted by spressomon

The front mounts = stock location: No worries up front. The rears are going to be redone so that the upper shock mount mounts atop the spring/shock perch and thus bringing the bottom up approximately 3-4". That's going to get fixed in a few days.

Did the 12mm body lift today...can't wait to try it out .

So you finished it up in one day????


I may be interested in those old shocks, there are a set of 865 in the sale section for $140.

[spressomon]

Originally Posted by rusty_tlc

So you finished it up in one day????


I may be interested in those old shocks, there are a set of 865 in the sale section for $140.

Yeah...I got a couple hours in last night and finished up about mid-afternoon today. I had to remove the sliders which added some time...but now that they're off I think I'll dive into the new slider project this week ;-)

[rusty_tlc]

Originally Posted by spressomon

Yeah...I got a couple hours in last night and finished up about mid-afternoon today. I had to remove the sliders which added some time...but now that they're off I think I'll dive into the new slider project this week ;-)

Any plans for the old sliders?

[Campfire]

Wait a minute, I had dibs on those sliders. I said I'd drive up and get them when you were ready.
And that was last year, you're slower than me.

[rusty_tlc]

Originally Posted by Campfire

Wait a minute, I had dibs on those sliders. I said I'd drive up and get them when you were ready.
And that was last year, you're slower than me.

I'm closer.

[spressomon]

Picked the rig up today from Sam from redoing the rear skock mounts and adding the adjustable external compression valves. Vast improvement! Pulled the Horizon to Winnemucca this afternoon with the adjusters dialed to #8...highest compression...what a difference! Tomorrow I'll park the trailer in camp & dial down to #1 for trails. I'll post pics next week when I get home...but feels good.

[ats4x4dotcom]

this page is just text without pics........

rear mounts pics?

We make our own ends to replace the round bush ends on the shafts to convert them to pins for front of 80/105, and we use 12mm pin ends on top, eye and bush bottoms for cruiser mounts bottom on the 100's.

[hoser]

Yeah, don't even post if you aren't going to include pics.

[bulldog-yota]

Originally Posted by spressomon

Picked the rig up today from Sam from redoing the rear skock mounts and adding the adjustable external compression valves. Vast improvement! Pulled the Horizon to Winnemucca this afternoon with the adjusters dialed to #8...highest compression...what a difference! Tomorrow I'll park the trailer in camp & dial down to #1 for trails. I'll post pics next week when I get home...but feels good.

Hehehehe, I'm going to test my rear out at Pismo this weekend. See if it how they perform and how well the valving works with my setup. Also see if they can keep up with the front Donahoes

I'm using mine on 1 or 2 on the street for a comfy ride (I have the 40/60 valving). I will probably dial mine up a bit on the dunes to help keep things under control. Hope the rebound is OK, but it feels like the compression adjuster has more than enough range between soft and firm not to need a revalve for compression. Only problem is off road the shock does most of its work on the rebound.

The nice feature is that you can now dial in a nice soft or more sporty feel on the road.

I wonder if Sam can get Foxes with the top stem and lower bushign that will bolt straight onto the 100? The ones I have is about 1" taller on both compression and extension that the OME 71s (80 series rears), there might be Foxes that are slightly shorter with 9.5 to 10" of travel???? Not sure how much room the 100 has to play with, maybe a small bumpstop drop will be needed.

Not spressos rig, but here are the Foxes I use on a differetn app though for the back. SHould be able to get one that will fit on the 100 with a bit of effort.

Fox vs N71E OMEs



Adjsuter canister, that basically just blcok fluid flow to the resi in increments



Lower bushing, will see how well that holds up with some abuse

[spressomon]

Just back from 5-days of beating the X#*@ out of the rig! Ran the Fox shocks at the highest compression setting (#8) on the adjuster dial (I'm going to call Fox tomorrow to try to determine what this would equate to for internal compression valving) and it was phenomenal. This is exactly the control I was searching for (with and without pulling the AT Horizon trailer)! If you have a heavily laden rig such as mine you will not believe the difference off and on-road vs. OME!!! I got in a couple hundred miles of off-road on this break in trip and never even came close to bottoming out and that was with a rig full of hunting gear, food, dog, etc...and zero fade. For those that think they need 2.5"...don't bother! And the control and comfort are there too! And the 12mm body lift as Darren (ATS4x4.com) has advised (actually he advised 10mm) solved my tire rubbing front and rear with limiting travel...THANKS DARREN!!!

I'm stoked!!! Pics forthcoming tomorrow of the rear mounts.

[ats4x4dotcom]

Your welcome

The fox shox arrived today for the 100 we are fitting out, so will have them fitted up this week, see how they play out before we order production sets.

[rusty_tlc]

Originally Posted by spressomon

Just back from 5-days of beating the X#*@ out of the rig! Ran the Fox shocks at the highest compression setting (#8) on the adjuster dial (I'm going to call Fox tomorrow to try to determine what this would equate to for internal compression valving) and it was phenomenal. This is exactly the control I was searching for (with and without pulling the AT Horizon trailer)! If you have a heavily laden rig such as mine you will not believe the difference off and on-road vs. OME!!! I got in a couple hundred miles of off-road on this break in trip and never even came close to bottoming out and that was with a rig full of hunting gear, food, dog, etc...and zero fade. For those that think they need 2.5"...don't bother! And the control and comfort are there too! And the 12mm body lift as Darren (ATS4x4.com) has advised (actually he advised 10mm) solved my tire rubbing front and rear with limiting travel...THANKS DARREN!!!

I'm stoked!!! Pics forthcoming tomorrow of the rear mounts.

But did you knock down any birds?

[spressomon]

Originally Posted by rusty_tlc

But did you knock down any birds?

Yes. But we earned them! The season appears to be every bit as challenging as predicted this year.

[spressomon]

Originally Posted by ats4x4dotcom

Your welcome

The fox shox arrived today for the 100 we are fitting out, so will have them fitted up this week, see how they play out before we order production sets.

I am curious to hear how you mount the rears. Are you using post style/OEM upper mounts or???

[ats4x4dotcom]

correct

durability testing coming up.

[spressomon]

Pics as promised. The DS limits how high the upper mount can be located due to the fuel lines; if not for the fuel lines the shock mounts could have been raised approximately another 1.5"-2" making it ideal IMO. However, the lower mount doesn't hang down quite as far as the stock shock perches and are small dimension/obstacle target left to right. And the shocks are fairly well protected where they now reside without the need to use boots. Sam fabbed the lowers out of 1/4" wall 4130 to take some abuse.

[spressomon]

One more pic...

[rusty_tlc]

Looks like you already sand blasted the paint off.

You night try epoxy appliance paint. I use it a lot and it holds up much better than regular Krylon or Rustolem.

[spressomon]

Originally Posted by rusty_tlc

Looks like you already sand blasted the paint off.

You night try epoxy appliance paint. I use it a lot and it holds up much better than regular Krylon or Rustolem.

Yep...I broke it in/tested it thoroughly this past trip! I was at Home Depot looking for that exact paint because like you I had great durability experience years ago. Maybe I'll try Reno Paint Mart.

[rusty_tlc]

Originally Posted by spressomon

Yep...I broke it in/tested it thoroughly this past trip! I was at Home Depot looking for that exact paint because like you I had great durability experience years ago. Maybe I'll try Reno Paint Mart.

Ace Hardware on Baring carries it, it's their brand but it works well.

I think I have a couple of cans left over from my 40 roll cage, if you just need enough to paint your mounts.

[spressomon]

Originally Posted by rusty_tlc

Ace Hardware on Baring carries it, it's their brand but it works well.

I think I have a couple of cans left over from my 40 roll cage, if you just need enough to paint your mounts.

Yep...I'll take you up on that: Thanks!

[Augie]

That is interesting mount. Normally people put the shock directly above the axle for best ride or in front of the axle to gain travel with shorter shock. How much rear wheel travel do you have right now?

The mount looks really good.

[spressomon]

Originally Posted by Augie

That is interesting mount. Normally people put the shock directly above the axle for best ride or in front of the axle to gain travel with shorter shock. How much rear wheel travel do you have right now?

The mount looks really good.

Didn't measure it Augie. The internal spring bump is the only upside bump I am using and with the 12mm body lift no rub anymore. And downside travel leaves about 1/2" or so of spring pre-load. For the Fox shocks this is max without limiting uptravel.

If the fuel lines were relocated a bit we could move the mounts approximately 1.5-2" higher...that would be perfect IMO. But I'm not embarking on that path anytime soon . I do like having the rear shocks where they are now: Better protection behind the axle housing and much easier to remove for tuning, etc. FWIW: H2 rear shocks are mounted somewhat similarly.