Thread: Foxes are on!
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Old 10-16-07, 04:41 PM   #113
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Originally Posted by Augie View Post
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.


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