Looking into outboarding in the near future. Already have the rear towers, just browsing for shocks at the moment.
I've been researching trying to find relevant info on preferred shock options and looking at specific inputs on what to look for/avoid. Reading around obviously Fox 2.0s seem to be a good starting point, and so that's where my search began. Well reading more and more I've seen Blaine recommend steel body Foxes, and that DSC resis are a nice addition but seem to be a pain, or more accurately for me- a price, to work onto a 2.0 shock. I'd like to have DSCs because my weight can change enough to warrant adjustments and the different types of terrain and usages my TJ sees.
Well I've come across these that seem to be the perfect candidate for DSC resis. 7/8 shaft, steel body, 12" length, etc etc. Kartek also has them with the option of already attaching the DSCs, though at a premium, so I don't have to worry about buying those separately, buying hose and adapters, fitting it, and having extra reservoirs I probably won't ever use.
I have a couple concerns, I suppose:
1- There's no 11" option for the front that I've found. I've seen 12" as doable and I'm willing to do the work if you all say it's worth it for getting these shocks.
2- The valving is at a 50/70 as per Fox. This kinda concerns me maybe more than it should be because I believe I've seen most TJ Fox shocks at 30/90, maybe I'm wrong. I know I'm getting the DSCs for tunability, but I'm unsure if the 50/70 is a 50% compression at the lower, middle, or upper setting. Kartek offers a "softer" valving per their website, so is that something you would consider? Or is the valving percentages really unimportant for having a DSC resi attached? Or really I guess should I have the shocks professionally tuned and then add the DSCs on top of that custom tune? I know the basics of shock compression and rebound damping and how to alter those for situations, but that's about as far as my knowledge goes. I don't know the ins and outs of flutters and whatever else.
Now I guess all of this goes out the window if these are shitty shocks to begin with, but it seems on the surface to be a nice option for fitting a DSC reservoir on a 2.0 instead of going through the headache of piecing together your own shock to fit them.
I've been researching trying to find relevant info on preferred shock options and looking at specific inputs on what to look for/avoid. Reading around obviously Fox 2.0s seem to be a good starting point, and so that's where my search began. Well reading more and more I've seen Blaine recommend steel body Foxes, and that DSC resis are a nice addition but seem to be a pain, or more accurately for me- a price, to work onto a 2.0 shock. I'd like to have DSCs because my weight can change enough to warrant adjustments and the different types of terrain and usages my TJ sees.
Well I've come across these that seem to be the perfect candidate for DSC resis. 7/8 shaft, steel body, 12" length, etc etc. Kartek also has them with the option of already attaching the DSCs, though at a premium, so I don't have to worry about buying those separately, buying hose and adapters, fitting it, and having extra reservoirs I probably won't ever use.
I have a couple concerns, I suppose:
1- There's no 11" option for the front that I've found. I've seen 12" as doable and I'm willing to do the work if you all say it's worth it for getting these shocks.
2- The valving is at a 50/70 as per Fox. This kinda concerns me maybe more than it should be because I believe I've seen most TJ Fox shocks at 30/90, maybe I'm wrong. I know I'm getting the DSCs for tunability, but I'm unsure if the 50/70 is a 50% compression at the lower, middle, or upper setting. Kartek offers a "softer" valving per their website, so is that something you would consider? Or is the valving percentages really unimportant for having a DSC resi attached? Or really I guess should I have the shocks professionally tuned and then add the DSCs on top of that custom tune? I know the basics of shock compression and rebound damping and how to alter those for situations, but that's about as far as my knowledge goes. I don't know the ins and outs of flutters and whatever else.
Now I guess all of this goes out the window if these are shitty shocks to begin with, but it seems on the surface to be a nice option for fitting a DSC reservoir on a 2.0 instead of going through the headache of piecing together your own shock to fit them.
Maybe if I didn't think highlines looked ugly. I could get flat fenders but I really don't like the look of most of them.
