Outboarded Fox 2.0 shocks with remote reservoir

Layout, cycling the suspension, making sure everything was set up correct

The setup process is very fussy. There are multiple movements all happening at once that need to be understood and taken into account when placing the upper and lower mounts.
 
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Are they the 12" Foxes? Did you achieve 6" up and 6" down? How high is the eyelet from the top of the frame? I bought the TNT mounts which, if you install them according to their instructions, will only give you 4" from the top of the frame to the eye.
 
Yes I am running 12" fox shocks. If I remember correctly the eyelets on the upper mount are about 8-3/4" from the top of the frame. I did achieve 6 up and 6 down from ride height. That required trimming fenders, the cross member that the gas tank mounts to, and a lot of time cycling the suspension. Keep in mind that each jeep will have a unique set up, causing many of the measurements to he different, and angles to change. That's why I didnt use the TNT towers, I felt they didnt leave enough options with the short towers and pre cut groove in the back of the tower.
 
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Are they the 12" Foxes? Did you achieve 6" up and 6" down? How high is the eyelet from the top of the frame? I bought the TNT mounts which, if you install them according to their instructions, will only give you 4" from the top of the frame to the eye.
We got the shocks to sit at 6" up, 6" down give or take a fraction. I think the upper eye is about 8" above the top of the frame. But that number is entirely dependent on several other variables specific to the Jeep being worked on. Mine will be different.

This is the second outboard process I have gone through. From what I've seen, there is simply no reasonable way to precut or prefab an outboarded mount if you want to achieve the full benefits. The final height, angles and position are unknown until you start fitting and adjusting.

Things like tires size, ride height, bump stop requirements, shock/coil compressed/extended lengths, control arm mount locations, and a willingness to cut the body away all affect the final positioning. There are no instructions other than knowing what you need to arrive at. The mounts go where they need to go and it is our job (not TNT's) to find that spot. It's a wonderfully satisfying process when it all comes together.
 
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@strumble8 how are the front shock mounts holding up? Have you looked into adding fox shocks to the front yet?

Have you been able to test the new setup on the trails yet?
 
@strumble8 how are the front shock mounts holding up? Have you looked into adding fox shocks to the front yet?

Have you been able to test the new setup on the trails yet?
The front shock mounts are holding up fine. I have had 1 opportunity to get on the trail, the fox shocks are a major improvement over the bilstiens that came off. Not even in the same class. Did some high speed whoop testing, rock crawling and general trail riding that day. The fox's handle the washboard great, the slower speed areas of the trail that with the bilstiens would knock out your filings at 10mph where handled with ease by the fox's. I will be doing fox shocks in the front as well, maybe this coming winter. As I understand it with a complete set the shocks work better than when mismatched front to rear. So its definatly my next upgrade.
 
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@jjvw may chime in here as well, we did some jeep swapping after the trail for some high speed whoops, and washboard roads. Although our setups are a bit different (he's a short wheel base w/savvy midarm) we are both running outboard rear fox shocks, with slightly different tunes. And the same Rancho rs5000x shocks out front. I felt very slight difference's in the washboard section, but the overall feel was similar
 
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The front shock mounts are holding up fine. I have had 1 opportunity to get on the trail, the fox shocks are a major improvement over the bilstiens that came off. Not even in the same class. Did some high speed whoop testing, rock crawling and general trail riding that day. The fox's handle the washboard great, the slower speed areas of the trail that with the bilstiens would knock out your filings at 10mph where handled with ease by the fox's. I will be doing fox shocks in the front as well, maybe this coming winter. As I understand it with a complete set the shocks work better than when mismatched front to rear. So its definatly my next upgrade.
Nice. It seems like the consensus is that out boarding really changes the jeep for the better. Have you decided on the 11 or 12" for the front? I've been looking into it recently and it seems the 11" would fit better. I need to measure droop and see if in my case the 12" would even benefit or if the droop would be limited anyways. It seems like to fit the 12" you would need to add roughly around 4.5" over the stock mount opposed to the 11" fox shocks which would only need approximately 2.5"
 
11" is a lot easier to fit. I need to take a close look at my front to see how much travel it will handle and make the hard decision. I don't mind cutting the inner fender for a little more height. But I also don't know when a brace is a good idea to support the towers.
 
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11" is a lot easier to fit. I need to take a close look at my front to see how much travel it will handle and make the hard decision. I don't mind cutting the inner fender for a little more height. But I also don't know when a brace is a good idea to support the towers.
I am limited in drop at the front in such a way that the 11" travel makes sense. (The track bar is the limiting factor in droop) @pcoplin suggested the 11" in the front with the same towers used in the rear(poly performance). The 11" fox is about 2" shorter overall if I recall so they are easier to fit.
 
12s fit just fine, just have to work a little harder to fit the lower mount. With 11s you can mount near the stock position, 12s you have to drop down next to the stock mount.

I also find the trackbar and steering can handle 12s just fine.

Dave has mounted 14s up there, too, but I wore out the pitman arm rod end easily with 13s years ago.

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Here's a pic from Dave at Jeep West, some 14s in front. Not sure of uptravel, but he usually maxes it out.

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12” remote resi’s from Paul. Top notch customer service. Can’t beat his price either.
Thanks. However you can tell them I made you wait a bit, short on .012 shims. :(

Still haven't gotten that order, they backordered a size and kept the whole order.

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