I'm running ranchos up front and remote resi's in the rear. The resi's are a touch stiff, I'd like to get them retuned. Having said that, they still absorb bumps incredibly well
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Do you know what the PSI is of the rocksport vs. the Bilstein? I'm assuming you're talking about the 5100 series Bilstein?.?
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Don't forget the new RC V2 shocks for $500 a set.
If they were free, I might try them for a week or two.
p.s. Shock ride quality is too subjective to me. I've tried shocks that everyone said were great, only to find out they were just OK to me.
https://www.roughcountry.com/v2-mon...2e.html?find=2005-jeep-wrangler-tj-4wd-736476
If they were free, I might try them for a week or two.p.s. Shock ride quality is too subjective to me. I've tried shocks that everyone said were great, only to find out they were just OK to me.
https://www.roughcountry.com/v2-mon...2e.html?find=2005-jeep-wrangler-tj-4wd-736476
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You do understand what an emulsion shock is, right?
Any shock with a remote resi has an IFP. That's what divides the oil and nitrogen. I already have said that. Just trust me that they do.
That is absolutely true. Fox labels it as such on the exploded drawing of their 2.0 remote reservoir shock. Thinking outside the box, the only time there wouldn't be something similar to an IFP in a gas and oil shock would be if the gas is contained in a bladder.
Correction: emulsion shocks do not have a bladder. The gas and oil is allowed to mix. (Thanks Mr. Blaine)
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Yes, as stated by a couple of folks. If you don't separate the compressed gas charge from the shock oil, then it is an emulsion shock. Emulsion is sort of a misnomer since the typical definition means the mixing of two liquids that really don't want to be mixed like an oil and vinegar salad dressing. You can shake it up and it will mix short term but will eventually settle back out into the two separate liquids. The same thing happens in an emulsion shock. The oil gets gas entrainment which changes oil viscosity and the properties of the oil which then changes the shock response.
Before Fox and maybe others started putting a floating piston inside the shock body on top of the oil with a gas charge over that to stop emulsion, the piston in a reservoir was just called a piston. Since the advent of the IFP terminology, now both are referred to as IFP's even though the reservoir piston has been around since shocks have had reservoirs practically.
It also helps to understand why there has to be a compressible space in addition to the oil volume in a shock. As the shock shaft moves into the body of the shock from full extension, it displaces the oil. Without the compressible space, the shock would hydro-lock and stop the shaft from going in any further or if the force were high enough, blow out the seals or some other damage to release the pressure.
So, there has to be a space equivalent to the volume of the shaft that will fully occupy space inside the shock at full compression. You can deal with that space with a piston, without, or with a reservoir.
Please keep me on the right path.
An emulsion shock is a shock that allows the air and oil to mix; it does not utilize an internal rubber bladder. Silicone oil doesn't compress well without the help of some air to displace the space taken up by the piston when it's moving within the shock body.
Wombat
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So in asking you to post up mfg data/info you offer up more condescension with a trust me...xyz is _______ because I said so.
Nice
Have you ever taken a shock apart? What is your credibility? He does this for a living....
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I do not I tried to find it on their website but no luck. I think I did have the 5100 series or was I the 5150? Do they make 5150? I can’t recall. Anyways it was a night and day difference between the two. Way softer ride.
Link to the front shocks
https://metalcloak.com/rocksport-long-travel-shock-tj-wrangler-front-pair.html