Outboarded Shocks In Action
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You know one my helpers. He is as nitpicky as I am. He had to deliver a rig to the gear setter so he had it at his house. He called me to tell me he went over it with a fine tooth comb and the only thing he could find is the Fox stickers on the reservoirs were not where you could read them. Yeah buddy, you can just piss right off.
Pm me and I'll send you a pic of what I have when I'm in the shop next. Might be a few days.
My front and rear pairs are different colors, and they are scuffed, and they aren't where you can see them anymore. So I peeled them off!
OP
Yup, I can see that happening. You know I collect casino chips. Sometimes having 99 chips can be a deterrent to a buyer. Get a message that their interested, but can you find that last chip?? NO! I bought them when there were 99. I never had the 100th chip. Then they post a want ad for 1 chip and want you to hold the 99. Um, I'll hold it until someone else is ready to pay...
I have Jeep parts I need to buy for fuck sake.
Thank you for posting. I seriously am considering this as part of the stretch I plan for the TJ once the plant closes. I have the V8 upgrade planned as well. Not at the same time. Need to have less of a tickle in the pocket than that.
I wonder if anyone has a kit they would recommend that say an average Joe could install in a few weekends
I wonder if anyone has a kit they would recommend that say an average Joe could install in a few weekends
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I don't believe there is a kit. Just need the shocks and shock towers. Maybe a few other things, but no real need for a kit.
It's just the Poly towers and shocks. The rest (and the hard part) is understanding where to put everything. A kit can't really do that.
Brianj5600
TJ Expert
Are your fronts Race Series or Performance Series? If they have a stem mount, they are Performance Series. I believe the Performance Series use shorter silver remote reservoirs and the Race Series have longer black reservoirs.
The stickers are different on mine. No biggy, I was going to take the stickers off anyway.
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Do you have to flip the parking brake as well, or is that optional? I ask as someone looking to get the gear together to outboard within the next 6-9 months or so.
I guess this is as good a place as any to ask ... why remote reservoir shocks on a wheeler or street rig other than preference? I always assumed remotes were designed for rapid cycling applications like desert preruners, long fast stretches of washboard roads, or racing and that regular monotubes were plenty for everything else. But I see reservoirs so often on Jeeps that I've started to wonder if I actually know what I think I know.
Brianj5600
TJ Expert
I am new to Fox shocks, but try to find out all I can. It looks like you have the cut down race series for the front and standard rears. I don't know when Fox went from silver to black reservoirs.
Brianj5600
TJ Expert
I think that Fox IFP shocks would be fine for mild use if any of the tuners supported them. Unmodified Fox IFP shocks seem to have a reputation for being too stiff. They have a different way of getting nitrogen in and the tool for it is fragile and expensive.
From my reading, nitrogen pressure has an effect on valving. The more pressure, the stiffer valving. The small chamber of the IFP shocks would increase pressure at a higher rate than the remote reservoirs. If you look at the Performance series shock reservoirs vs the Race series you will see a difference in size. I think that the larger reservoirs give more consistent damping not only because of the extra oil, but also the extra nitrogen. Heat would also be dissipated faster with the extra surface area. The high end shocks also have heat sinks to help cooling.
Having said all that, if I could have had custom tuned IFPs, I would have saved some money. I would have an inferior shock, but I don't know if I would have known the difference.
The RR lets the shock body be shorter because the internal floating piston lives in the reservoir. Packaging is easier compared to one that has the IFP in the main shock body. The RR also helps with reducing heat buildup.
My two pairs of race series have polished stainless steel remotes. I believe they are about 15 years old. All the brand new ones I've seen within the last 5 years are black plastic.
And the fronts don't need to be cut down if 11s are used. Cut 12s are still a challenge to fit well.