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FS: Custom Valved Fox Shocks
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timmy!!!!!!!
Explorer
Do they include mounts to mount them? Also pm sent.
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sinuhexavier
Explorer
Custom valved to what specs?
azarmadillo
Adventurer
Wow, prices on those must have gone up. I don't remember spending anywhere close to $800 for the 4 I bought. But they're selling for around $210 each locally before the custom valving which can easily add at least another $100 or more.
sinuhexavier
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What does custom valving mean exactly? Do you give them specs or do they just revalve them to their specs?
Sorry if it's a dumb question...
Thanks...
What does custom valving mean exactly? Do you give them specs or do they just revalve them to their specs?
Sorry if it's a dumb question...
Thanks...
They have been valved specifically for DI, DII, RCC & D90. Fox valves them from our specs, which we have tried and tested rigorously over the past 6 years and this valving is ideal on street and off-road. I hope that answers your question.
Sincerely,
Anita
Sincerely,
Anita
sinuhexavier
Explorer
I guess I'm still a little confused, but essentially what you are saying is they are valved to your specs across a wide variety of applications.
I couldn't bring my truck to you and get them valved to what would work best on my truck with the loads I carry and the terrain I travel?
I couldn't bring my truck to you and get them valved to what would work best on my truck with the loads I carry and the terrain I travel?
marc olivares
Adventurer
so give up the valving Anita, it's not like it's rocket science.
under every rubber damper on the fox shock, fox scribes the valving.
most off the shelf fox shocks come 40/60 but for a rover you will want to be in the 85/95, 90/100, 95/105 range depending on what kind of spring rate run and load you carry. there is no "one shock fits all" valving.
85/95 front and 90/100 rear pretty common
under every rubber damper on the fox shock, fox scribes the valving.
most off the shelf fox shocks come 40/60 but for a rover you will want to be in the 85/95, 90/100, 95/105 range depending on what kind of spring rate run and load you carry. there is no "one shock fits all" valving.
85/95 front and 90/100 rear pretty common
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sinuhexavier
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Is that what's running on my D1 v2.0?
If so, I would highly recommend that valving for Discovery 1 that carries a lot of weight with extra heavy duty springs. Travels over varied terrain with an emphasis on overland travel with the occasional technical section of trail.
Marc has been at this in Utah for the last 8 years on a Discovery 1 platform.
I am sorry to disappoint you Marc, but unfortunately, I cannot disclose that information. Fox does not scribe our valving on the shocks; they have provided us with our own part number.
Sincerely,
Anita
Sincerely,
Anita
michaels
Explorer
you will probably have a hard selling these if you do not tell your customers the specs of the shocks. i know i wouldn't buy it without knowing exactly i was getting.
Andrew Walcker
Mod Emeritus
I’ve ridden in a Disco with Inland Rovers suspension and proprietary valved FOX shocks and was very impressed with the ride characteristics. I don’t know what the specific valving is set at, but I do know that Inland Rovers has spent time testing and experimenting with different shocks, valving and spring set-ups. The nice thing about purchasing shocks from Inland Rovers or another Rover outfitter is that you benefit from a lot of trial and error. Also, with FOX shocks already set-up for a specific vehicle you can tweak the valving to your personal taste with less guess work.
michaels
Explorer
what if a year or two down the road you want to rebuild the shocks to the exact specifications? then you're just doing guess work. as someone looking into FOX shocks for the rear of my DII right now, i find this retarded. i would've been inclined to look at their specific shocks, but not anymore.
This thread is laughable. Somehow valving for these Fox shocks is treated in the same manner as the recipe for Coca Cola. While I'm sure that Inland Rovers has done some homework, so has Marc Olivares on the Fox shocks (and I'm sure others as well) and countless people on the Bilstein 7100s. It is really easy to benefit from trial and error, read the post in this thread where Marc states the exact valve rates for the Fox shocks. I'm sure if someone had a question about which valves to use, Marc would answer it.
Anita, I'm sure Marc is completely disappointed. I know that I won't be able to sleep until I find out the valving that you came up with.
Andrew, I'm completely baffled by what you wrote: "with FOX shocks already set-up for a specific vehicle you can tweak the valving to your personal taste with less guess work." How do you tweak it if Inland Rovers won't give the valving that is in there?
Anita, I'm sure Marc is completely disappointed. I know that I won't be able to sleep until I find out the valving that you came up with.
Andrew, I'm completely baffled by what you wrote: "with FOX shocks already set-up for a specific vehicle you can tweak the valving to your personal taste with less guess work." How do you tweak it if Inland Rovers won't give the valving that is in there?