9100s - remote resi to piggyback

[XJLI]

I have a set of 2.5" remote resi 9100s all charged up and ready to go.. problem is, the resi hose is WAY too long and it would be just better to have them set up as piggybacks in the front of my XJ. do i need special fittings to do this, or will any off the shelf hydraulic stuff work? after that its just let out the nitrogen and swap the fittings right? i know there won't be oil in the resi but what about the hose?

 

[cracker]

I have a set of 2.5" remote resi 9100s all charged up and ready to go.. problem is, the resi hose is WAY too long and it would be just better to have them set up as piggybacks in the front of my XJ. do i need special fittings to do this, or will any off the shelf hydraulic stuff work? after that its just let out the nitrogen and swap the fittings right? i know there won't be oil in the resi but what about the hose?

They are AN fittings.

 

[XJLI]

ok then, so its as simple as it seems then right? remove nitro, remove hose + resi, install new 90 degree AN fitting, attach resi, add nitro, go wheeling.

 

[cracker]

ok then, so its as simple as it seems then right? remove nitro, remove hose + resi, install new 90 degree AN fitting, attach resi, add nitro, go wheeling.

The only question I have is the possible loss of oil but that is how I know a few others have done it.

 

[Larrythedog]

Make sure you bleed the air out.

 

[XJLI]

^^ will do. thanks guys.

 

[supertubesocks]

^^ will do. thanks guys.

It's not that easy, you need to disasemble the reservoir and the main tube. Otherwise you will trap air on the main body. You will also need to set the floating piston depth in the reservoir. It is easy to.do.

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[slappomatt]

It's not that easy, you need to disasemble the reservoir and the main tube. Otherwise you will trap air on the main body. You will also need to set the floating piston depth in the reservoir. It is easy to.do.

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+1 you will need to completely re setup the shock. There is oil in the line and in the reservoir along with a floating piston that separates the oil and nitrogen in the reservoir you will need to know the piston depth in the shock. It isn't that hard but its best to have someone who has done one before walk you through it.

on my 2.0 fox's you need a long piece of 1/4-20 all thread to set the floating piston depth.

 

[supertubesocks]

+1 you will need to completely re setup the shock. There is oil in the line and in the reservoir along with a floating piston that separates the oil and nitrogen in the reservoir you will need to know the piston depth in the shock. It isn't that hard but its best to have someone who has done one before walk you through it.

on my 2.0 fox's you need a long piece of 1/4-20 all thread to set the floating piston depth.

You don't need the rod for the bilsteins, although it would be easier. He can just remove the hose side snap ring an cap.

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[Skullver]

seems way easier to just live with the long hose? Yes, as was said, you need to get the air out of the body and set the ifp depth if you do convert them.

 

[xcm]

if you goto piggyback, whats going to mount the resi? rubber blocks like on a street driven remote reservoir style? my fox 2.5 piggybacks have a mount welded to the shock body, and a metal tube that comes out of the body... are bilsteins differant?

 

[silverslk]

Where is Joel when you need him? hahaha

 

[tcm glx]

seems way easier to just live with the long hose? .

x2

 

[XJLI]

seems way easier to just live with the long hose? Yes, as was said, you need to get the air out of the body and set the ifp depth if you do convert them.

it does now... dang. i can wait til i finish the a-pillar forward part of the cage to see if i can mount the resi in a better place. right now the main issue is that the tire is gonna eat the hose on compression.

if you goto piggyback, whats going to mount the resi? rubber blocks like on a street driven remote reservoir style? my fox 2.5 piggybacks have a mount welded to the shock body, and a metal tube that comes out of the body... are bilsteins differant?

i was going to use of of them metal clamp things.

 

[desertrunner71]

it does now... dang. i can wait til i finish the a-pillar forward part of the cage to see if i can mount the resi in a better place. right now the main issue is that the tire is gonna eat the hose on compression.

Depending on how you run your line, I really dont think that you are going to have the line eaten up on compression. On my XJ racer, I have the King 2.5 tripples with remot resi mounted right inside the wheel well near the bump can. I pound the holy crap out of it and have never gotten close.

Leave the hose in place unless you are really comfortable in changing out. There is a guy here is San Diego, Downsouth Motorsports. He does all my shock repairs/tuning. He can take care of you if needed!

Besides, having a longer hose has never been a issue!! :laugh:

 

[foxwar71]

Adam, I just ran into this issue last weekend mounting my 7100's up front. It didnt help that the hose coming out of the shock body pointed upwards. I couldnt get the hose to clear the inner fender with the way I wanted to mount them. I decided to simply drill two 1.5" holes and cut the center out to make an oval-ish hole. I clamped the resi up towards the top of the shock body to make a loop outward. The looped hose fits thru the hole and give me plenty of room and clearance.


Heres some pics when I was building the mounts;

 

[XJLI]

i pulled the shocks last week to bring them inside for the winter (dont want snow and whatever sitting on them since the jeep isnt on the road at the moment).. gonna finish the tube work/build the front bumper and probably mount the resi somewhere like sam (ktmracer) did and strap the excess hose (if any) to the tube running from the a-pillar through the header panel on the inside of the fender..

 

[MoparManiac]

Are you using the adapters like me Adam?

I didn't have a problem with the hose?