Rear shock valving question

[toyotawrench]

Hey everyone, my set up

Front: 5.5 deaver JS coils
10inch fox 2.0 pro
Rcx drops.

Rear 3.5 inch rubicon express full pack
Re heavy duty 1.5 or 1.75 shackle
10inch fox 2.0 pro

Here is the question, My front works well, but the rear is far far far to stiff, I am going to rebuild, and re-valve the rear shocks, but what valve to get? I am all stock inside, no cage no bumper, box with a 12 inch sub, and my spair goes inside also. Thank you in advance for the help guys.

 

[Ryan93]

the rear is far to stiff? liiike its too stiff while driving around town?

 

[toyotawrench]

yea the valving in the shocks were for a fully bed caged pre runner 1500 with 2 37 spairs in the rear, they are to stiff, need to revalve them, they are to stif on the road to stiff in the dirt, they are to stiff.

 

[Goatman]

What valving is in the rear Fox shocks now?

 

[toyotawrench]

no clue, bought them used

 

[Ryan93]

some guy ran 2.0x10s on a bed caged chevy?

 

[blasto9000]

Have you tried disconnecting the shocks and going for a drive? (Obviously keep speeds limited.) Just curious if the ride softens up more to your liking... maybe the springs are too firm???


I know shock tuning can be a pain, but if their rebound valving is so slow as to keep the springs compressed to a high rate it sounds like they'd be so far off target as to be a defect.

 

[Goatman]

no clue, bought them used

I'd call Fox and ask them what they recommend. Fox has application specific 2.0 shocks, and they can get you close. Fox uses a scale to specify valving, like 30-35-40-45-50 etc, the higher number is stiffer. They should be able to tell you what the valving is in a shock that is for your application. They show the same valving for an XJ/TJ/ZJ which should be better than what you have now. Fox sells the valving stacks for both comp and rebound for each valving, and they're cheap, like $5.

 

[silverslk]

some guy ran 2.0x10s on a bed caged chevy?

I bet either 909 or 949!!! :clap:

 

[Ryan93]

I bet either 909 or 949!!! :clap:

714 broooo

 

[DieselSJ]

I bet either 909 or 949!!! :clap:

714 broooo

Flatbillers

 

[silverslk]

Flatbillers

You don't have much room to talk these days....haha

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:wave1:

 

[GrimmJeeper]

______ <- dAt'z my biLL y0 braaaaappp

 

[DieselSJ]

You don't have much room to talk these days....haha

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http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/2160871630.html

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:wave1:

Yeah, we gots 'em here too.

 

[toyotawrench]

lol yea 909 thanks for the info guys

 

[Clean Racing]

Ted.. Just call Sonny at Downsouth motorsports.. He will steer you in the right direction with your Fox valving... http://downsouthmotorsports.com/

 

[slappomatt]

I am running 2.0 res shocks in the rear of my stockish Cherokee with a 4.5" RE spring (with one leaf taken out) and I am running something like 70/50 I believe

 

[toyotawrench]

well after a talk with grimmy last night we determined that my shackle angle is super bad, and I am in the process of finding some boomerang shackles, if you have some let know, check out the angle >.<

thanks again everyone

peace
ted

 

[1990JEEPXJ]

how will boomerang shackles help the angle? it will LOOK different but from bolt to bolt the angle will be the same, or very similar

 

[toyotawrench]

well i am no suspension expert, but thats what I was told would fix the issue