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fox shox onroad
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:54 pm
by chunderlicious
has anyone got any feedback on fox smoothies onroad....under a patrol wagon. the car will be mainly road driven but will get offroad a few times a month. they will be valved properly and everything for the weight of the vehicle and will be very well looked after. the car has 4 inches lift and im not too keen on the ranchos under it (floats a bit)
Re: fox shox onroad
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:55 pm
by bogged
send a PM to Darren (ats4x4dotcom) and ask him about them.
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:56 pm
by chunderlicious
oh yeah. probably just 2.0 with remote res. not dual tube or anything that fancy. for the set of 4 valved how i want and everything ill be getting them for just under $1400 which is less than konis.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:42 am
by Sandy Rut
How they handle on-road will be up to you - the whole point of adjustable shox is that you can tune them so your car handles just how you want it to.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:55 am
by gqpete
chunderlicious wrote:oh yeah. probably just 2.0 with remote res. not dual tube or anything that fancy. for the set of 4 valved how i want and everything ill be getting them for just under $1400 which is less than konis.
is that rrp or special deal
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:56 am
by chunderlicious
rrp from downsouth motorsport in america
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:58 am
by turps
gqpete wrote:chunderlicious wrote:oh yeah. probably just 2.0 with remote res. not dual tube or anything that fancy. for the set of 4 valved how i want and everything ill be getting them for just under $1400 which is less than konis.
is that rrp or special deal
Pete it was in another link about Fox or king shocks.
http://stores.ebay.com/Downsouth-Motors ... idZ2QQtZkm
Re: fox shox onroad
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:42 am
by Ruffy
bogged wrote:send a PM to Darren (ats4x4dotcom) and ask him about them.
Better than that, Talk to Cameron Ritchie from racer imports. racerimports.com.au He knows his stuff, has had years of racing experience and is local.
Been looking at downsouth motor sports myself. Only downer is they want to send 2.5" X 12" coilovers via USPS @ $435USD a pair for shipping plus you'll have to pay duty and GST.
I'll be interested to see how you go.
Cheers Dan
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:12 pm
by weeman
chunderlicious wrote:rrp from downsouth motorsport in america
good luck ordering them from downsouth motorsports.
they arent distributing to anyone australia expect for there two preferred distributors.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:33 pm
by chunderlicious
how come. a month or two ago he was more than happy to order them for me.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:36 pm
by weeman
chunderlicious wrote:how come. a month or two ago he was more than happy to order them for me.
A new deal has been struck after the sema? 4wd show (vegas 4wd show).
Was annouced that he wont distribute to anyone due to pricing issues with other distributors locally
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:43 pm
by blkmav
weeman wrote:chunderlicious wrote:how come. a month or two ago he was more than happy to order them for me.
A new deal has been struck after the sema? 4wd show (vegas 4wd show).
Was annouced that he wont distribute to anyone due to pricing issues with other distributors locally
ACCC will love that
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:14 pm
by weeman
blkmav wrote:
ACCC will love that
out of interest how would that work?
He's located in america. People can still import fox just not through him directly they will be referred to the 2 australian disributors that he has organised.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:27 pm
by GQ4.8coilcab
anyone know if you can get replacement rubber bushes for fox smoothies instead of the sepherical bearing.
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:45 am
by KiwiBacon
Are you serious about not getting Koni's for $1400?
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:18 am
by chunderlicious
id want twins up front and the bigger ones in the rear last time i checked it was going to cost about 1700 for the 6 shocks....if someone can do better than that well id go them instead as i know exactly how they handle onroad.
my main concern is that that look like they float sometimes and that could be bad on the road.
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:07 am
by locktup4x4
chunderlicious wrote:id want twins up front and the bigger ones in the rear last time i checked it was going to cost about 1700 for the 6 shocks....if someone can do better than that well id go them instead as i know exactly how they handle onroad.
my main concern is that that look like they float sometimes and that could be bad on the road.
Shoot me a pm with the part numbers your looking for and I will see what I can do.
Jason
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:56 am
by Sandy Rut
chunderlicious wrote:id want twins up front and the bigger ones in the rear.
Why do you want to run twins up front? I thought that the only reason people double up "conventional" (ie nitrochargers or pro comp) shocks is to 'share the load' so that they are less likely to get hot and fail.
Surely remote res 2.0s are 1000 times better than say nitrochargers - given the larger volume of oil - so do you really need to double them
If you dont think 2.0s will handle what you are gonna throw at them, wouldnt it be cheaper to run 2.5's than twin 2.0s? (+ easier to fabricate mounts)
chunderlicious wrote:
my main concern is that that look like they float sometimes and that could be bad on the road
I think you are missing the point about adjustable shocks - if they 'float' when you drive your truck on the road, adjust them so they dont

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:06 pm
by chunderlicious
im sayin twin konis not twin smoothies

yeah i have researched alot more now and see it is in the valving.