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CHARGING/ADJUSTING Fox air shocks

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:29 pm
by UZJ40
what do i need to adjust my air shocks?

is it hard and can i do it myself at home?

i asume all i need is a cyilinder of nitrogen and a guage to do it?

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:54 am
by beebee
Or you can also use CO2. Fox have given written approval to Air Up for the use of CO2 in their gas charged shocks. This is what their sponsored off road buggy uses in his triple bypass coil overs :)

Check out www.air-up.com.au

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:37 am
by Roctoy
i am also using the Air Up system to charge the Sway Away's on my buggy.
Check out the tech section in Pirate for Bilvista's write up on how to charge them, it pretty much gives you step by step.

Chris

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:06 pm
by jeep97tj
You need the chuck that screws onto the shrater valve and a hose that goes between the chuck and the regulator. I had the chuck in my tool box but the hose i had to get enzed to make it up, cost me $170 :shock: :shock: :x

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:23 pm
by jeep97tj
hose

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:54 am
by UZJ40
thanks for that guys

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:06 am
by twinnie
you can also use a shock pump for a bike but this might take a while.

Matt

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:14 pm
by antt
i'd like to see ya pump up 250+ psi with a bike pump :lol:

on my mates cruiser, he is running something like 300 in the front and 250 in the back, with an extra 25ml of oil in each of the shocks, and its still pretty floaty on the road.

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:25 pm
by spazbot
what weight oil is he running antt

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:27 pm
by Roctoy
spazbot wrote:what weight oil is he running antt
i am running 7.5 wt MOTUL fork oil in mine.

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:40 pm
by antt
he's using 5wt belray fork/shock oil iirc

Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:51 pm
by 85lux
a shock pump for a bike should go up to 300psi, mine does. i have used it to get my car up to ride height. however it is pumping air which is not inert(unlike co2 and nitrogen). shock pumps are not used for tyres but to pressurise rear shocks and some front forks on high end mountain bikes. and yes it does take for ever, like 15 min per shock. i will not be driving on the shocks with just air in them. i will get co2 or nitro soon.

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:23 am
by Wendle
i bought the regulator and hose off polyperformance in the states. much cheaper than buying it here. i don't know how long it will take to get here though..

:lol:

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:16 pm
by jeep97tj
Im running 7.5w oil from a motor bike shop. couldnt find any 7w