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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4799   
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I have chosen Alive -1 springs and they recommended the Fox non reservoir dampers for my 100% on road these were recommended over the bilstein dampers I first thought I would be ordering
These are all being fitted a week tomorrow very much looking forward to the lowered look and the improvement of the HT springs currently fitted. Hope this helps 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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26th Jul 2019 6:46pm |
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| carrotbay Member Since: 18 Aug 2013 Location: Northants, UK Posts: 702 
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Where have you got the Fox dampers from .. Alive? 2008 Defender 110 XS SW - M57N2 / 6HP28X
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26th Jul 2019 6:48pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3348
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They look great, Ive been looking at getting some. After speaking to more knowledgeable folks than myself, the general opinion was the adjustable shocks are the ones to go for but they must be set up properly to get the best out of them. |
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26th Jul 2019 6:56pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4799
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Yes the complete suspension package came from Alive included the anti roll bar upgrade 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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26th Jul 2019 7:48pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4799
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Zed you know you want them
 myself and Roy5695 think you should get them!! 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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26th Jul 2019 7:49pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3348
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Yeah you both are right and if I'm honest with myself it's not really if but when...
Trouble is my to-do list keeps changing as I get distracted by new shiny stuff. |
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26th Jul 2019 8:00pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908 
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If you haven't seen already, John Fair has the adjustable Fox remote reservoir.... pg. 7 onwards. https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46611-90.html James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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26th Jul 2019 8:36pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2655 
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I will be getting them once im back in the Uk, still another 6 weeks....
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27th Jul 2019 3:26pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318  
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perhaps you could bring me back a couple of AR-15........or shouldn't I even ask that on an open forum  |
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27th Jul 2019 5:05pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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back on subject - they're a lot of Wonga. they look nice but could that money be better spent elsewhere ?
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27th Jul 2019 5:07pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2655
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Such as
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28th Jul 2019 3:00am |
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| doncarloz Member Since: 29 Oct 2017 Location: Styria Posts: 60  
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Radflo?
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28th Jul 2019 7:38am |
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| Matt110 Member Since: 29 Jun 2014 Location: UK Posts: 685
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We tow regularly with our 130, 3.5T plant trailer and with or without load in the rear bed, we run the standard fox non-remote-res shocks all round on it.
The towing is fairly irrelevant. It's always 100-150Kg on the ball, which oscillates up and down due to road loadings so you get a cyclic loading up to say 300Kg. It's a contributor for sure, but it's more the overall load variation that causes the issue. Empty, they perform admirably, very smooth ride only hampered by the spring rate, but with softer springs they're outstanding shocks (also fitted to our 90). Loaded, they're under damped in low speed compression, so you tend to get wallow. We have had a number of shocks, they're all the same as they're rarely tuned for the heavier end of the axle load, and the "mid range" tuning tends to mean they're never masters of all trades. Our feedback would be to buy the adjustable low speed compression damping, that way you can adjust a few clicks up when under heavy load, and back down again for comfort when not. We are totally converted to Fox shocks, believing them to be outstanding. We have had one failure, due to the bolt that goes through the bush fatigue failing due to side loading through the bush. The design of the replacement parts we got has changed, so that shouldn't be a problem. But if you have had fox shocks for a while, the chances are you will have the same issue. make sure the lower shock nut isn't so tight that the bush is side loading the lower bolt (rear shocks). Micro cracks appear in the protruding thread and eventually they fail. To be honest that's good practice on any shock with pin through bush design, just that our issue came up on a fox part. |
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29th Jul 2019 9:09am |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2316 
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I seldom tow but agree that unladen they're lovely. Also agree that my previously fitted 'heavy duty' springs were the weak link in my setup, far too hard for a light rear end. Switching to a lower spring rate (CSW white/green/green RKB500300 springs) resulted in a silky rear end with the standard Fox non remote reservoir shocks > 110 XS Double Cab |
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29th Jul 2019 10:01am |
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