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**new** Fox DHX proto

MttyTee

MttyTee

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Jun 20, 2007
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JohnnyC said:
He's talking about the shaft diameter, fox made it bigger to displace more oil through the adjusters. More oil through the adjusters makes the adjusters have a greater effect, making it easier for riders to tune the shock to different bikes.

I agree that it does seem like a bit of a band-aid fix, a twin tube shock like the double barrel would be better for for tuning one shock to different bikes, as the lower reservoir pressures and smaller shaft would create much less friction inside the shock.
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The small increase in surface area amounts to just about nothing when your talking about friction. Especially when you take into account the leverage ratio. There is a minor increase in stiffness, not so much from the increased surface area but from the increased cross section off the shaft, mainly when the shock is fully extended. As stated the big benefit is moving more oil across the adjusters, making them more affective.

I wouldn't call it a band aid fix, it been used as a tuning feature in MX for a few years now, and twin tube technology is not a perfect benchmark to compare all to.
 
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General Lee

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Oct 16, 2003
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MttyTee said:
The small increase in surface area amounts to just about nothing when your talking about friction. Especially when you take into account the leverage ratio. There is a minor increase in stiffness, not so much from the increased surface area but from the increased cross section off the shaft, mainly when the shock is fully extended. As stated the big benefit is moving more oil across the adjusters, making them more affective.

I wouldn't call it a band aid fix, it been used as a tuning feature in MX for a few years now, and twin tube technology is not a perfect benchmark to compare all to.
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there you go again confusing all the ridemonkey suspension experts with actual facts. don't you know it is physically impossible to make a shock equal to or better than the cane creek double barrel? people on here have been to the factory and they've seen the dyno results you know.
 
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