I'm having a little trouble tuning my Boxxer WC to suit my needs. I'm a huge fan of running really plush suspension. I like using every inch of my suspension. I do not do big drops or jumps on my DH bike (or else I would not have bought the Boxxer) so I'm not concerned about setting my suspension up soft.
My problem arises when I try to tune the fork. I'm not sure what's left to do. I'm 6 foot 145lbs with all my body armor and gear on. Rockshox guide is a basic guide and says I should be about 120-140psi in the air chamber, yet my are pressure is at 100psi.
100psi worked alright at the last race, but I wanted it to be a touch softer as the fork really isn't settling in to its sag as much as it should even in "race" position. I tried dropping the fork to 95psi yet now the fork just feels sticky.
I've started to look at oil heights and weights. I know with my 66 I changed the oil to a 50/50 mix of 2.5wt and 5wt oil and added a couple mm more oil than called for to get a supple ride that ramped up quickly at the end.
Looking at the Boxxer Spec's the Right leg(non air spring) is using 150cc of 5wt oild and the Left leg uses 15cc of 15wt.
Being as the Right leg covers damping duties, I will start my addressing issues here. First by moving to a slightly lighter oil. Yet this leaves me a little stumped about the right leg. I've never tuned oil heights/weights for an air sprung fork. I'm worried about arreation and cavitation in the left leg. Any thoughts as to whether or not leaving this leg alone will effect the ride if I adjust the oil in the right leg?
For those that have played with Boxxer WC oil heights what have you found that works for you? Any other tips, ideas, suggestions, let me know.
-Kevin
My problem arises when I try to tune the fork. I'm not sure what's left to do. I'm 6 foot 145lbs with all my body armor and gear on. Rockshox guide is a basic guide and says I should be about 120-140psi in the air chamber, yet my are pressure is at 100psi.
100psi worked alright at the last race, but I wanted it to be a touch softer as the fork really isn't settling in to its sag as much as it should even in "race" position. I tried dropping the fork to 95psi yet now the fork just feels sticky.
I've started to look at oil heights and weights. I know with my 66 I changed the oil to a 50/50 mix of 2.5wt and 5wt oil and added a couple mm more oil than called for to get a supple ride that ramped up quickly at the end.
Looking at the Boxxer Spec's the Right leg(non air spring) is using 150cc of 5wt oild and the Left leg uses 15cc of 15wt.
Being as the Right leg covers damping duties, I will start my addressing issues here. First by moving to a slightly lighter oil. Yet this leaves me a little stumped about the right leg. I've never tuned oil heights/weights for an air sprung fork. I'm worried about arreation and cavitation in the left leg. Any thoughts as to whether or not leaving this leg alone will effect the ride if I adjust the oil in the right leg?
For those that have played with Boxxer WC oil heights what have you found that works for you? Any other tips, ideas, suggestions, let me know.
-Kevin