[Sandwich]

Thinking about trying a new shock for my 08 sunday...not sold on the performance of the Fox. In particular, I'd like faster rebound and more progression/bottom out resistance. I have my eye on an old Proggy 5th elephant, then an avalanche rebuild. Should end up cheaper than a new shock, either Avy or Bos or anything else, and will be more custom tuned to myself/my bike than others. Has anybody had this done? I came off avy suspension before and loved it, but I don't necessarily want uber-plush drop machine either.

What should I look for in a used 5th if so? There's a couple on stinkbike for way cheap.

 

[IH8Rice]

a buddy of mine has the Avy mod on his Swinger, which is essentially the same thing as the 5th. its a huge improvement over the stock shock and has that good ol Avy feel

 

[boogenman]

a buddy of mine has the Avy mod on his Swinger, which is essentially the same thing as the 5th. its a huge improvement over the stock shock and has that good ol Avy feel

he means fat f uck buffalo mike, you know him. Him and woody spoon when they are around eachother.

Get it done, it feels real nice.

 

[jonKranked]

I did the fundamental portion of the mod myself, and it was a world of difference. I believe the Sunday needs less compression damping than most frames, so it might not hurt to have craig do it.

 

[Sandwich]

Does it compare to "out of the box" shocks like a genuine avy or vivid? I'd rather not invest in the shock and then the tune if it's going to be a band-aid as compared to a more legit shock.

Really wasn't feeling the performance of the fox this weekend, and PUSH is busy huffing gas instead of releasing the mx tune.

 

[boogenman]

it is the real deal man. Did you actually look into and read all the upgrades that you get or just look at the pictures and price tag?

 

[Sandwich]

Read the upgrades, but that doesn't mean it works as advertised. Lots of things look great on paper....but are much different in real life.

 

[jonKranked]

Read the upgrades, but that doesn't mean it works as advertised. Lots of things look great on paper....but are much different in real life.

This is one of those things that works as advertised.

 

[freemtnrider]

I had Marzocchi tune up a Roco WC for my Sunday and was done with it. Best move ever. Buttery smooth and easy to adjust. They had it to me in like three days. I think I coughed up $315 for it with the tune.

Let me know if you go the 5th route. I got an extra I'll let go cheap.