Fox 36 2015+ volume spacers
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You speak australian?
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- 7.6cc (BLUE) Fox Part # 234-04-628
- 10.8cc (ORANGE) Fox Part # 234-04-722
i think i have 2 or 3 orange ones that came with my fork. holler at me if you want and i'll poke around my workbench.
Can't you buy those directly from Fox?
I just started running 2 blues. Need to dial it in, was ramping up too hard but I think pressure and comp fiddling can sort it. May drop to just one orange to see if its a better feel.
Either way, my fork shipped with 4 orange so I've got a spare if you need one.
Either way, my fork shipped with 4 orange so I've got a spare if you need one.
If they're anything like the rear shock reducers when they came out, you pretty much just need to go to a shop and say 'here, order these numbers'.
Just curious, how do the coil forks work if the floats require so much air spring progression?
I tried that without having the part numbers at hand, and the guy kind of just blinked at me.
I have a question for 2015 fox 36 owners. It seems a lot of you are running the volume spacers. I am taking it that you are running the fork at the travel that you bought the fork at right? The reason that I am asking is that I had to buy the 170mm version and space it down to 150mm for my Scout. It works great but it is super progressive when you do this. In order to get even close to full travel, I have to really drop the air pressure, and then use a good bit of LSC to keep it controlled. Luckily the 36 has a really good LSC to I can set it up to work well, but there is no way I could run it with volume spacers in it.
I have two, one at the original 160mm, one at 120mm on my hardtail. Measuring sag on fork is kind of a crapshoot with stiction, but I'm not running much. I actually think the short travel one needs the spacers more. I have a single blue one in each and it isn't enough.
I haven't found my 36 to be all that progressive, but I'm changed my setup approach from when I first got it. I'm running a single orange volume spacer now and slightly less pressure than when I first got it. I also have backed off HSC a bit to compensate for the volume spacer - any chance you're running too much HSC?
Not unless zero is too much.
Ha, maybe they knew I post here, so they stuffed in some MOAR shims for me.
Wait you're running the HSC wide open too? How much air pressure are you running?
Lulz, I just checked the chart. I am supposed to be running 72 psi for my weight and I am running 'bout fiddy.
And still not bottoming out running no volume spacers and no HSC all while taking a tremendous joy in smashing g-outs. Maybe my dog shit in my lowers while I was changing the travel last year.
1. the Fox charts aren't accurate. Their recommended pressure was WAY higher than I settled on.
2. at least with my 36 you have to have a near death riding mishap to get full travel.
3. try it now.
2. at least with my 36 you have to have a near death riding mishap to get full travel.
3. try it now.
[looks suspiciously at dog...walks over to bike...briefly smells fork...looks back at dog, still mildly suspiciously, but somewhat relieved]
FWIW, which of course is almost nothing, my fork ('15 RC2 FIT Floater) was pretty hard to get full travel out of until it seemingly "broke in" recently. It may be related to the 2 big step downs I waaaaaayyyy over-sent to flat, but who knows...It may just be getting there from enough ride time, which admittedly has been limited to almost nothing this past winter. Anyway, mine felt like it went from very, very progressive at the very end of the travel to a divey mess practically overnight. I've since added a buncho high speed compression, as well as cranked down the low speed compression for jump seshes. This seems to have addressed the divey, weirdness that was happening on lips and in hard berms, and I've been reducing LSC when I'm purely trail riding. No complaints really, but I still may add a blue token to see what happens.
Ninja dog poops and (extremely) poor speed management aside, this is still hands down the bestest bumpstick I've used. Well, I mean, for a fork that has 1930 era Russian tolerances and outrageous bushing slop it's not bad.
EDIT - I actually use slightly higher air pressure than Fox suggests, but I'm still playing with this since adding a lot of compression damping.
FWIW, which of course is almost nothing, my fork ('15 RC2 FIT Floater) was pretty hard to get full travel out of until it seemingly "broke in" recently. It may be related to the 2 big step downs I waaaaaayyyy over-sent to flat, but who knows...It may just be getting there from enough ride time, which admittedly has been limited to almost nothing this past winter. Anyway, mine felt like it went from very, very progressive at the very end of the travel to a divey mess practically overnight. I've since added a buncho high speed compression, as well as cranked down the low speed compression for jump seshes. This seems to have addressed the divey, weirdness that was happening on lips and in hard berms, and I've been reducing LSC when I'm purely trail riding. No complaints really, but I still may add a blue token to see what happens.
Ninja dog poops and (extremely) poor speed management aside, this is still hands down the bestest bumpstick I've used. Well, I mean, for a fork that has 1930 era Russian tolerances and outrageous bushing slop it's not bad.
EDIT - I actually use slightly higher air pressure than Fox suggests, but I'm still playing with this since adding a lot of compression damping.
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I'm running right about on par with the chart, one blue spacer, 130mm travel in a niner fork. I have trouble getting the last inch of travel, but not so much that i notice. I think that's just the bumper saving my ass. My bike is pretty settled at this point so I plan on playing with progression a little more.
And stiction? Really? This fork is the smoothest I've felt aside from the practically undamped lefty I had. It's probably the gold ano.
And stiction? Really? This fork is the smoothest I've felt aside from the practically undamped lefty I had. It's probably the gold ano.
Sounds like you might have air trapped in the lowers. When you changed the travel, did you compress the fork to remove the air before you sealed it up by tightening the lowers? If not, try it now...
If it is an early '15 fork, they had way firmer compression & rebound settings. It has since been softened considerably.
I have maybe 1-2 clicks of HSC, and 2-3 max of rebound (wide open).
Air pressure is just under 60 psi in 180mm travel setting with one blue spacer. No harsh bottom, ever.
I'm at 13 clicks LSC and 16 HSC from OPEN. I thought mine was a '15.
Going to one blue, one orange in the 120mm one on my hardtail was a big improvement. Haven't ridden the 160mm one yet since adding a spacer.
FWIW I'm running 77psi, HSC 7 clicks in from closed, LSC 11 clicks in on the 120mm one. I weigh about 160#. I have a little less air in the 160mm one, but I think the compression settings are pretty similar.
FWIW I'm running 77psi, HSC 7 clicks in from closed, LSC 11 clicks in on the 120mm one. I weigh about 160#. I have a little less air in the 160mm one, but I think the compression settings are pretty similar.
I don't know exactly. But it would be really early, like the first build for PM/media samples and 1st round of aftermarket.
I don't know what spec OEM had or if it changed.
Holy crap! Mine would move like the bowels of a geriatric Vicodin addict at those damper settings!
I think you have the updated cart....
Amazing, different people with different fork settings! 
That said, I now have mine at 5 clicks from closed for HSC and 12 or so from closed for LSC (trail riding, less for teh hux), with ~80 psi. I'm 185 lbs with endurope kit, and at times believe that landers are really just small Egyptian burial tombs and best avoided. #freeride
That said, I now have mine at 5 clicks from closed for HSC and 12 or so from closed for LSC (trail riding, less for teh hux), with ~80 psi. I'm 185 lbs with endurope kit, and at times believe that landers are really just small Egyptian burial tombs and best avoided. #freeride
I tried the zip tie trick to burp air out of the lowers, and it had a 0% success rate for me. No change at all.
I plan on changing out the oil in the lowers this week, and I will make sure my fork farts appropriately.
I weigh 185# (and rising......) and am running about the same. 50PSI and 1 click from open on HSC. 10 clicks from open on LSC.
Occasionally I do find full compression scenarios. Overall it still feels stiff though. Might back down on pressure even MOAR!!!!
