[CombatSanta]

Howdy folks!

Im on my way of buying a used fox 40, have not decided wich year yet.

But i was wondering what the major difference is between the models, what year where there major upgrades to the fork itself.

I believe that i read that 2008 had some new dampening system or some **** like that.

Would appreciate if someone could shed some light on this matter for me.

 

[jutny]

if i recall correctly, fox made large improvements to the damper for the '09 year to quiet people's complaints that the fork was under-damped and that the adjusters were not entirely useful.

before that, i have no idea... '09 started with the Direct mount upper crown as well. i dont know if there were any tweaks for '10, although i'd like to because the 09 i bought supposedly is shipping as a '10.

 

[CombatSanta]

Okay, i see.

Thing is that i have ssen a few ads where the seller says that the fork has the new 2008 system whatever that means.

 

[norbar]

Wasn't the damping tune for 08 and 09 is internaly the same as 08?

BTW. Wellcome combat santa. Nice to see you outside of EB

 

[ronan]

Wasn't the damping tune for 08 and 09 is internaly the same as 08?

BTW. Wellcome combat santa. Nice to see you outside of EB

i was wandering if it was the same combatsanta

 

[jutny]

Just got off the phone with Fox. Here's the deal with the 40rc2

launch-'06: no changes
'07: tweaked damping in the cartridge, changed hydraulic bottom out setting to "high" from "med"
'08: no changes
'09: tweaked damper again, added direct mount upper crown
'10: no changes



no more nonsense floating around.

 

[CombatSanta]

Wasn't the damping tune for 08 and 09 is internaly the same as 08?

BTW. Wellcome combat santa. Nice to see you outside of EB

Yeah thats how i figured, regarding 08 and 09.


Must be another santa you are thinking about, cause i have heard thet the one you are thinking about is a douche.

 

[CombatSanta]

Just got off the phone with Fox. Here's the deal with the 40rc2

launch-'06: no changes
'07: tweaked damping in the cartridge, changed hydraulic bottom out setting to "high" from "med"
'08: no changes
'09: tweaked damper again, added direct mount upper crown
'10: no changes



no more nonsense floating around.

Awsome, thanks for the information.

 

[dhkid]

Just got off the phone with Fox. Here's the deal with the 40rc2

launch-'06: no changes
'07: tweaked damping in the cartridge, changed hydraulic bottom out setting to "high" from "med"
slightly more lsc than 05-06, better transition from lsc to hsc.

'08: no changes
you sure? as far as i know there was a big jump in the hydraulic bottom out this year, put in new wiper on it with a tighter fit.

'09: tweaked damper again, added direct mount upper crown
big difference this year, best 40 imo. new bladder that doesn't blow up like previous years. quite a big bump up on compression damping. lower crown is new too.

'10: no changes



no more nonsense floating around.

basically try and get as new a 40 as you can. that being said, you can always get a new damper for them, or get it worked on since fox has its pro tune program. you cant put an 09 damper into pre 09 forks tho, the damper is 15mm shorter. well i say cant, it can be done, just depends how friendly your local fox service centre is.

 

[dilzy]

launch-06': Stronger arch
06'-08': shim and bottomout position changes that can all be done on the older cartridges with some tools, oil and shims.
09': Shorter damper rod and stantions, direct mount crown, different bladder design, much heavier valving.
10': Same valving as the WC limited model in the normal one.

 

[BmxConvert]

I rode a friends '06 40RC2 on my Session and found that I had to back all the compression settings off completely and run the lightest spring to get it comfortable and to use all the travel. I ran the rebound in just a bit to keep it from bucking me.
Is the '09/'10 going to have too much damping for a Sport/Expert class rider in the 150lb range now that the valving has been increased?

 

[dilzy]

I rode a friends '06 40RC2 on my Session and found that I had to back all the compression settings off completely and run the lightest spring to get it comfortable and to use all the travel. I ran the rebound in just a bit to keep it from bucking me.
Is the '09/'10 going to have too much damping for a Sport/Expert class rider in the 150lb range now that the valving has been increased?

At 150lb, you'd want to run the extra soft spring. Your going to need to be bloody fast to use all the travel. I'm over 220lb, so manufacturers never valve too heavy for me.

 

[dhkid]

^ i am 140lbs and use the soft purple spring, the extra soft black spring is way too soft! end up getting close to 40% sag.

 

[colly keogh]

what you all want lads is the bos 40 cartridge just like mine better than any stock fox 40 out there

 

[JeffKill]

what you all want lads is the bos 40 cartridge just like mine better than any stock fox 40 out there

How would you go about ordering one of these here in the states? I checked their site and searched around a bit, but cant seem to find anyone selling them.

 

[dilzy]

^ They don't make them anymore as they sell their own complete forks.

 

[CombatSanta]

Guess it was not all that easy to be sure on this matter

 

[BmxConvert]

^ i am 140lbs and use the soft purple spring, the extra soft black spring is way too soft! end up getting close to 40% sag.

I'm going to go ahead and say that body positioning on the bike as well as head angle and weight bias is going to have a very large effect on the sag and travel usage.

I didn't have a purple spring. I remember there being Green, Yellow and maybe blue? Whatever the softest was of those I had in there. The fork actually felt good initially maybe 25% of the travel. After that I just wasn't using much travel at all. I'm really tempted to try a 40 on my new bike.
Are the Extra light springs available in Ti?