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PSA - 2015 36 Floats for $499 USD
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Mine showed up today. It is def and OE model, it came with nothing but the fork (15mm axle) and the small piece that screws in and holds the brake line. No 20mm axle or spacers.
I haven't had time to pull the spring side apart and see if any spacers are in there, or what setting the fork is at (to confirm it's a 160mm model.)
I haven't had time to pull the spring side apart and see if any spacers are in there, or what setting the fork is at (to confirm it's a 160mm model.)
Can it take the 20mm axel or is that the FiT4 only that doesn't take the 20mm?
It can take it, it's not the QR or whatever the FiT4 has. Normal 36 dropouts with pinch bolts, etc.
Assuming there are some left, I think I'm going to pick one up. Just need to wait for my buddy in Detroit to respond, to see if I can ship it to his house and then ship it up here or have him drive up.
Even with paying out the nose converting these Canadia dollars to American dollars, plus shipping, duty fees at the border AND picking up an axle, I think it'll be $400 less than a new 2016 fork (not including paying 13% tax on a new fork).
Even with paying out the nose converting these Canadia dollars to American dollars, plus shipping, duty fees at the border AND picking up an axle, I think it'll be $400 less than a new 2016 fork (not including paying 13% tax on a new fork).
god dammit you people are killing me.. i might cave and start a new build if these are available after pay day (id be surprised if they were).
thanks OP.
thanks OP.
might be as simple as inventory space/overhead. but then again back country dot com has a LOT of crap in inventory.
Yup. The '16 MY introduced the FIT 4 position CTD style damper as an option, but the RC2 (the one you want anyway) is mechanically unchanged.
It's 4 now, because moar.
The 2016's apparently had the rebound setup changed a bit to take the big fast hits better. See this pic over on MTBR...
http://forums.mtbr.com/shocks-suspension/2015-fox-36-a-914572-33.html#post12260917
The HSC/LSC is the one you want not FIT....
The one I own has twenty positions!
Or something.
Or something.
I live an hour from Port Huron/Sarnia if you need a place to ship it.
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Got mine today. The brake hose holder is missing, oh well.
Immediately took it apart and changed the travel to 160, boy o boy the negative spring spacer sleeve was tight.
For the record the air spring that is installed can only go to 160mm max. As to whether the damper can do more travel , I have no idea. There is about 7" of damper shaft exposed beyond the stanchion not including the threaded assembly at the end.
Immediately took it apart and changed the travel to 160, boy o boy the negative spring spacer sleeve was tight.
For the record the air spring that is installed can only go to 160mm max. As to whether the damper can do more travel , I have no idea. There is about 7" of damper shaft exposed beyond the stanchion not including the threaded assembly at the end.
Tacubaya mentioned in this thread that that valving change happened ~ Oct '14 - http://www.ridemonkey.com/threads/2015-vs-2016-fox-36-float-worth-it.274227/
Mine just showed up with the hose guide missing as well. Shitty pack job to boot, but the fork seems fine.
Mine showed up today with the hose clamp present! Boom bitches!
It was floating around in the box, getting ready to fall out of the hole in the box that the steer tube created though...
but hey 500 bucks. I'm happy as a clam. Gotta get it apart and set it to 160 enduro mode!
It was floating around in the box, getting ready to fall out of the hole in the box that the steer tube created though...
but hey 500 bucks. I'm happy as a clam. Gotta get it apart and set it to 160 enduro mode!
Yes, around October 2014 the compression valving was modified substantially, and for 2016 Fox changed the rebound valving (piston post, piston design and shimstack). I wasn't aware of the rebound changes until recently when I opened a 2016 RC2 damper.
Could you snap us some pics of the new rebound assemblies? I've been super keen to see these. Is the post diameter different / is the new piston not retrofittable? I'm guessing HSR flow area is increased, curious by how much.
Oooh oooh, what he said^
Imma bout to rip the damper out of my 2016 36 and try to stretch it into my 40
Imma bout to rip the damper out of my 2016 36 and try to stretch it into my 40
What's the plan there? Custom top cap adapter for the larger stanchion, and some kind of extended damper shaft? Also, do you really think there's going to be 200mm of stroke in the damper cartridge?Oooh oooh, what he said^
Imma bout to rip the damper out of my 2016 36 and try to stretch it into my 40
Yeah I rode a float version for a day in whistler. The air spring was so annoying I couldn't really get a good feel for the damper. It wasn't my fork, it was on a demo v10 but I'm guessing(hoping) that it was stuffed with spacers. It ramped up waay too much. I had the HS comp damper backed all the way off and about a third of the way in with the LS damper. But it was definitely an air fork setup not the way I would do it.
