fox adjustable shocks settings..
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just installed my fox adjustable shocks, car drives great with all the other goodies i mentioned in this section, however its a bit bouncy at low speeds and cruising.. anyone run these that can chime in on how to set them.. i have a 70 challenger thanks.
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Re: fox adjustable shocks settings..
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how do you crank them up?? righty tight, lefty loose??thank you.
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Re: fox adjustable shocks settings..
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awesome thanks, each seperate click is and adjustment im assuming?? they just keep on clicking.. so im going to click to lowest setting and the go up from there. ill try that out..
btw, i dig youre car and for the money its a deal, did you sell it?
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Thanks, not sold yet. I believe mine have about 25 clicks soft to firm... Yeah, I'm not sure. Hotchkis' website says 45 rebound adjustments but that may be 25 for the front and 20 for the rear. http://www.hotchkis.net/product/hotchkis...=286&sm=295
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Re: fox adjustable shocks settings..
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the fronts were clicked very stiif, didnt cout how many to zero out, from there i went up 11 clicks, jon said there were 22. then in the back zeroed out and went up 5 clicks, they were at least at the half way mark of the settings.. so that would explain bouncy feel. so firmer up top and softer out back and will expirement from there. just happy it drives firm and handles great! thanks for input, ill keep thread informed on progress thanks again..
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Re: fox adjustable shocks settings..
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just wanted to chime in...i would like to know which way you guys would mount your rear shocks...i guess you can either mount your rear shocks either way...knob facing down...or knob facing up....john at hotchkis confirmed either way but i would like to hear it from some of the guys here on moparts...my thoughts are yes its way easier to adjust your shock when you mount the shock with knob facing ground but one would think all the fluid in body with gravity does not make sense...mine are mounted knob up with fluid body at rest...witch way would you guys mount them?
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Re: fox adjustable shocks settings..
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me too inverted, jon said either way fine, but preference is knob facing down for easy adjustment..
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Re: fox adjustable shocks settings..
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I recall my front Hotchikis shocks were at 17 clicks from soft (from a possible 22). Been dailydriving with this setting for little over a year now. Just yesterday I decided to tighten them up a click but noticed only a very minor improvement, so I'll probably add another click soon. Maybe some internal valve wear is setting in. Anyone have any input about the service intervals of these shocks? On the rear I've got QA1 adjustables and they've got the adjuster knob on the bottom by default, so I can adjust their setting by simply reaching around the tires and turn the knob.
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Re: fox adjustable shocks settings..
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well they are warranted for life, so any problems youre covered..
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I recall my front Hotchikis shocks were at 17 clicks from soft (from a possible 22). Been dailydriving with this setting for little over a year now. Just yesterday I decided to tighten them up a click but noticed only a very minor improvement, so I'll probably add another click soon. Maybe some internal valve wear is setting in. Anyone have any input about the service intervals of these shocks?
On the rear I've got QA1 adjustables and they've got the adjuster knob on the bottom by default, so I can adjust their setting by simply reaching around the tires and turn the knob.
The Fox guys estimate the lifespan to be around 100-150k miles depending on conditions.
Hotchkis Performance 8633 Sorensen Ave. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 Phone: 562-907-7757 x224 Fax: 562-907-7765
Hotchkis Performance East 9075 Highway 152 Mooresville, NC 28115 704-660-3060
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Samy is correct, righty stiffy. With a big car like yours, I'd start with the fronts about 1/2 stiff, and the rears 5 clicks from full soft, then adjust from there... I'm fairly close to this to start with the fronts a little stiffer. I'm impressed with the difference over the bilsteins. I thought the Bilsteins were excellent, but I can tell a positive difference with these.
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Re: fox adjustable shocks settings..
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While I don't have Fox shocks on my car I ended up with stiffer on the rebound on the front than the rear with my adjustable shocks. I'm surprised that FOX gives a lifetime warranty on the shock, most of their shocks require frequent oil changes and shaft seal leaks are fairly common.
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