New Shoes & Suspension

[Canazes9]

Got my new tires and suspension installed yesterday. 28" Mud lites and Fox Podium 2.0 Suspension. Had a set of EBC brake pads installed on all 4 corners for good measure. Just waiting on the clutch/sheave kit!



Currently measures 12.5" clearance front and rear with shocks as they came in the box.

David

[Mello1]

Have you rode it yet with the new shocks?

[Canazes9]

Have you rode it yet with the new shocks?

Unfortunately no and it's killing me! We're leaving for a week in Big Bend Saturday, so it's just gonna have to sit in the shop for a little while. I'll post something once I finally get to take it out.

David

[jerhomey]

are the rear shocks dual rate springs ?

[Canazes9]

are the rear shocks dual rate springs ?

Yes.

Each rear shock actually has two seperate springs with a buffer/spacer in between the stack.

David

[Timmi]

is that the way they mount? looks upside down

Yes. Each rear shock actually has two seperate springs with a buffer/spacer in between the stack. David

[jerhomey]

is that the way they mount? looks upside down

Yes that's seems to be the way they mount I looked at multiple pictures when I was deciding what to go with send they all mount that way

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[Canazes9]

is that the way they mount? looks upside down

Funny you should ask that - that's what I thought when I picked it up. I asked to speak to the service tech that did the installl and he said "that's what I thought" too. He called Fox and verified - that is how they are supposed to be installed.

David

[Canazes9]

Have you rode it yet with the new shocks?

So I just got back from the hunting camp, put about 50 miles on the Viking over the last three days. Property has a lot of steep hills, tight narrow trails. Prior to putting the new tires and fox suspension I drove the Viking about 20 miles here so I have a reasonable before/after comparison.

Initial impressions - I can ride 2-3 mph faster by the speedometer with the current set-up than I could with the previous stock set-up. Stock the speedometer ran fast w/ the 25" tires, now it runs slightly slow, so probably more like a net gain of 4-5 mph at the same comfort level. That might not sound like much, but it's a HUGE difference running trails that were comfortable at 12-18 (which was probably 10-16mph by gps) and now running the same trails at 15-22mph!

Very noticeable difference in how the Viking reacts to big hits when pushing it and running fast. The stock suspension would bottom out and push into the corners. The Fox suspension is much firmer without being jarring. No bottoming out and very easy to drive hard. Oversteer or understeer are selectable with my right foot.

I'm very pleased with the current set-up, anxiously awaiting my JBS sheave & clutch kit!

David

[Canazes9]

One more update:

I just got through washing the Viking and putting it back in the shop. It's parked in the exact same spot on a level floor where I measured it the first time. Again, no lifting up on it or anything like that, just drove it into the parking spot and measured.

Front - 12.5" (measured from under the skid plate on the frame behind the front A arm, both sides measure the same)

Rear - 12.75" (Measure under the center of the rear frame below the receiver for the hitch)

Essentially, no change from when I measured it after I first had them installed, 1/4" increase in the rear is negligible and I'm sure within variability of the suspension. No sag evident!

When I first got this suspension, I planned on increasing the preload, playing with ride height fore/aft, etc. After driving it this week I have decided to leave it just as it is at least for the time being.

David