airshocks?

xjay

xjay

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school me on the airshocks
weight limits?
what brand?
what do i need to tune/calibrate?
if i overlooked an existing thread just point me there
thanks
 
They work good, but like anything else there are tradeoff's
1000 lbs per corner on 2", not sure on 2.5"
fox, swayaway or king
a nitrogen kit, maybe some shock oil
 
I think I read that 2.5 are 1300 lbs a corner. From what I hear, sway-away are pretty good cause the plating doesn't rust, but I think fox recently started something similar as well. I think rock equipment makes the ones that are threaded so you can convert them to coilovers if you choose to down the line.
 
Care to elaborate why?? Not trying to stir things up, but I was actually thinking about ordering some air shocks from them. Sorry for the hijack.
 
01blktaco said:
I think I read that 2.5 are 1300 lbs a corner. From what I hear, sway-away are pretty good cause the plating doesn't rust, but I think fox recently started something similar as well. I think rock equipment makes the ones that are threaded so you can convert them to coilovers if you choose to down the line.
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They swayaways rust too, but it takes a while. Fox has plated ones now, but it costs extra, otherwise they rust up pretty fast. The spacers in the swayaways are alot better too. They stay in without needing 3 hands.

Radflos don't seem to be to bad either. JT has them on the front of his heavy cab truck, with about 450 psi and no leaks. Studnuts sells them, if you want to buy local.
 
I been running radflo up front for about a year and SAWs in the back for one run.

My initial impression is that the SAWs are a little nicer. They have a bigger tube and a bigger shaft which makes them seem a little beefier. Having said that, I like my radflos too. I'm a pretty active wheeler by non-Greg/Travis standards and they've held up to a lot of abuse.

Airshocks take a little while to get dialed in. Be sure to read Billavista's air shock article. The section you need to really pay attention to is how the spring curves change for oil vs. nitrogen. I set mine up so they only bottom out on the hardest hits, which to me is perfect.

I hope that helps.
 
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