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Yea those videos are pretty coolI wish I could lay hands on the active suspension.... I saw a video of it somewhere and it looked awesome.
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Yea those videos are pretty coolI wish I could lay hands on the active suspension.... I saw a video of it somewhere and it looked awesome.
Gotcha was just curious I saw testing videos of some trucks that had the active suspension systems and they perform extremely well.None of the trucks came with active suspension. They did some tests with active suspension, but I am not aware of any actually being fielded…
Did you already checked with Grigsby ? I've waited almost 2 years for mine, but they did deliver.So it sounds like fox stopped making the LMTV specific shock, and it seemed like they were marketing on shock for both the front and rear. Aren't the A0 and A1 front and rear different? I have an A1R so the front is obviously different. Getting rid of the overly stiff, and noisy, front coilovers is on my hit list to do soon. Does anyone have the info for what exactly to order from King in a 3" body shock for the front and rear of an A1R? Also, is the rear shock on an A1R the same as the rear of the A0 and A1 trucks? Seems like it would be.
Ideally, you'd get corner weights, per axel weights, and overall weight of the truck. Then King (or whoever) can valve the front and rear shock to the specific weights.So it sounds like fox stopped making the LMTV specific shock, and it seemed like they were marketing on shock for both the front and rear. Aren't the A0 and A1 front and rear different? I have an A1R so the front is obviously different. Getting rid of the overly stiff, and noisy, front coilovers is on my hit list to do soon. Does anyone have the info for what exactly to order from King in a 3" body shock for the front and rear of an A1R? Also, is the rear shock on an A1R the same as the rear of the A0 and A1 trucks? Seems like it would be.
No I didn't, but I have no interest in an extended wait to get the shocks. Spoke with King today, interesting, they have zero knowledge of ever having built shocks for these trucks. Anyway, if I do a 3" body performance series king, they can ship in 6 weeks.Did you already checked with Grigsby ? I've waited almost 2 years for mine, but they did deliver.
Yes, I understand about the weights, but it will be several years before I could get final weights since I'm building the truck in an adventure rig. If the performance series shocks are available with adjustable damping, that will significantly help in terms of getting the valving right. I ran Kings on a Tundra I had years ago and would run the damping adjustment almost all of the way out unloaded, When I put my camper on, it would swim all over the place. Stiffen up the damping and it would completely clean up that behavior.Ideally, you'd get corner weights, per axel weights, and overall weight of the truck. Then King (or whoever) can valve the front and rear shock to the specific weights.
But you absolutely want to stick with a 3" body.
Yes, the rear on the A0/A1/A1R are the same for a M1078/M1079 afaik. Not sure about the 6x6 trucks, though.
Fox never really made an "LMTV shock". They valved one of their stock bodies that had the correct travel. But w/o knowing those valving specs (and your truck's actual weights) it's kinda sketch....
Well you can get a good idea. Measure the difference between the mount bolt centers as it sets, then measure the space between the bump stops And where they contact And subtract that from the mounted length. The unknown is how deep the system can get into the bump stops…but even if I pull a front out, I can't get the compressed length without pulling the spring off and I'm not about to mess with that.
Kinda, but not really, there is upward and downward travel, so you have to get the truck in a situation that will fully extend the shock, which might not even be possible with an unloaded truck, but would think the coil spring will help in that regard.Well you can get a good idea. Measure the difference between the mount bolt centers as it sets, then measure the space between the bump stops And where they contact And subtract that from the mounted length. The unknown is how deep the system can get into the bump stops…
I have this info from my notes and a discussion here many years ago, for an A0…
20.94” to 33.26” 12.32” travel
5/8”/16MM top, 7/8”/22MM bottom.
It wont tell you travel, only get you in the ballpark for compressed length. you had the extended length already right…Kinda, but not really, there is upward and downward travel, so you have to get the truck in a situation that will fully extend the shock, which might not even be possible with an unloaded truck, but would think the coil spring will help in that regard.
Yes, this is why I was hoping someone knew the compressed length of the A1R coilover. The only feasible way to figure that out if you don’t know what it is, is to compress the shock and measure it. That’s an undertaking on an A1R coilover for obvious reasons.I think everyone is looking at this wrong.
The most important number is minimum length. You want your bump stop to hit before your shock bottoms out.
After that, you want to maximize droop. Your suspension will stop you droop or your shock will max out. So the manufacturer should put the longest possible shock that hits just shorter than your minimum length.
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