Fox air or coil overs

[bradtothebone]

All, I am looking at upgrading the shocks on my 2020.5.

Looking at Fox floats woth the evol chamber or else coil overs

i have zero experience with the floats- previously had raptors and was super happy with them. Thought is
go down the fox
path as we have local dealers here.

the floats seem to save weight, and are super adjustable. The coil
overs are adjustable as well, just looking for feedback - as the last people that had floats i knew were back many years. Back at the m1000 cat era.

comments?
i have read damn near every thread, fox/Elka/Enzo/raptor ace/toms. Looking for current feedback.


Additional question: had a buddy run over a small tree stump -
totally bent both rear skid wheels, pulled a bearing almost out, ripped
the circlip out of the groove - the as a beast to fix. Took a torch and melted the wheels a little at a
time and straightened them with a pair of channel locks....enough tomlimp
out. Was so bad each wheel would walk on one side of the the trqck
nubs over into the track window and back. 2 hours of melting plastic to get it somewhat rideable.

q: would the wheels kit from mountain tek - which couples the wheels together have helped, should a guy go and put the 9 or 10 inch wheel and axle assembly on

Again, comments please! Looking for input.




thanks!

 

[skegpro]

I have run both fox coil overs and the floats. I prefer the floats as they are way more adjustable and have more bottoming resistance without being to stiff initially.

 

[skegpro]

See if you can find a set of 2021 shocks.

https://www.ridefox.com/filter.php?m=snow&v=lightweight

https://youtu.be/2jJL67evKhU

 

[GreyGhost]

This is my personal take so please take it with a grain of salt. I personally like the air shocks for the adjustability vs the coil. A coil you have to get springs then revolve it and blah blah blah vs a air shock especially the evol r you can simply hook up the pump add or take away and easily adjust your rebound. Plus you save a fair amount of weight with the air shocks. Could are easier for guys that want a setting and to never touch it. The air shocks can be tricky to get right but are very easy once figured out. As for the wheels I’d go with 10” again just a personal thing. Can add a bit more track speed

 

[jereber]

No matter what brand you decide to go with i would make sure that they have some coil springs! you don't want to be left stranded with a blown/ iced up air shock in the backcountry. There are some great coil over shock combinations out there!

 

[DV-ENT]

I personally owned a 2018 G4 and put on a set of 2018 fox coil overs and they were a total game changer in all riding conditions and especially on the rutted out trails, I would not hesitate in getting another set of the fox coil overs and everyone that rode my sled felt the same way about them.

 

[skegpro]

No matter what brand you decide to go with i would make sure that they have some coil springs! you don't want to be left stranded with a blown/ iced up air shock in the backcountry. There are some great coil over shock combinations out there!

Lol, when's the last time you lost a seal on a fox float.

 

[jereber]

I know of three guys in the past year that either broke a reservoir or had moisture build up in the shock and completely collapsing. Also a few guys had the valve stems break and let ice get in the shock

 

[Rotax_Kid]

I've owned nearly everything available out there at some point in terms of shocks. While air is super light and adjustable, unless you plan to spend the time to properly dial them in in a range of conditions amd temperatures, you're not going to get everything out of them. There is no way I would buy air shocks without Evol chambers. They are sensitive to temperature amd a few lbs of air pressure change makes a noticable difference.

My last 3 sets have been coils and this will be my preference moving forward. If I did big jumps or drops, I would give air a hard look, but for general riding, coils work better for me.

 

[02sedona]

This is my first year with fox coils on my sled. The last few sleds have had fox evols on them. I went with the basic zero pro coils without rebound or compression adjustments up front and for the rear track shock and an evol r rear center shock to keep the adjustments there for the pivot point of the sled. They were all revalved by Tom’s snowmobiles when I purchased them from him. He did correctly choose the front spring rate for my riding weight. I have around 200 miles on them so far this season and am quite happy so far. I added a few turns of preload to the front shocks and they have been spot on for the whoops on the way out to the powder. I would say the revalve was the most important part of the package.

- A revalve and spring change could do wonders for you . Or you can sell the stickers to recoup some money to pay for the new setup.
- Really nothing wrong with either choices in today’s world of Fox air vs coils . It comes down to how much you fine tune your setups. And how adjustable the shock you choose is.
- I personally have been happy with both styles once they are adjusted to my preferences.
-I have had a float air valve stick open on me (I got snow in it) as I was changing pressure in 0*f temps. It sucked not having a valve core removal tool to pull it an replace it. But it was an easy fix when back at the truck with all the tools and parts there.

 

[canuck5]

I’ve got a combo of both foxes right now air in front and coils in rear. I’m a fan of the air shocks myself allows you to adjust capacity to your preference. What ever you do get the qs3 the “quick switch” has got to be the greatest thing on these shocks. No matter how frozen and iced up your skid is you can still adjust these in seconds. Firm up the fronts for that whooped out trail and soften them up top or flick your rear skid onto lockout to punch into a steeper area.

 

[skegpro]

I know of three guys in the past year that either broke a reservoir or had moisture build up in the shock and completely collapsing. Also a few guys had the valve stems break and let ice get in the shock

Yikes, some guys could break a hammer.

I have also seen spring breaks.

Run what you like but these new shocks are nothing like the fox floats of yesteryear.