A little analysis... I measure the shock travel on stock 35 front shocks at about 7.25". That's 0.4" more than what is listed for these. That would mean they are designed around 37" wheels and will produce about 13" of travel. So, a travel decrease for 35 trucks. It appears for the rear they are matching the shock travel of the 35" shocks. This makes sense because the bump stop is external to the shock so you can just let that limit your travel. No travel changes in the rear.
Some numbers comparing the fronts to the gen 2 shocks. This is a little interesting...
Extended length: gen 3 shocks have a 0.72" longer extended length
Compressed length: gen 3 shocks have a 1.76" longer compressed length
Travel: the shock travel is 1.04" shorter on the gen 3 shocks. (7.89" vs 6.85")
I thought the gen 2 front shocks supposedly decreased travel ever so slightly. If the shock travel is 1.04" longer that would mean they would actually increase wheel travel. But full bottom out with 37s would be even riskier. I can see why Fox would be telling people not to do that. Could making a conversion for the gen 2 shocks so that they had larger studs on the top and longer shock extension on the bottom to match the extended length of the gen 3 shocks be the way?
Some numbers comparing the fronts to the gen 2 shocks. This is a little interesting...
Extended length: gen 3 shocks have a 0.72" longer extended length
Compressed length: gen 3 shocks have a 1.76" longer compressed length
Travel: the shock travel is 1.04" shorter on the gen 3 shocks. (7.89" vs 6.85")
I thought the gen 2 front shocks supposedly decreased travel ever so slightly. If the shock travel is 1.04" longer that would mean they would actually increase wheel travel. But full bottom out with 37s would be even riskier. I can see why Fox would be telling people not to do that. Could making a conversion for the gen 2 shocks so that they had larger studs on the top and longer shock extension on the bottom to match the extended length of the gen 3 shocks be the way?
