How To: Adjust the Fox Shock Perch / Height / Level the Front

[Phyguy]

Yeah that is what I was saying when Corey handed me a regular torque wrench... Then he handed me one of the longest torque wrench I have ever seen... Swear it was at least 4 feet long...

-Greg

It was a 200-1000 wrench. I asked him about it too when torquing my truck down after the upgrades. I only have a 20-250.

 

[Madcowranch]

Holy schnikes!! That lower shock nut is torqued to 404 lb-ft. For those that did it themselves, how (aside from buying a long 3/4" drive torque wrench)?

Cheater pipe and kick the shit out of it.

 

[Hockster]

Holy schnikes!! That lower shock nut is torqued to 404 lb-ft. For those that did it themselves, how (aside from buying a long 3/4" drive torque wrench)?

I have 4 to 1 multiplier...

 

[TheJoker]

I am in the process of answering some questions for willis68, here are some photos during and after the mod:

 

[KaiserM715]

Mic, are you saying to apply oil (WD-40, 'Blaster?) to the allen bolt before loosening? What size allen key does it take?

 

[RPG COREY]

3/32"

 

[KaiserM715]

Anyone know what the socket sizes are for that lower shock bolt? I think I sized the front one at 27mm. I am assuming the backside is 29 mm as the 28 was too small and the 30 was too big (for some reason the Craftsman set skips some of the sizes, 29 being one of them).

 

[firematt422]

Warning!

Welcome to the performance pickup truck world. Throw 500 lbs. in the bed, that should do the trick! No, really I haven't had the please of racing anyone off the line yet. But, I would think with us welding up some of the bleed holes that it should firm up the ride as well as control the wheel hop a little more than stock. Guess I need to go roast some tires as a test. Today it has been raining all day and I know all I will get is wheel spinning and no hopping. I'll have to wait for things to dry up here in So Cal. Should be tomorrow - we never get much rain here. Hope we are getting some in the desert - that will make for fun testing and NO DUST - Awesome!

DO NOT, repeat DO NOT roast the tires with an empty bed. This truck doesn't care how fast you get out of the throttle. So, roast at your own risk.



You have been warned. (Unless you're still in warranty... then, by all means, sir)

 

[Aaron]

Daaaaaammmnnn man! That just happen?

 

[BOJANGLES]

Ouch