sher-bant
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Raptizzle's Gen 2 Build Thread
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Yukon Joe
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That's the fitment on the bumper I was looking for. Looks great.
The kings up front look like they have quite a bit of preload. What height is the front compared to stock?
Do you hear chants of "cage it, cage it" in the distant background?
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The kings up front look like they have quite a bit of preload. What height is the front compared to stock?
Do you hear chants of "cage it, cage it" in the distant background?
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
OP
OP
That's the fitment on the bumper I was looking for. Looks great.
The kings up front look like they have quite a bit of preload. What height is the front compared to stock?
Do you hear chants of "cage it, cage it" in the distant background?
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
Thanks, I'm super impressed with how well it fits the truck too.
I'm going to add a bit more preload to clear the 37's better. It's probably about 1" over stock right now but I'm rubbing a bit more than I was with the setting I had on the SVC CAS. Probably only a couple threads down will be the sweet spot.
No way is this thing getting caged. I never even used it on the other truck. Hahaaa
t_j
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I'm really curious on how this internal bypass with full size piston and valve stack works considering the shock body is smooth, where are the oil bypass cavities/tubes and valves?Nice to see someone finally licensed the patent and started making an IBP shock other than fox.
OP
OP
They use a tapered needle design to control oil flow. I can't really explain how it works to be honest. Nobody has dumbed down an explanation for my non engineer/scientific brain to comprehend as of yet.
t_j
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They use a tapered needle design to control oil flow. I can't really explain how it works to be honest. Nobody has dumbed down an explanation for my non engineer/scientific brain to comprehend as of yet.
Interesting, so the needle slowly blocks the port that passes through the center of the valve stack as the shock progresses. The tapper helps it be progressive, maybe this isn't the same as the fox patent! It is however kinda similar to the Icon design's built in bump zone which uses a second piston and valve stack and a second internal narrower cylinder. It does seem like you only get one bypass zone though unlike the fox design which can have a number of none externally adjustable zones.
Big Johnson
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There is a youtube video I saw somewhere of an animated version of how they work.
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Big Johnson
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t_j
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Watching this, it's almost identical to the way the Icon system works just slightly different. Pretty cool though!
Msb.19d
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Hey raptizzle I got a question, So with the fox’s added and your leaf springs in the rear I believe u did. What do you have on the truck to raise the front height to fit 37s? I apologize for stupid question also I’m just lost on suspension stuff but I want to build my truck up right and it seems you are on the right path.
