You win some and you lose some with these threaded aluminum shock bodies. The aluminum body is more corrosion resistant and lighter than the steel alternatives and they are almost infinitely adjustable between 0"-3.5". With all those advantages you lose the ability to adjust the spring perch under load so guys like you and me have to either find a pro installer or buy/rent a spring compressor. I got lucky with ~2" of front lift out of the box, but with the volume of orders on these Fox kits there are bound to be some errors. Sure you need to adjust yours, but you still have some premium shocks and the adjustment is relatively simple.
I just invested in Camburg upper control arms to match with my Fox 2.0 shocks. I will have it all at the end of the month to install on my '21 FX4. Are those Camburg UCA's still holding up?I put Eibach coilovers in my truck and they lifted it 3.5 inches! Problem was my front alignment was impossible to correct and my stock tires were destroyed after 10k miles. I had heard this would happen if this truck was lifted that much with stock control arms so this past December I replaced them with camburg uppers and put 33 inch tires on it! My truck is a beast now and the larger tires and camburg uppers made a huge difference! The ride is amazing!
What size tires are you running here?Well, the tires are on. I did have to remove the crash bars (fronts only, back clear fine) to get rid of some rubbing. Now shes aligned and ready to roll. I have intentions to get a camper shell this year, so I think I’ll wait to adjust the springs until after that’s installed. I may just need that inch!
Can you share what your preload settings are? How much threads are exposed? I have the 2.0 set ready to go on but the preload seems very minimal and I don’t want to have to install and remove to adjust if possible. I have a photo of mine set from factory for reference if you would like.I just put the Fox 2.0 kit on my truck today. Out of the box I backed the collar down 3/8". You can barely tell the difference in height gained. Probably going to take them out and re-adjust the collars. To me with that much preload taken off they r very soft and similar to the FX4 suspension I took off.
Currently I'm at 36.5 front driver rear driver 38 1/8. Front pass 37 and rear passenger 38 1/4. I'm going to try and get the fronts to 37.5 and leave it there. The ride is a little nicer then the FX4 but nothing to scream from mountain tops over.
UPDATE:
I wound the drivers side up 5/8" and passenger side up 3/8" and it is sitting at 37 1/4 driver and 37 1/2. Thats good for me. I'm sitting on a full tank of fuel right now. So Id imagine as it goes down she'll get even at some point. Just those little adjustments stiffened it up perfect too. Driver side rear is 38 1/4
Passenger side is 38 1/2
