Fox Struts from Polaris 20% off?
Sep 22, 2001 | 01:38 PM
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Compared to stock, the Fox units will be more responsive on stutter-bumps, and also give better resistance to bottoming. Plus, they are rebuildable, meaning when they start to leak, you can put new seals & oil in them. I believe they are also more fade-resistant.
Downside - cost
Just a matter of how much gain you want vs. $$$ spent.
I have yet to meet anyone who will deny the Fox units have a better ride, but a few guys who are more liesurely riders wonder if they were worth the extra cost. The maniacs seemed to think they were, though.
The more aggressive your riding style, the bigger improvement you will see.
Downside - cost
Just a matter of how much gain you want vs. $$$ spent.
I have yet to meet anyone who will deny the Fox units have a better ride, but a few guys who are more liesurely riders wonder if they were worth the extra cost. The maniacs seemed to think they were, though.
The more aggressive your riding style, the bigger improvement you will see.
Sep 22, 2001 | 07:03 PM
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I didn't get them. I have a 1998 Scrambler (before the long travel suspension), and I asked the guy at the counter if I needed new springs too (because I don't have the long travel suspension already.) He said he thinks so and it would be another $45 for each spring. I didn't feel like spending that much.
Sep 23, 2001 | 08:42 AM
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OffRder15,
You could have used the "long travel" Fox struts for your machine. The Scramblers have always had longer travel front struts compaired to the Sports and other models. It's only when you get into putting the Works long travel struts that you would need to worry about longer springs. They give about an inch more travel than the standard struts for a newer Scrambler. This would make them about 1 1/2 to 2" too long for your machine.
Believe me, long travel suspension is hard to set up on these older machines. I have a 1997 Sport that had 6.25" of front suspension. I put the long travel Works struts on my machine. I had to put wider a-arms (to maintain the proper camber), longer tie rods and longer springs (I eventually settled for the Hot Seat dual rate springs). I now have a machine that has the same ride height as before, but when you lift the front end off the ground, it has about 3+" more travel than the stock machine. Basically it has over 9.5" of suspension on it due in part to the Works struts and wider a-arms.
In short, you should have bought them.
You could have used the "long travel" Fox struts for your machine. The Scramblers have always had longer travel front struts compaired to the Sports and other models. It's only when you get into putting the Works long travel struts that you would need to worry about longer springs. They give about an inch more travel than the standard struts for a newer Scrambler. This would make them about 1 1/2 to 2" too long for your machine.
Believe me, long travel suspension is hard to set up on these older machines. I have a 1997 Sport that had 6.25" of front suspension. I put the long travel Works struts on my machine. I had to put wider a-arms (to maintain the proper camber), longer tie rods and longer springs (I eventually settled for the Hot Seat dual rate springs). I now have a machine that has the same ride height as before, but when you lift the front end off the ground, it has about 3+" more travel than the stock machine. Basically it has over 9.5" of suspension on it due in part to the Works struts and wider a-arms.
In short, you should have bought them.
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