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Offline Voodoochikin04

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am i under educated?
« on: December 26, 2008, 10:26:09 PM »
so i spent 70$ today on a pair of gabriel hi-jacker air shocks. after reading the thread on mbn where this guy used them and said they worked great..  so i spent all night fabbing brackets and welding.. i get the shocks on and air them up to 90lbs... its like having solid suspension, so i jump hard on it and it compresses but the rebound is counted in seconds... ugh..   drop it to 50lbs, and it just compresses faster but rebounds slow as hell..  is this supposed to work like that?  or what?
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« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2008, 11:06:15 PM »
He may have omitted that detail from his report eh?  That is how most any automotive shock reacts.  But on the road they seem to work.  They are also carrying much more weight than you are.  Got any sand bags to represent yours and passenger weight?  Then you could air them up more and see if they rebound quicker at the higher pressure.

Wait, you have those adjustable mounts.  Can you move the shock to the position where it has the least amount of leverage?  That will require more pressure and therefore faster rebound.

Or you could just up the ante, and tell bug you need some shocks in that box with the heims. ;D
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« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2008, 11:37:17 PM »
It's unlikely the air shocks will work at all. Fox air shocks should be called Fox Air Springs.They are not the same thing as air shocks.
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« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2008, 11:46:30 PM »
install them in your truck, drive down bumpy roads for about 6 months, then re-install in buggy.  Will work much better then. ;D
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« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2008, 12:15:17 AM »
There is a thread at the site that we will not name.......  The guy on there used them and they worked PERFECTLY. 
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« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2008, 12:17:19 AM »
How? They are valved for a much stiffer spring and a much heavier car/truck. I don't think they worked at all.No way.
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« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2008, 12:23:22 AM »
I didn't say they worked perfectly he did. :P :P :P :P :P :P ;D

Go read it.  It's all the rage at MBN. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2008, 12:46:19 AM »
Are they for a car, truck, buggy, ATV? If they are for an atv let me know. Also never put compressed air in any shock. Atv or otherwise. :P
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« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2008, 12:47:38 AM »
That USED to be a good site.I very rarely go there anymore.
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« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2008, 01:03:03 AM »
Quote from: Masterfabr on December 27, 2008, 12:47:38 AM
That USED to be a good site.I very rarely go there anymore.
Yep that site sucks>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This site is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Welcome short bus. ;D
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« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2008, 01:41:09 AM »
Forget the welcome part VDC4-PG13 ;D I've been drinking again.  ;D
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« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2008, 02:58:05 AM »
i posted that thread here, from mbn.. i have been talking to him.. i used the same ones he did.. he says his are performing great.. wtf..  maybe he is used to solid suspension.... 
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« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2008, 03:04:41 AM »
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Re: am i under educated?
« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2008, 03:46:46 AM »
He upped the air volume by adding resi's.  Toe will affect things also.  But the valving is going to be off no matter what.  Maybe he is just a ruff ryder and you're a cadilac guy?  Automotive shocks do improve with speed, but aren't the best solution.  I tried my share and gave up.
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« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2008, 04:55:30 AM »
Vdc4,
 I mean no offence there was a thread about ayear ago over there I told the stoopid effer flat out it wouln't work...I tried it back in 1988, with a tank, you still havta have a spring
Shoulda posted your intent here, I could have saved you the money and the time :(
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