tuning your shock

[covie]

Symptoms: Not using full travel, feels harsh, poor traction while making turns

 

Causes: Overly stiff spring or compression damping

 

Solutions: Lower air pressure or softer coil springs; reduce compression damping

 

 

 

Symptoms: Bottoms out, soft throughout travel

 

Causes: Spring rate too low throughout travel or too little compression damping

 

Solutions: More air pressure or stiffer coils springs; increase compression damping

 

 

 

Symptoms: Harsh over large bumps, but good over small ones

 

Causes: Compression damping too high

 

Solutions: Reduce compression damping

 

 

 

Symptoms: Excessive sag, feels soft initially but does not bottom out

 

Causes: Initial spring rate or preload too low

 

Solutions: Increase air pressure or spring preload

 

 

 

Symptoms: Harsh over small bumps but uses full travel

 

Causes: Initial spring rate or preload too high, or too much compression damping

 

Solutions: Lower air pressure or install softer springs; reduce compression damping; reduce spring preload

 

 

 

Symptoms: Takes first bump in a series well but harsh over later bumps, poor traction in washboard corners

 

Causes: Too much rebound damping

 

Solutions: Reduce rebound damping, if adjustable

 

 

 

Symptoms: Front end springs back too quickly after bumps, poor traction in bumpy corners

 

Causes: Not enough rebound damping

 

Solutions: Increase rebound damping, if adjustable

[Skaap]

any advice for dual air shocks?

[covie]

Same principles would apply mate these are for coil / air / front / rear.

[TiBones]

Howzeeet shock!

[JacquesT]

Hi

 

Is this in relation to the front or rear shocks?

 

My anthem x1 feels loose in dusty dry corners. The rear shock is set to the correct pressure according to the fox shock instructions, but i think there is too much sag. It does not bottom out though. Front shock has also been set according to the guidelines.

 

Using maxis tyres.

 

rgds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptoms: Not using full travel, feels harsh, poor traction while making turns

 

Causes: Overly stiff spring or compression damping

 

Solutions: Lower air pressure or softer coil springs; reduce compression damping

 

 

 

Symptoms: Bottoms out, soft throughout travel

 

Causes: Spring rate too low throughout travel or too little compression damping

 

Solutions: More air pressure or stiffer coils springs; increase compression damping

 

 

 

Symptoms: Harsh over large bumps, but good over small ones

 

Causes: Compression damping too high

 

Solutions: Reduce compression damping

 

 

 

Symptoms: Excessive sag, feels soft initially but does not bottom out

 

Causes: Initial spring rate or preload too low

 

Solutions: Increase air pressure or spring preload

 

 

 

Symptoms: Harsh over small bumps but uses full travel

 

Causes: Initial spring rate or preload too high, or too much compression damping

 

Solutions: Lower air pressure or install softer springs; reduce compression damping; reduce spring preload

 

 

 

Symptoms: Takes first bump in a series well but harsh over later bumps, poor traction in washboard corners

 

Causes: Too much rebound damping

 

Solutions: Reduce rebound damping, if adjustable

 

 

 

Symptoms: Front end springs back too quickly after bumps, poor traction in bumpy corners

 

Causes: Not enough rebound damping

 

Solutions: Increase rebound damping, if adjustable

[Brighter-Lights]

Anthem X with Fox RP23 likes to be your body weight in pounds +- 8%.

 

Also remember that about 6-8% pressure is lost when detatching the shock pump.

 

I'm 71kg (156 pounds) with race gear, ride my Anthem X 150PSI rear with 4 clicks (from open/no rebound) rebound on RP23.

 

If I'm doing trail and want plush, I go down to 140PSI.

 

Also remember, that you won't achieve full travel on certain types of terrain. If you pump the fork or shock to give full travel on a corrugated gravel road, it will most likely be too soft and tapping your energy. Idea is to give you full travel on the hardest hits you're taking. Sometimes it takes a ride or 2 to find the sweet spot, but for Anthem X, I ride 150 PSI (71kg) and it works everywhere for me.