Adding Fox Clicker to Rear Shock!!!!!

[Iceman57]

I just picked up my rear shock from Shock Therapy for a revalve. Bob the owner told me a clicker added to the rear shock would be a great mod. He said that he does it for the snow cross guys and it works great. It would cost $50 for the labor to attach it to the shock if I supplied the clicker. However I would have to mount the clicker to the suspension. Anyone have any thought's on this mod good or bad?

 

[SledFreak]

You don't need it and it's a waste of money. The rear shock on your sled is fine witout it. You already can adjust it from the tunnel. Just re-valve and spring and be done with it.

 

[sxmatt]

Does the add-on clicker adjust both the compression and rebound?

Matt

 

[Iceman57]

The add on clicker is for compression. Bob from Shock Therapy told me that the current dial on the side of the tunnel is for rebound only and that if anyone says different that they don’t know much about that shock. This set up seems like it would let someone really dial in the rear suspension for about the cost of a new spring.

 

[Mikey]

Something good has to be said about the cooling effeciancys of A remote resivoir. I would bet thats why race sleds have em. The body of the shock sees most of the heat build up. The hose and the resivoir act as an external cooler.So that being said if you ride your shock in stock form to the point of it fadeing then a remote resivoir would benifit you.

 

[SledFreak]

Something good has to be said about the cooling effeciancys of A remote resivoir. I would bet thats why race sleds have em. The body of the shock sees most of the heat build up. The hose and the resivoir act as an external cooler.So that being said if you ride your shock in stock form to the point of it fadeing then a remote resivoir would benifit you.

You said it race teams... They are truly the only ones that need a remote resoivoir. It's gimic for trail riding.

 

[n2oiroc]

Something good has to be said about the cooling effeciancys of A remote resivoir. I would bet thats why race sleds have em. The body of the shock sees most of the heat build up. The hose and the resivoir act as an external cooler.So that being said if you ride your shock in stock form to the point of it fadeing then a remote resivoir would benifit you.

You said it race teams... They are truly the only ones that need a remote resoivoir. It's gimic for trail riding.

not really, for most of the trail riders out there its total overkill. but i have ryde fx clickers with resivoirs on my 03 pro x 700 and they do make a noticeable difference on loooong beat trails. that thing is untouchable for high speed whoops, mile after mile nothing i have rode can touch it!

 

[snowbeast]

I just picked up my rear shock from Shock Therapy for a revalve. Bob the owner told me a clicker added to the rear shock would be a great mod. He said that he does it for the snow cross guys and it works great. It would cost $50 for the labor to attach it to the shock if I supplied the clicker. However I would have to mount the clicker to the suspension. Anyone have any thought's on this mod good or bad?

So is he saying you can add the fox clicker to the sogi yammi shock that the sled now has???? If he does this do we still have the use of the dial that currently runs the sogi shock now?? And if i understand him we get the rebound dial adjust of the stock shock,plus the compression of the clicker to boot,is this right?? So how much did he charge to do up your stock shock,did you change the valve stack in your stock shock when he did the revalve??

 

[Iceman57]

mnmsnowbeast,

Yes he can add the clicker to the stock sogi yammi shock. Yes you still have the use of the dial that currently runs the sogi shock now (rebound adjustment). Yes you would have the ability to adjust both rebound and compression on the stock shock (sounds pretty slick to me). He told me that I could get a used Fox clicker from an old shock for close to nothing or I could buy a new one from Fox for about $150.00. So for a maximum price of $200 (using a new Fox Clicker) you could have, in my opinion, a better set-up then the Ohlins electronic shock that costs $935. He charged $50 for the re-valve (very reasonable price). I'm not sure if he changed the valve stack. I told him that the shock was bottoming out and he told me it needed to be slowed down starting about 3/4 of the way through the travel. I can check with him to find out exactly what changes he made.

 

[snowbeast]

mnmsnowbeast,

Yes he can add the clicker to the stock sogi yammi shock. Yes you still have the use of the dial that currently runs the sogi shock now (rebound adjustment). Yes you would have the ability to adjust both rebound and compression on the stock shock (sounds pretty slick to me). He told me that I could get a used Fox clicker from an old shock for close to nothing or I could buy a new one from Fox for about $150.00. So for a maximum price of $200 (using a new Fox Clicker) you could have, in my opinion, a better set-up then the Ohlins electronic shock that costs $935. He charged $50 for the re-valve (very reasonable price). I'm not sure if he changed the valve stack. I told him that the shock was bottoming out and he told me it needed to be slowed down starting about 3/4 of the way through the travel. I can check with him to find out exactly what changes he made.

Wow i like what i am hearing,thanks for the input and please keep me posted,pm me if you get any more good news,what is his turn around time on the basic revalve,and what was he exspecting if we decide to go the clicker rout,plus did you come up with any ideas on clamping the bottle under the skid,because it does suck when you get it ripped free under exstreem riding and lose all your fluids,as i have had a lot of these clickers with bottles,even on my 05 confusion it had broken clamps on the bottle in back,so it will be critical where the location ends up being,plus what approach we can come up with to attach it..

 

[Iceman57]

The turn around depends on what season he is doing the work in. He prioritizes according to season. Snowmobiles take priority in fall and winter and bikes take priority in spring and summer. My re-valve took two and a half weeks and it should have been $43 but I messed up the rebound adjuster needle by taking a fitting off the shock that I shouldn't have (what mess that turned out to be) so he charged me an extra $7 for the repair. In the fall you would probably get it back in a week depending on where you’re located. We are in Michigan.

 

[TT670]

The add on clicker is for compression. Bob from Shock Therapy told me that the current dial on the side of the tunnel is for rebound only and that if anyone says different that they don’t know much about that shock. This set up seems like it would let someone really dial in the rear suspension for about the cost of a new spring.

Did he also make the point clear that when you adjust the dial for rebound the compression changes too. Its nothing more than an adjustable orifice and oil flows both ways thru it. When using this method of dampening control you cannot adjust one without an effect on the other.

 

[snowbeast]

The turn around depends on what season he is doing the work in. He prioritizes according to season. Snowmobiles take priority in fall and winter and bikes take priority in spring and summer. My re-valve took two and a half weeks and it should have been $43 but I messed up the rebound adjuster needle by taking a fitting off the shock that I shouldn't have (what mess that turned out to be) so he charged me an extra $7 for the repair. In the fall you would probably get it back in a week depending on where you’re located. We are in Michigan.

Thanks mranch111 can you send me info on his company,does he have a web site address and phone number,name etc.. thanks Pete