Mile9c1
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Hi, does anyone know if all four 2009 Nytro RTX SE shocks are rebuildable and revalvable? I have seen conflicting reports. TIA
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Yes, the front Floats are easily rebuilt and revalved by throwing them right in the bin where they belong and getting a real set of GTYR shocks from the XTX and doing the work on them. The rears are easily rebuilt and re-valved by a good shop that specializes in shocks. Hygear or Star can do a great job and very knowledgable on what the Nytro takes and needs in them.
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So the fronts are no good? Dang! Thanks for the quick reply though.
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The floats are OK, but finicky. Much easier to just swap on a set of gas charged hydros with reservoirs from the XTX and take some #*$&@ ache out of the equation.
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X2 on what nydiver said...
My new to me 2013 nytro came with standard coil over shocks with no rebound or compression knobs so I decided to pick up a set of fox float x, I put them on at the beginning of this season did a few rides and thought they were ok and just needed rebound and comp adjusting, a month ago i did a northern Ontario trip 2200km in a week and wish I hadn't put those shocks on, the day I got back from that trip I put the stockers back on which work great for trail riding, did about 1500 km on local trails and sled handled 10 times better than with the fox float x front shocks...
A buddy of mine actually has a set of the black gytr that are just under an inch shorter than the silver found in the nytro, I put them on last week just before another northern trip and surprisingly they worked great once I got the rebound adjusted to my liking...
My new to me 2013 nytro came with standard coil over shocks with no rebound or compression knobs so I decided to pick up a set of fox float x, I put them on at the beginning of this season did a few rides and thought they were ok and just needed rebound and comp adjusting, a month ago i did a northern Ontario trip 2200km in a week and wish I hadn't put those shocks on, the day I got back from that trip I put the stockers back on which work great for trail riding, did about 1500 km on local trails and sled handled 10 times better than with the fox float x front shocks...
A buddy of mine actually has a set of the black gytr that are just under an inch shorter than the silver found in the nytro, I put them on last week just before another northern trip and surprisingly they worked great once I got the rebound adjusted to my liking...
Mile9c1
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Would standard 2009 FX Nytro front shocks be the same as (or similar to) the XTX front shocks that you guys refer to?
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Like nydiver said, Floats can be rebuilt easily. They are an air shock so there is no revalving, you just change the air pressure. I have a set on my Phazer RTX and thought they performed well. The advantage of Floats is they are light weight. The biggest disadvatange I have seen with the Floats is that if you have a seal go bad on a trip, your ride is done unless you have spare shocks with you on your trip. I had this realization my last ride last season after 3 seasons on the Phazer with the Floats. So I went out and bought a used set of steel coil over shocks to have in my tool box for back up. For the Nytro RTX I just picked up, I think I will go the route nydiver suggested which is pick up a pair of GYTR clicker shocks off of an XTX. I think you have better tune ability with the GYTR clicker shocks and they should be more robust than the Floats IMO. G.B.
