springless shocks

[Fergie]

just heard a rumor that someone came out with springless shock, they are fully adjustable by air & shave 5 pounds off the front end. i was thinking of going with the straight rate springs until i heard about these. does anyone have any info on them??

 

[fstblkwarrior]

They are made by fox. Look at their website or check out the new Snow Goer Magazine, they did a nice article on them. Personally I think they will be a lot of maintenence and adjusting. Keep the weight and spend your money on some ohlins and have a awsome handling sled.

 

[neonphil]

http://www.foxracingshox.com/website/ProductList.asp?Market=SMobile&SubCategoryId=45

 

[neonphil]

Fox Shox engineers have just released their latest generation in snowmobile performance shocks that literally FLOAT on Air. So, say bye-bye to your heavy stock shocks and springs, and say hello to FOX's new FLOAT AirShox.

The patented design of the FLOAT (Fox Load Optimizing Air Technology) AirShox offers everyone, from the hardcore hill climber and snocross racer to the trail-touring consumer, a ride equal to being on a cushion of air. Unlike heavy conventional stock shocks with coil springs, the ultra-lightweight FLOAT AirShox offers the same race-proven high-performance damping FOX Racing Shox have become famous for while also giving you the added feature of being able to infinitely adjust the spring rate and preload with air to accommodate any rider's weight and type of riding.


On the tech side, the FLOAT AirShox features a mono-tube aluminum hard-anodized body, adjustable air volume sleeve, race-proven piston design, adjustable force sensitive shim damping system, and a hard-chrome shaft. They are, of course, revalvable and rebuildable. The FLOAT design incorporates a proprietary sealing system that virtually eliminates the possibility of water contaminating the oil in the shock, which means less rebuilds and more fun riding. And here's the best part; for all you weight-weenies out there who'd gladly sell your sister to shed a pound off your sled, a pair of FLOAT AirShox will save you around 4 to 6 lbs. compared to your stock shocks with springs.

Another huge advantage of the FLOAT AirShox is its unique and innovative progressive spring rate design (starts off soft and gets progressively harder into the travel). This simply means the ride of the shock is much smoother over small bumps and feels bottomless over the big hits. Most front ski applications only require 40 to 80 psi of air to achieve the ideal spring rate. All FLOAT AirShox will come with a FREE 90-day revalving guarantee and a 1-year limited factory warranty. The FLOAT AirShox system will include two front ski FLOAT Airshox (with mounting hardware) and a FOX HP (high-pressure) Air Pump. The HP Pump has a range of 0-300psi and is so compact in size that it can easily be stored in your jacket pocket for use on the trail.

FLOAT AirShox are targeted for release in September 2003. Check with your local dealer or order directly from FOX for a variety of high performance Snocross, Mountain and Trail applications. Pricing has not been finalized yet, but a pair of FLOAT AirShox (w/ pump) will most likely run around $895.00 (MSRP) Call 800-FOX-SHOX or stop by the website www.foxracingshox.com

The FLOAT AirShox will be introduced to the public and used in competition for the first time at this year's World-Famous Jackson Hole Hill Climb by riders like Tucker Hibbert, Kirk Hibbert, and Rick Ward on March 27-31. FOX will have a Race Support Semi Trailer and Technical staff on-hand to answer any questions.

 

[Tom-RX1]

If they make them for the RX1 you can put me down for 4 of them babies . Hopefully they have them for all .
Tom-RX1

 

[NOS-PRO]

A good idea would be to run nitrogen. It doesn't absorb water, and stays consistant in cold weather. Take it from me, we gained mph and time, just by using it in our air shifters on our atv's for drag racing.

 

[BlgsRX-1mtn]

I don't even see a single yamaha model listed in the application guide .
What's up with that :?: :x