Fox 3.0 shock rebuild

Yukon Joe · Nov 1, 2012

Has anyone had their 3.0's (front or rear) rebuilt yet? The Fox manual states they should be rebuilt once a year, or after each serious offroading. I ran the truck at TRR and also at little Sahara, plus it has been 7 months since they were installed. I'm also seeing some slight seepage around the bottom of the rear shocks. So I'm thinking I should have them rebuilt. Is there a way to tell if they need rebuilt or not?

If you have rebuilt your shocks, where did you have it done, how long did it take, and do you have any other advice.

thanks,
Joe

RPG · Nov 2, 2012

012BLUESVT said:
Has anyone had their 3.0's (front or rear) rebuilt yet? The Fox manual states they should be rebuilt once a year, or after each serious offroading. I ran the truck at TRR and also at little Sahara, plus it has been 7 months since they were installed. I'm also seeing some slight seepage around the bottom of the rear shocks. So I'm thinking I should have them rebuilt. Is there a way to tell if they need rebuilt or not?

If you have rebuilt your shocks, where did you have it done, how long did it take, and do you have any other advice.

thanks,
Joe

Joe,

I have seen some oil residue build up on the shock before and they were fine. Does the truck feel like it's driving different, if you take the shock off, can you push it down? They shouldn't need rebuilding anytime soon, you haven't had them on long enough, but if something is wrong and in need of rebuilding either we can do it, or Fox.

Let me know.

Jarrett

Yukon Joe · Nov 2, 2012

The truck feels great. I still get good rebound on the bed of the truck. I was going by the maintenance manual and didn't want to get into a situation where I hurt them.

Good info to know. Thanks!!

Joe

nelson18matt · Nov 4, 2012

when it does come time for you to rebuild the shocks, here's a good video to help you through it. it's the basics, there's a few things not shown in the video though like setting the IFP or replacing the resi seals

How to Rebuild a King Bypass Shock or Coilover Shock - YouTube

whtrapta · Nov 4, 2012

Very cool video!

nelson18matt · Nov 4, 2012

i actually just rebuilt and revalved my coilovers and bypasses yesterday. it's not hard, just takes some time and can be kind of messy. i've never opened them up since i bought them 2+ years ago. only 1 seal on my kings was actually bad and letting in dirt. all the seals on my icons were still good, but they oil was burned out though.

oh btw, i don't have a raptor... yet

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