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GEN2 Rear Shocks on GEN1 worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jhollowell" data-source="post: 1904629" data-attributes="member: 20013"><p>yes the oil and nitro are in separate chambers. On the front shocks the IFP (internal floating piston is at the bottom of the shock above the lower shock bolt eyelet.</p><p></p><p>IFP sits in this housing. If you look close you can see the retaining ring which keeps it from coming out the top. This part threads into the silver shock body and as you can see most of the chamber is inside the shock body as the threads are at the very end.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]405395[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You can see the bypass tube here with the holes at the top and the shim stack bolted to the side. The shaft and piston slide inside that tube. The triangle cap presses into the bypass tube and that sits on the lip of the lower eyelet so it doesn't contact the IFP. When you fill the shocks with fluid, you have to make sure the shaft is fully extended and the IFP is pushed down about .250" from the snap ring. There should be no air above the IFP. When the shaft compresses into the body/bypass the fluid moves through the valves as well as the bypass holes and shims and the IFP moves down as the shaft displaces the fluid, creating more pressure. Since fluid is not compressible the nitro on the other side of the IFP compresses and lets the IFP move down. As the shock compresses more the nitro pressure increases and stiffens up the shock which keeps you from bottoming out.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]405396[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This is why i'm curious as to whats inside the Gen 2 shocks. All the magic is happening inside the bypass tube and within the IFP. If those are the same diameter between Gen 1 and 2 i would find it hard to believe there's much performance difference. Obviously the shim stack and valves (hole diameter) will likely be different, but a 1.8" valve and a 2" bypass tube will move the same fluid, regardless of how big the shock body is. I'm sure there was some marketing involved going to "3.0" shocks. bigger is always better, right?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jhollowell, post: 1904629, member: 20013"] yes the oil and nitro are in separate chambers. On the front shocks the IFP (internal floating piston is at the bottom of the shock above the lower shock bolt eyelet. IFP sits in this housing. If you look close you can see the retaining ring which keeps it from coming out the top. This part threads into the silver shock body and as you can see most of the chamber is inside the shock body as the threads are at the very end. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_6502.jpeg"]405395[/ATTACH] You can see the bypass tube here with the holes at the top and the shim stack bolted to the side. The shaft and piston slide inside that tube. The triangle cap presses into the bypass tube and that sits on the lip of the lower eyelet so it doesn't contact the IFP. When you fill the shocks with fluid, you have to make sure the shaft is fully extended and the IFP is pushed down about .250" from the snap ring. There should be no air above the IFP. When the shaft compresses into the body/bypass the fluid moves through the valves as well as the bypass holes and shims and the IFP moves down as the shaft displaces the fluid, creating more pressure. Since fluid is not compressible the nitro on the other side of the IFP compresses and lets the IFP move down. As the shock compresses more the nitro pressure increases and stiffens up the shock which keeps you from bottoming out. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_6674.jpeg"]405396[/ATTACH] This is why i'm curious as to whats inside the Gen 2 shocks. All the magic is happening inside the bypass tube and within the IFP. If those are the same diameter between Gen 1 and 2 i would find it hard to believe there's much performance difference. Obviously the shim stack and valves (hole diameter) will likely be different, but a 1.8" valve and a 2" bypass tube will move the same fluid, regardless of how big the shock body is. I'm sure there was some marketing involved going to "3.0" shocks. bigger is always better, right? [/QUOTE]
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