Hi guys.
So i bought a Mondraker Summum R MX for the races this year and it have a FOX DHX2 Performance Elite 225x70 with a 450x2.8 steel coil.
I want to change to a 400lbs coil as indicated by the Fox spring calculator.
My question is, this bike have a 200mm rear travel and the stock shock is a 225x70mm, but when i use the Fox calculator they recommend a 400x3.25 coil. So why the bike came with a 2.8 coil from stock? Should i buy a 400x2.8 or a 400x3.25 as recommended by fox? I wonder if a 3.25 coil will change the bike geometry :/
Thanks in advance.
Paulo Andrade
Mondraker is cutting it pretty close if they ship a 2.8 coil with a 70mm travel shock. Get the 3.25 coil as recommended by Fox, it has no impact on bike geometry and you won't be risking locking the coil and destroying your shock (and consequently your body) during a bottom out event with a few extra turns of preload.
How is Fox calculator?
I'm a Fox fan but I've been recommended tftuned's calculator which worked really good for me. And no, I have no connection to the company what so ever.
Thanks. Just wondering the same thing, why Mondraker puts that coil in that bike instead of a 3.25 as recommended by Fox.
With the 2.8 there are still 1.7'' space above the preload screw...
I also use the TFTuned calculator, but with the Fox one, you also get the link for the perfect Fox coil for your preferences.
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