Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion

Skunk Works Suspension wrote:

The PUSH "speed service" is simply a lower (or upper😀) leg service, it has nothing to do with the damper. While it's nice to be able to...

The PUSH "speed service" is simply a lower (or upper😀) leg service, it has nothing to do with the damper. 

While it's nice to be able to change the bath oil without dropping the legs, I clean the entire leg out when doing a lower service anyway. Injecting clean oil into a dirty fork seems counterintuitive. If you ride in wet conditions it can get nasty in there pretty quickly.

The best feature of the PUSH 9.1 speed service oil ports is that you can assemble the fork "dry" and then add bath lube after it's fully together.

Finkill wrote:

Just looking at the new Maxima SG920 grease that SRAM claim is a step up from the usual suspension grease and was keen to try it...

Just looking at the new Maxima SG920 grease that SRAM claim is a step up from the usual suspension grease and was keen to try it in my forks. Unfortunately the service info on the SRAM site says it isn't backwards compatible and can only be used on MY27 forks, they say it will cause mayhem with older forks/seals. 

Can anyone confirm this or is it BS, has anyone tried the new grease? 

The Maxima site doesn't say anything about issues with using it in older products. 

comatosegi wrote:

RS started using it last year.  One of the RS shops is actually trying to blend it with older SRAM butter. Parking lot, butter feels better...

RS started using it last year.  One of the RS shops is actually trying to blend it with older SRAM butter. Parking lot, butter feels better, but at temp 920 is better. I run it blended, no issues.

TheSuspensionLabNZ wrote:

Slickoleum/sram butter is one of those products I've always found so good and reliable that there is literally no reason to change from it - I...

Slickoleum/sram butter is one of those products I've always found so good and reliable that there is literally no reason to change from it - I was thinking they might have done it to reduce the cost and stick to one manufacturer, but if thats true they certainly aren't passing those savings on 😅

It's probably really good - but so is sram butter so just use whatever you feel like or can easily get. From the little info I can get out the MSDS it just looks like calcium sulfonate grease (like slickoleum) with there own 11 herbs and spices so I don't see any reason it wouldn't be interchangeable (that would also be very stupid - All the seals are the same old elastomers)

comatosegi wrote:

RS started using it last year.  One of the RS shops is actually trying to blend it with older SRAM butter. Parking lot, butter feels better...

RS started using it last year.  One of the RS shops is actually trying to blend it with older SRAM butter. Parking lot, butter feels better, but at temp 920 is better. I run it blended, no issues.

TheSuspensionLabNZ wrote:

Slickoleum/sram butter is one of those products I've always found so good and reliable that there is literally no reason to change from it - I...

Slickoleum/sram butter is one of those products I've always found so good and reliable that there is literally no reason to change from it - I was thinking they might have done it to reduce the cost and stick to one manufacturer, but if thats true they certainly aren't passing those savings on 😅

It's probably really good - but so is sram butter so just use whatever you feel like or can easily get. From the little info I can get out the MSDS it just looks like calcium sulfonate grease (like slickoleum) with there own 11 herbs and spices so I don't see any reason it wouldn't be interchangeable (that would also be very stupid - All the seals are the same old elastomers)

comatosegi wrote:

I was told the 920 has better thermal stability and lifespan, but with slightly higher friction at ambient temp.  From what I can tell, Maxima lubricant...

I was told the 920 has better thermal stability and lifespan, but with slightly higher friction at ambient temp.  From what I can tell, Maxima lubricant have been good so far.  I have been running a the mix, but no way to really objectively measure the difference.