The EXT shocks are noisy. If it feels okay then most likely everything is okay. I was concerned when I first got mine but they reassured me that nothing was wrong. They said to make it completely silent would hinder performance. I believe the noise at the start of compression is the oil valve opening. I’ve had 3 EXT’s now...
Thanks for the replies. Frame is an Ibis Ripmo and everything with the frame is good. I currently have the fox x2 installed and there are no weird noises. I see now from everyone else that the clicking noise is normal, although annoying. The rubbing sound was actually the tire rubbing against the frame's seat tube. I'm embarrassed to admit...
I know I’m a little late to this thread but my EXT Storia Lok 3 has been making some CRAZY noises. Mine has the annoying click but it also has a weird grinding sound when the shock is rebounding back up as well as a horrible bottoming out sound. Here’s a video of what it sounds like. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4kcwbJv0rtE I sent...