Shock body/fluid question....

NFRs2000NYC · Mar 2, 2019

Interested in hearing some opinions....if I was looking for a shock that is better than OEM, can deal with 37s slamming potholes, maybe coming down from whoops, AND deal with endless corrugations, what is better, a 3" body shock, or a 2.5" body with remote reservoirs? Maybe for argument sake, take the Mopar jeep lift shocks, which are 3.0s, vs the fox 2.5 with remotes. Thanks for any opinions and insight. :thumb:

OverlanderJL · Mar 2, 2019

Whichever has more fluid available. Probably the reservoirs.

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NFRs2000NYC · Mar 2, 2019

OverlanderJL said:
Whichever has more fluid available. Probably the reservoirs.

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I thought that was the case but wasn't sure if it was quantity of fluid vs the speed of fluid being swapped around and surface area of the shock for cooling. I figured the fluid inside the reservoir shocks wouldn't circulate as fast as a larger body shock.

OverlanderJL · Mar 2, 2019

NFRs2000NYC said:
I thought that was the case but wasn't sure if it was quantity of fluid vs the speed of fluid being swapped around and surface area of the shock for cooling. I figured the fluid inside the reservoir shocks wouldn't circulate as fast as a larger body shock.

As far as I understand shocks it’s about volume.

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wayoflife · Mar 2, 2019

Remote reservoir. That's specifically what they were designed to do - move the IFP out of the shock body and into a remote location. This give the valve more oil to move through, dissipate heat better and still have the pressure needed to prevent cavitation.

NFRs2000NYC · Mar 2, 2019

Appreciate the insight gentlemen. Good to know. :thumb:

NFRs2000NYC · Mar 2, 2019

wayoflife said:
Remote reservoir. That's specifically what they were designed to do - move the IFP out of the shock body and into a remote location. This give the valve more oil to move through, dissipate heat better and still have the pressure needed to prevent cavitation.

Would be interesting if someone designed a system that uses an oil cooler sized radiator rather than remote reservoirs with fluit plumbed into it (I guess it would have to have 4 internal chambers to keep it separate) and use that to cool the fluid.

OverlanderJL · Mar 2, 2019

NFRs2000NYC said:
Would be interesting if someone designed a system that uses an oil cooler sized radiator rather than remote reservoirs with fluit plumbed into it (I guess it would have to have 4 internal chambers to keep it separate) and use that to cool the fluid.

Like a finned reservoir?

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NFRs2000NYC · Mar 3, 2019

OverlanderJL said:
Like a finned reservoir?

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I guess that's would be the "diet" version, i was thinking of something more along the lines of a radiator. I *think* the veyron had that.

WiscoHR · Mar 3, 2019

NFRs2000NYC said:
Would be interesting if someone designed a system that uses an oil cooler sized radiator rather than remote reservoirs with fluit plumbed into it (I guess it would have to have 4 internal chambers to keep it separate) and use that to cool the fluid.

Like this?

Fox makes a set up like that on their 3.0 shocks for trucks like the Raptor.

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NFRs2000NYC · Mar 3, 2019

Damn, that has all 3 of those things. Pretty wild. Guessing those aint cheap :crazyeyes:

OverlanderJL · Mar 3, 2019

NFRs2000NYC said:
Damn, that has all 3 of those things. Pretty wild. Guessing those aint cheap :crazyeyes:

Pretty sure they ran those on the gladiator at KOH.

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13_gecko_rubi · Mar 3, 2019

OverlanderJL said:
Pretty sure they ran those on the gladiator at KOH.

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I saw a bunch of the fox Jeep JLs with those fancy reservoirs at KOH. They are supposed to be coming out any time now. They are 3" IBP shocks. Sure they won't be cheap.

The Gladiator just had "normal" fox 2.5" shocks. They were actually 2.5" coilover shocks without the coils on them since you cannot run coilovers in stock class. The threaded bodies were the dead giveaway. I think they had to do that because they were so dang long and fox doesn't make a 2.5" non ibp shock yet except for the ones in the MOPAR lift kit. Those are coming out soon too.

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OverlanderJL · Mar 3, 2019

13_gecko_rubi said:
I saw a bunch of the fox Jeep JLs with those fancy reservoirs at KOH. They are supposed to be coming out any time now. They are 3" IBP shocks. Sure they won't be cheap.

The Gladiator just had "normal" fox 2.5" shocks. They were actually 2.5" coilover shocks without the coils on them since you cannot run coilovers in stock class. The threaded bodies were the dead giveaway. I think they had to do that because they were so dang long and fox doesn't make a 2.5" non ibp shock yet except for the ones in the MOPAR lift kit. Those are coming out soon too.

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It was the fox booth where I saw these no that I think about it more. They had that finned reservoir thing mounted up near the bumper. That would get destroyed!

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