I put the adjustable ones on my Suzuki samurai, coming from rancho and bilsteins. What a difference. The stability and plushness is so much better. I never thought it would make such a difference
So much difference in opinion on how these shocks perform. I was quoted 490 for just the front shocks on my f250, the OEM junkers. I declined and went to a local off road shop. The Fox 2.0 were what they had in stock that would work for my truck. One of my shocks was broken and was making a very annoying clunking noise so I took the Fox 2.0 home. $835.00 for all four. I just put the fronts in last night, haven’t even driven it yet. Now I’m doing all the research AFTER buying. There seems to be NO middle ground. People love the Fox and it was worth the money or they hate the Fox and change to Bilstein. My truck is stock but seems to sit real high. The shop salesman had the same truck with a 2” level in the front with 35’s and looked real close to the same height as mine. Anyways, I do use my truck off road a lot more than most. I’ll just have to see how these shocks do. I can’t imagine they could be worse than the worn out shocks I had. Can you add the reservoir to the standard 2.0 later?
@@drewolm how do you like them? I don’t think you can add the reservoir after. I’ve had both fox and bilstein. The only thing better about the bilstein is they seem to last longer. The fox 2.0 doesn’t like road salt and cold weather where the bilstein doesn’t care. Ride quality between the two is no contest. Fox wins that all day.
Could it be that the Falcon SP2 with reservoir has easier adjustment for on-road and off-road mode and much higher quality internal components? A little more expensive but longer to require maintenance?❤️✌️
So do you only recommend shock reservoirs for off road and trailing? I’m looking to get a set for my f250 but I probably won’t be off road too much. What do you recommend.
I have a 2022 F250 Super Duty Tremor, the ride is terrible. I tow a travel trailer, occasionally at best, that weighs roughly 9,500lbs loaded. Which shock would you recommend to improve my daily driving and still allow me to pull the trailer safely?
Out of this lineup probably the CD adjustable, otherwise Bilstein gets great feedback, as well as Eibach. Both remove the slop from the factory truck, and improve handling dramatically. Check out some options here www.shocksurplus.com/search?Year/2022/Make/Ford/Model/F-250-Super-Duty/DriveType/4WD
What do you think is the maximum speed achievable with the Fox Shocks 2.0 off-road, and what is the maximum speed capability of the Fox Shocks 2.0 reservoir off road?
hard to say, depends which vehicle, and what kind of terrain. The 2.0 non-res can definitely see fade prety easily when the speed and terrain start to get rough. The reservoirs give that little bit extra heat disippation needed for long hauls through the dirt, so the truck isn't sloppy when the shocks heat up.
I just don't see the price value. They are $799 for non resi set for the Chevy 2500. I can get Bilstein 4600 for less than $400. The Fox 2.0 are NOT twice the shock, but they are over twice the money. AND my understanding is that the Fox 2.0 will have wear out faster. So the perceived 5 or 10% increase in smoothness of ride is way overvalued.
Honestly, they ain't worth the price. I had got the 2.0 fox shocks with my BDS 4.5 lift thinking they were good, but no. I ended up switching to the Billsteins 5100 series about 5 months later and they worked great. They lasted me a good 4 years and now they feel pretty worn out. Came on UA-cam to see if I anybody made standalone coilovers to install on my 2500 without having to buy a whole new lift. NO company has done that so far, so I'll just buy another set of 5100"s for now.
I had the 2.0 non adjustable reservoirs on my ‘23 Tacoma and oh my god these are so bad on the highway. The fronts are just as bad too. In the street they eat up bumps and feel floaty, but on the highway absolutely terrible. Had to switch to bilstein 5100. I ordered them from shock surplus and have them sitting in a closet now 😢
@@ShockSurplus So, for the fronts when I got to highways speeds they would bottom out on rollers, bumps and any dips. It almost felt like they weren’t even dampening a single thing. In the street they felt good, but anything past 40 mph was terrible. My experience for the rears may have been solely caused by my icon add a leaf but they would allow the add a leaf send a jarring feeling through the cabin on any bump. Almost as if it was too soft and would cycle through the entire suspension and let the add a leaf cause an unbearable stiffness. My head would literally hurt after driving the truck. I took it into a shop and had them install bilstein 5100 front and rear with my stock Coil and left the aal on. The ride is night and day different. I can actually enjoy my truck again. I tried to return them to shock surplus for a replacement but was directed to Fox. I paid the shipping fee and sent them to Fox for repair. Probably one of the worst pair of shocks I have ever used and I had such high hopes for them too.
Mind you I could barely withstand 500 miles of the setup before I had to switch. Thats how bad it was. I’m at 1,500 miles with my bilsteins as of now. This is my second set too.
@@darknessfalls714 I’ve had the Bilstein 4600’s on my 2014 Tacoma for 1.5 years and they’re extremely firm. Every pothole and bump is jarring. I’m thinking of switching to Fox 2.0
Would it be worth it to get a 2.5 inch shock on such a small truck like my 95 regular cab Tacoma? I’m thinking a 2 inch would be plenty, as it’s small?
a 2.5 shock is only worth it if you're really pushing hard offroad and need all that damping. a 2in shock like fox 2.0 or bilstein or many others are plenty if you're taking it mostly easy or just daily driving the vehicle
I put the adjustable ones on my Suzuki samurai, coming from rancho and bilsteins. What a difference. The stability and plushness is so much better. I never thought it would make such a difference
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Great comparison! More of these please
will do! any other brands or vehicles you want covered?
So much difference in opinion on how these shocks perform.
I was quoted 490 for just the front shocks on my f250, the OEM junkers. I declined and went to a local off road shop.
The Fox 2.0 were what they had in stock that would work for my truck. One of my shocks was broken and was making a very annoying clunking noise so I took the Fox 2.0 home.
$835.00 for all four. I just put the fronts in last night, haven’t even driven it yet. Now I’m doing all the research AFTER buying. There seems to be NO middle ground. People love the Fox and it was worth the money or they hate the Fox and change to Bilstein.
My truck is stock but seems to sit real high. The shop salesman had the same truck with a 2” level in the front with 35’s and looked real close to the same height as mine.
Anyways, I do use my truck off road a lot more than most. I’ll just have to see how these shocks do. I can’t imagine they could be worse than the worn out shocks I had.
Can you add the reservoir to the standard 2.0 later?
@@drewolm how do you like them? I don’t think you can add the reservoir after. I’ve had both fox and bilstein. The only thing better about the bilstein is they seem to last longer. The fox 2.0 doesn’t like road salt and cold weather where the bilstein doesn’t care. Ride quality between the two is no contest. Fox wins that all day.
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I like them. They really helped out the ride on my truck which has a very stiff suspension. Time will tell on longevity.
Could it be that the Falcon SP2 with reservoir has easier adjustment for on-road and off-road mode and much higher quality internal components? A little more expensive but longer to require maintenance?❤️✌️
So do you only recommend shock reservoirs for off road and trailing? I’m looking to get a set for my f250 but I probably won’t be off road too much. What do you recommend.
Just sent my data to your info on website for help with shocks custom 4 x 4 RV
I have a 2022 F250 Super Duty Tremor, the ride is terrible. I tow a travel trailer, occasionally at best, that weighs roughly 9,500lbs loaded. Which shock would you recommend to improve my daily driving and still allow me to pull the trailer safely?
Out of this lineup probably the CD adjustable, otherwise Bilstein gets great feedback, as well as Eibach. Both remove the slop from the factory truck, and improve handling dramatically. Check out some options here
www.shocksurplus.com/search?Year/2022/Make/Ford/Model/F-250-Super-Duty/DriveType/4WD
And what’s the actual valving of the 2.0 non adjustable reservoir?
its going to depend on the vehicle application, we didn't take these all apart or dyno them.
What is the black knob on the reservoir shock?
That’s the shader valve cap on the end of the reservoir
@ you can turn it does it do anything?
What do you think is the maximum speed achievable with the Fox Shocks 2.0 off-road, and what is the maximum speed capability of the Fox Shocks 2.0 reservoir off road?
hard to say, depends which vehicle, and what kind of terrain. The 2.0 non-res can definitely see fade prety easily when the speed and terrain start to get rough. The reservoirs give that little bit extra heat disippation needed for long hauls through the dirt, so the truck isn't sloppy when the shocks heat up.
I just don't see the price value. They are $799 for non resi set for the Chevy 2500. I can get Bilstein 4600 for less than $400. The Fox 2.0 are NOT twice the shock, but they are over twice the money. AND my understanding is that the Fox 2.0 will have wear out faster. So the perceived 5 or 10% increase in smoothness of ride is way overvalued.
You're not wrong! The change in ride quality is very subjective obviously, and some people really prefer the softer feel of the fox.
Honestly, they ain't worth the price. I had got the 2.0 fox shocks with my BDS 4.5 lift thinking they were good, but no. I ended up switching to the Billsteins 5100 series about 5 months later and they worked great. They lasted me a good 4 years and now they feel pretty worn out. Came on UA-cam to see if I anybody made standalone coilovers to install on my 2500 without having to buy a whole new lift. NO company has done that so far, so I'll just buy another set of 5100"s for now.
I had the 2.0 non adjustable reservoirs on my ‘23 Tacoma and oh my god these are so bad on the highway. The fronts are just as bad too. In the street they eat up bumps and feel floaty, but on the highway absolutely terrible. Had to switch to bilstein 5100. I ordered them from shock surplus and have them sitting in a closet now 😢
If you’re local I’ll come grab them
specifically, what was bad about them?
@@ShockSurplus So, for the fronts when I got to highways speeds they would bottom out on rollers, bumps and any dips. It almost felt like they weren’t even dampening a single thing. In the street they felt good, but anything past 40 mph was terrible.
My experience for the rears may have been solely caused by my icon add a leaf but they would allow the add a leaf send a jarring feeling through the cabin on any bump.
Almost as if it was too soft and would cycle through the entire suspension and let the add a leaf cause an unbearable stiffness.
My head would literally hurt after driving the truck.
I took it into a shop and had them install bilstein 5100 front and rear with my stock Coil and left the aal on. The ride is night and day different. I can actually enjoy my truck again.
I tried to return them to shock surplus for a replacement but was directed to Fox. I paid the shipping fee and sent them to Fox for repair. Probably one of the worst pair of shocks I have ever used and I had such high hopes for them too.
Mind you I could barely withstand 500 miles of the setup before I had to switch. Thats how bad it was.
I’m at 1,500 miles with my bilsteins as of now. This is my second set too.
@@darknessfalls714 I’ve had the Bilstein 4600’s on my 2014 Tacoma for 1.5 years and they’re extremely firm. Every pothole and bump is jarring. I’m thinking of switching to Fox 2.0
Can you guys do locked offroad next?
which vehicle do you have?
@@ShockSurplus Tacoma! 2nd gen.
Would it be worth it to get a 2.5 inch shock on such a small truck like my 95 regular cab Tacoma? I’m thinking a 2 inch would be plenty, as it’s small?
a 2.5 shock is only worth it if you're really pushing hard offroad and need all that damping. a 2in shock like fox 2.0 or bilstein or many others are plenty if you're taking it mostly easy or just daily driving the vehicle