Air Forks

slipdog
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slipdog 2/4/2012 6:15pm
2/4/2012 6:15pm
slipdog wrote:
Last time I checked the rule was $6500 and had to be available to any AMA Pro with the cash. (a few years ago)
bvm111 wrote:
last time i checked Brock is riding in the 450 class.... not 250
The original question I was responding too was was about the legality of running them in the light class.... if you bothered to read the whole thread you would've known that!

oldschoolmxr203 2/4/2012 7:27pm
2/4/2012 7:27pm
TX24 wrote:
The old Fox air shocks used the bladders to adjust stiffness, but still had internal springs. How did the fork kit work?
mx317 wrote:
None of the ones I've rebuilt had internal springs. The bladder held one PSI and the chamber another PSI. I used to run 75-80 on one...
None of the ones I've rebuilt had internal springs. The bladder held one PSI and the chamber another PSI. I used to run 75-80 on one end and 150-165 PSI on the other.
I had a set of the old Fox Airs, that we rebuilt once and they didnt have internal springs, just dual bladders no spring.
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TX24 2/4/2012 7:37pm
2/4/2012 7:37pm
I guess those old ones just didn't have any of the good valving by shim stacks yet. Being simple of what I know.
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layinbody31 2/6/2012 9:58am
2/6/2012 9:58am
I'm interested to see where this technology goes.

It would be cool to run an on-board nitrogen tank and start tinkering with pressurizing on the face of the jump to 'launch' even higher/farther Smile

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