Fox 2.0 Shocks Narrower than Stock?

[Badunit]

I bought front and rear Fox 2.0 shocks for my JT. 985-24-171 and 985-24-219. The bushing sleeves (the metal tubes) are narrower than those of the stock shocks by 0.050-0.0625" and I am warping the shock towers and brackets when I am torqueing them down. Is this how it is supposed to be?

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[CrazyCooter]

No, the towers should not be deforming

Are you sure you are installing the correct shocks up front and shock body up? Maybe the installed sleeves are incorrect /shocks effectively defective?

 

[Vtur]

Same thing with mine Bilstein shocks and steering damper. My body brackets aren't consistent either. Driver front has 1/4" play before torqued down.

 

[CrazyCooter]

Same thing with mine Bilstein shocks and steering damper. My body brackets aren't consistent either. Driver front has 1/4" play before torqued down.

Irritating, but sounds like maybe slipping a washer in there for proper spacing is the answer?

I had issues swapping my E-Cliks back on in the front brackets after having the Fox's installed for a year, but it was only maybe 1/16" and I just used a block and prybar to spread it a bit.

 

[Vtur]

Irritating, but sounds like maybe slipping a washer in there for proper spacing is the answer?

I had issues swapping my E-Cliks back on in the front brackets after having the Fox's installed for a year, but it was only maybe 1/16" and I just used a block and prybar to spread it a bit.

Yeah. I did thought about making a serrated spacer/washer so it's less likely to rotate with the bushing. But realized that the front shocks are vertical after the fact.

 

[ecidiego]

Same thing with mine Bilstein shocks and steering damper. My body brackets aren't consistent either. Driver front has 1/4" play before torqued down.

Jeep...

 

[Badunit]

I called Fox and they said they aren't supposed to need spacers nor do they sell any. All four of them are a problem. Top and bottom on the rear and at least the top on the front (I stopped there). It is doubtful a problem with their parts given that both front and back are having the same problem. It is more likely they are designed this way.

I just got back from Home Depot with some stainless flat washers, 0.050 thick. The Fox shock sleeves are not serrated like the OEM ones are so I suppose flat washers will be fine (which is what Fox suggested I use). I had already completed the rear shocks before it started gnawing at me. I was starting on a front upper when I finally said whoa. I'll give the washers a try on the fronts and maybe I'll put them on the rear shocks, too, if I feel like doing the job for a second time.

I had issues swapping my E-Cliks back on in the front brackets after having the Fox's installed for a year, but it was only maybe 1/16" and I just used a block and prybar to spread it a bit.

That's about how narrow the Fox's are vs OEM.

 

[Vtur]

The serrated bushing sleeve is to preventing it from spinning/rotating between the brackets as it shouldn't. All bushings sleeves should be stationary, the rubber bushing is what doing the flexing.

 

[Badunit]

The 0.050" washers fit perfectly for the top towers. Bottoms were fine without. None of the hardware I removed was as tight as called for in the service manual. No surprise there. Next job will be to check torque on all front end parts.

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