Difference in Fox suspension?

[SnrDisregardo]

FWIW - I don't know exactly what the differences are internally - but as compared to fox 2.5 Factory front shocks - my rear Fox 2.0 Performance are significantly higher in initial dampening rate meaning they're stiffer and small bump compliance is worse than the front 2.5's or the OEM rear shocks. They're not well matched in dampening rate to the fronts for an unloaded vehicle. At some point I probably will pull them apart and change the compression rates to soften them slightly.

That being said, if you had matched the fronts and rears with 2.0, do you think you wouldn't notice that initial off balance?

 

[Jetboy]

That being said, if you had matched the fronts and rears with 2.0, do you think you wouldn't notice that initial off balance?

I really don't know on that one. It might also feel better without KDSS than on mine with KDSS. One downside to KDSS is individual bumps have a higher effective spring rate than non KDSS due to the sway bar spring rate difference. So KDSS typically would work best with softer shocks than non-kdss. Anyway, without driving them I have no real point of reference to the 2.0 fronts. If I had 1,000 lbs of stuff bolted on it might also make a difference in ride quality.

 

[SnrDisregardo]

I really don't know on that one. It might also feel better without KDSS than on mine with KDSS. One downside to KDSS is individual bumps have a higher effective spring rate than non KDSS due to the sway bar spring rate difference. So KDSS typically would work best with softer shocks than non-kdss. Anyway, without driving them I have no real point of reference to the 2.0 fronts. If I had 1,000 lbs of stuff bolted on it might also make a difference in ride quality.

Thanks. I'm beating around the dead horse of a lift on here searching out differences. As far as I can tell, the new TRD Pro is basically running the 2.5 and the 2.0, so why wouldn't people just try to buy the Pro suspension or vise versa? That is just a rhetorical question. You don't have to answer it.