Squeaky Fox Shocks

[honda250xtitan]

The OE Fox shocks that come on the Pros are made in a different facility from their aftermarket and race offerings.

FOX Factory Race and Elite Series shocks are very high quality, the OE stuff is great quality as well but a mass produced item that occasionally has production issues, like any mass produced item.

You shouldnt need to spray lubricant on them as the in/out motion of the shock shaft continually coats the shaft with shock oil on a micro level, but if they are new a touch of a silicone based lube could prevent the noise for now.

There are several reasons that they could be squeaking; the most common on the OE shocks (Jeep, Toyota, etc) is a dry wiper seal that has not been broken in yet. Other noises could be coming from the bushings, rub or contact with an external component, nitrogen in the oil from improper assembly, etc.

Take it back to Toyota and ask them what their solution is, it is covered under warranty. Otherwise it could take 1500+ miles to wear in that wiper seal that is most likely the cause of it.

While I know its not what people want to believe, but performance shocks make a lot of noise as compared to a sealed twintube shock. The bypasses on some of the trucks we work on are enough to drive you crazy.

The part I am referencing is #17

just wait till any of these guys run a polyurathane bushing lmao...hey Chaseace:

 

[Tcw1184]

The OE Fox shocks that come on the Pros are made in a different facility from their aftermarket and race offerings.

FOX Factory Race and Elite Series shocks are very high quality, the OE stuff is great quality as well but a mass produced item that occasionally has production issues, like any mass produced item.

You shouldnt need to spray lubricant on them as the in/out motion of the shock shaft continually coats the shaft with shock oil on a micro level, but if they are new a touch of a silicone based lube could prevent the noise for now.

There are several reasons that they could be squeaking; the most common on the OE shocks (Jeep, Toyota, etc) is a dry wiper seal that has not been broken in yet. Other noises could be coming from the bushings, rub or contact with an external component, nitrogen in the oil from improper assembly, etc.

Take it back to Toyota and ask them what their solution is, it is covered under warranty. Otherwise it could take 1500+ miles to wear in that wiper seal that is most likely the cause of it.

While I know its not what people want to believe, but performance shocks make a lot of noise as compared to a sealed twintube shock. The bypasses on some of the trucks we work on are enough to drive you crazy.

Thanks for the feedback. I previously pulled the shock cover and inspected the wiper seal. It seems to be doing it's job and I didn't hear any noise from it when I put my ear to it. Spraying the top of the shock mount with some light dawn water makes the noise go away, which is why I suspected those bushings.

Unfortunately, the Toyota route is a bust, at least at my dealer, because they've already told me they wont do anything about it.

 

[MicMul]

What did you end up doing? I have a the Fox TRD units and find the driver side rear starts to squeak around 30k miles. They haven't even seen much dirt since Fox rebuilt them.