Will a Fox DHX 5.0 fit on my 2006 Specialized Bighit 2?

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Will a Fox DHX 5.0 fit on my 2006 Specialized Bighit 2?
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flag schiz
Posted: Dec 15, 2008 at 14:55 Quote
hambone2 wrote:
get the dhx5 8.75x2.75 works like a champ!

are u finding any cleerence problems between the external chamber and ur frame??
flag hambone2
Posted: Dec 21, 2008 at 11:51 Quote
schiz wrote:
hambone2 wrote:
get the dhx5 8.75x2.75 works like a champ!

are u finding any cleerence problems between the external chamber and ur frame??

No, it works awsome!
check my pics on my profile, my big hit had a dhx5 on it.
flag dirtbiker327
Posted: Dec 27, 2008 at 15:03 Quote
jefo wrote:
yup, I have a 2006 bighit with a fox dhx 5.0 and the eye to eye is 8.75 with a stroke of 2.75. It fits perfectly.
I was looking at the Specialized website and it says the stroke length is only 2.5, did the longer stroke affect anything on your bike?
flag schiz
Posted: Dec 27, 2008 at 15:20 Quote
dirtbiker327 wrote:
jefo wrote:
yup, I have a 2006 bighit with a fox dhx 5.0 and the eye to eye is 8.75 with a stroke of 2.75. It fits perfectly.
I was looking at the Specialized website and it says the stroke length is only 2.5, did the longer stroke affect anything on your bike?

^^^ it doesnt effect anything because if you look at the spechalized bighit 3 it has a stroke of 2.75
flag dirtbiker327
Posted: Dec 27, 2008 at 15:28 Quote
schiz wrote:
dirtbiker327 wrote:
jefo wrote:
yup, I have a 2006 bighit with a fox dhx 5.0 and the eye to eye is 8.75 with a stroke of 2.75. It fits perfectly.
I was looking at the Specialized website and it says the stroke length is only 2.5, did the longer stroke affect anything on your bike?

^^^ it doesnt effect anything because if you look at the spechalized bighit 3 it has a stroke of 2.75
Aight thanks alot.
flag Sombri0
Posted: Jun 15, 2009 at 23:55 Quote
Will a Fox DHX 5.0(2.75") fit on my 2008 Specialized Bighit 1(2.5")?
flag schiz
Posted: Jun 16, 2009 at 12:27 Quote
Sombri0 wrote:
Will a Fox DHX 5.0(2.75") fit on my 2008 Specialized Bighit 1(2.5")?

yes... i had a 8.75" X 2.5" van in my 2007 bighit 1 and i upgraded to a 8.75" X 2.75" DHX 5.0
flag joman10
Posted: Sep 20, 2009 at 20:01 Quote
you dont really gotta upgrade to newer forks or rear shocks. ive had my 06 big hit 2 since 2007 and i havent changed anything but the cranks, grips, pedals, and seat! all you gotta do is just adjust your current suspension to what feels right when you ride it!
flag hambone2
Posted: Sep 20, 2009 at 21:02 Quote
joman10 wrote:
you dont really gotta upgrade to newer forks or rear shocks. ive had my 06 big hit 2 since 2007 and i havent changed anything but the cranks, grips, pedals, and seat! all you gotta do is just adjust your current suspension to what feels right when you ride it!

i would have rather spent that money on the dhx5... it felt 1000x better after i did that swap

oh and dont even get me started on that drop off.... it was a all around bad fork.
flag joman10
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 at 9:25 Quote
what fork did you switch to??
flag hambone2
Posted: Sep 21, 2009 at 19:26 Quote
joman10 wrote:
what fork did you switch to??

i put on a 888, i had a ton of troubles with that dropoff, the seals went in it all the time,

But with the 888 and the dhx5 that bike rode nice!
flag cgshreds
O+
Posted: Sep 25, 2009 at 11:10 Quote
Got a DHX 4 running on mine, upgrade from the clunky vanilla r
flag schiz
Posted: Sep 25, 2009 at 19:30 Quote
bighitdhguy wrote:
Got a DHX 4 running on mine, upgrade from the clunky vanilla r

i did the exact same thing... upgraded to a 5.0 from van R... had a few troubles with it at the begining of the year but it's working perfect now

 


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