34 Lowers Swap - Rythem to Factory

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34 Lowers Swap - Rythem to Factory
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flag Remonster
Posted: Mar 10, 2020 at 15:03 Quote
I emailed Fox to see if I could purchase Factory 34 lowers (only $250 btw) to swap out my Rythem 34 lowers under the impression that the factory ones are lighter and have slotted bushings for a little less friction.

Their response was "No, Rythem lowers only work with Rythem forks. Trade them in using our Trade in Program for some factory forks."

I kinda think this is BS. The damper and the air spring are identical to the Performance models (Grip). I'm pretty sure the uppers are identical other than Kashima.

Does anyone know if:
1) Factory lowers are lighter than Rythems?
2) They're swap-able?
flag sfrider
Posted: Jul 11, 2020 at 15:52 Quote
I’d love to know this as well, be a hell of a lot cheaper to swap the lowers or even just the damper
flag Throckmorten
Posted: Jul 13, 2020 at 9:08 Quote
The Rhythm lowers use a smaller diameter base stud for the damper compared to a non-rhythm 34. you will need a new damper, or rebuild your current one with new parts
flag Remonster
Posted: Jul 21, 2020 at 22:32 Quote
Throckmorten wrote:
The Rhythm lowers use a smaller diameter base stud for the damper compared to a non-rhythm 34. you will need a new damper, or rebuild your current one with new parts

Thanks for the info!
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