Titanium Spring for Fox DHX 5.0

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Titanium Spring for Fox DHX 5.0
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flag johnneygood
Posted: Nov 16, 2007 at 15:05 Quote
Does anyone knows where I could find a titanium spring for a 2008 Fox DHX 5.0, 350X3.25

Thanks!
flag blaisepage
Posted: Nov 16, 2007 at 15:09 Quote
i have one but im not selling it, try ebay! search ti spring or titanium springs, hope this helps
flag WHY-ARE
Posted: Nov 16, 2007 at 15:11 Quote
It is in deed pretty hard to find. Good luck.
flag fantaman
Posted: Nov 16, 2007 at 15:36 Quote
But why do you need a spring for a 3.25'' stroke,fox has a max 3'' stroke.
flag rosetime
Posted: Nov 16, 2007 at 16:22 Quote
The 3.25" length is a Fox length. They use some funky way of measuring. Aftermarket companies use stroke length. Check this out.

http://www.rentoncoilspring.com/performance/shop/order_mountainbikes.cfm?SID=2&CustomerID=34537&jsessionid=ea304678ae688RG$A1$8&
flag gibson19
Posted: Nov 16, 2007 at 16:25 Quote
I would suggest your LBS... My friend was gonna get for his DHX 5 and they found one but he decided not to order it
flag aurthor
Posted: Nov 16, 2007 at 16:32 Quote
the price of ti springs has gone up to about 350 for a renton spring maybe you should get the fox dhx air or if you like springs see if your lbs orders from bti distributors u can get them there good luck
flag plmbrman
Posted: Nov 16, 2007 at 16:36 Quote
i bought one on ebay also. just search ti springs in sporting goods. and keep checking
flag johnneygood
Posted: Nov 17, 2007 at 10:35 Quote
3 inches of dtroke sorry!
flag WHY-ARE
Posted: Nov 17, 2007 at 18:23 Quote
rosetime wrote:
The 3.25" length is a Fox length. They use some funky way of measuring. Aftermarket companies use stroke length. Check this out.

http://www.rentoncoilspring.com/performance/shop/order_mountainbikes.cfm?SID=2&CustomerID=34537&jsessionid=ea304678ae688RG$A1$8&

This link does not correspond to fox compatible springs. Ti springs are "race only" springs, & very expensive. A YR's efficiency DHX air5.0 @ 379$ is even lighter. It is something to be considered if you are ready to invest in a ti spring.
flag emubritish
Posted: Nov 17, 2007 at 18:29 Quote
my plan was to get a revox in the same stroke/i2i as my dhx, and since it comes with a ti spring, just use that instead and have a backup shock.
flag fantaman
Posted: Nov 17, 2007 at 22:36 Quote
emubritish wrote:
my plan was to get a revox in the same stroke/i2i as my dhx, and since it comes with a ti spring, just use that instead and have a backup shock.

you know that they are super expensive.But you have then one off the best shock's on the market.
flag dlowebiker
Posted: Nov 17, 2007 at 22:43 Quote
i got a ti spring off the craigslist.
flag johnneygood
Posted: Nov 19, 2007 at 17:02 Quote
I just do not trust the reliability of an air shock. I think you can blow up an air shock more easily than a coil one. An air shock is stiffer than a coil shock, it means that it is less active on small bumps. Even more, the Ti spring is suppose to be more nervous than the steel spring on those small bumps... Cash does not matter here because I work in a shop and my bike is paid by this one. All I want is something very nervous, reliable, and light!
flag toooldschool
Posted: Nov 19, 2007 at 17:41 Quote
You may have issues with air fox rear shox but they really are ver nice the adjustability of the 5point0 is awesome. Many fox rear shox are assembled without enough lube in the air can this leads to the box seal drying out and twisting in its seat due to friction. The shox are easy to pull apart and the first thing you should do is open er up and add about 5cc of 2O wt fork oil or float lube. If you can find a ti spring it will fatigue faster than steel and cost more than a dhx5.0 air. You will also lose more weight. I work in a shop as well and tried to find a ti spring to go with my dhx no dice. The air worked out great the ability to set your sag height perfect is really nice and the small bump sensitivity is good.
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