Thanks. The Fox 40 works and looks great with this bike. absolutely love it ! The only thing i have to do is shorten the brake kabels to give it that clean look. You got a sweet session yourself man !

 Thank you! I haven't seen a whole lot of these Session 8s online (a lot of 9.9s though) so it's great to see you swapping parts with your build. What size is that? Do you know the weight? Mine is an XL and it is right at 39 pounds with tubes and stock tires. I'm going to swap tires but probably keep tubes for now.

 Wow, that's pretty light-weight for a XL frame. Mine is a M frame and weighs about 17.4 kg (38.4 pounds ?). I'm not too worried about the weight cause I don't do races and i'm having lots of fun as it is. What tires are you thinking about ?
If I had to change something , I would probably go for the wheels. DT Swiss is a very good brand. But I love the Hope Tech Downhill Pro-4 wheelset. The weight, the overall look and definetly the sound !
How is that DVO suspension ? Have never ridden one of those.

 I'm going to get Bontrager G5s (and spikes for slop) since I can get a good deal on them. The stock tires aren't bad, just pretty narrow for what I want on there. The Emerald is sick so far, haven't gotten to ride it much though.