I just spent the entire day with Bob the owner of FCR doing suspension testing and we have the suspension package to end all suspension packages and we will still be improving. We accomplished several things that several suspension technicians and engineers told us we couldn't do.
We had a very cushy plush riding suspension, but it bottomed too much for me. I like to not lift for big hits, g outs, ditches etc., but you need something that soaks up small chop to medium bumps as well or you can't get the power to the ground. It will bounce around etc..
We were told we needed to go with a less complicated setup.
We were told we couldn't keep the plushness and reduce the bottoming.
We were told you would have to have body roll by engineers and suspension technicians.
Well they were partially right. If you just revalve the fox stuff or buy a set of shocks like King, Walker Evans, etc. you won't be able to do those things. The reason is because people don't want to put the time into them to make them work properly. No one wants to get creative or they just don't know how to do it. Another thing is profits. Build it cheap and make as much as possible. We were told by two companies they did it that way because it was cheaper not because it was better.
Bob does have a complicated set up for most people and that's why it works. It basically uses none of the Fox internals and has infinite amounts of adjustment. The fox pistons, shims, etc. are very limiting. They have blow by and other issues I've discussed several times.
With a valving change and a spring change we did everything we were told we couldn't.
The car is planted! Glued to the ground in small and medium chop. The wheels track up the face an down the backside of each bump never leaving the ground and not transmitting the terrain back to the driver and passenger. It feels so plush and hooked.
We solved the bottoming issue and now square edges, ditches, large g outs, over jumping and under jumping at high speeds or awkward angles feel like you have pillows between you and the ground.
We have almost zero body roll. It is almost impossible to get this thing tipsy.
I would put this set up against any set up or aftermarket shock on the market. Bob has done stuff you only see on factory Supercross bikes. He took the time to change the SSV suspension game. It's a new level now. You can now have everything you want from your suspension at once. No more giving something up to gain another.
