Fox Airshock Monoshock YZ400D ? E

[yzhilly]

Just trying to find someone who knows about these shocks for a YZ .I'm looking at one from a YZ400D to fit to my YZ400E as far as i know the only difference is the alloy swingarm.Has anyone used one  ?. Do they work ok ?. Can you get seal Kits for them ?   thanks.

[DJRacing]

Hilly they are totally rebuildable and they do work but they work best at top speed over the rough stuff. In saying that you could play with the air pressure until you are happy with it. Kits always come up on ebay(us) or you could go to an seal and bearing shop and they should be able to replace the seals and o-rings.

[Hoony]

hope you can find one Hilly, i reckon they are pretty rare units !

[DJRacing]

I agree Hooney, their seems to be more 79 (F) ones around than D/E or G. They are usually stamped with the date of manufacture on them and it always seems to be for the following year. i.e shock is stamped 9/78 but it is for a F '79 model.

[yzhilly]

Thanks Guys i will give it a try and see how it works

[yzhilly]

Well i finally got my Foxshock rebuilt ,I got the seal kit from Geoff Bull and i had a wear band made by Renhel in Dandenong, I just fitted it up tonight and it feels nice and solid ,so if it stops raining i will test it tomorrow and try a few settings and see how it goes .It would nice to have a shock that will hold up as the stock unit was to soft .

[Rossvickicampbell]

YZHILLY - if you are ever looking for FOX SHOX parts Thor at this address is excellent.

regards

Rossco

http://ltthor.home.comcast.net/forsale.html

[yzhilly]

Thanks rossco i should get a run out of this now it's in good nick

[yzhilly]

Well i finally got to ride on my New Foxshock and after a trying a few settings i'm very happy with the results . It seems to hook up and drive well and take's big hits without kicking  and that was on a rough track . So i'm happy and so is my back .