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Posted by chief
 - August 21, 2011, 15:08:21 PM

Well, depending upon your loading if you get too far above the manual max you may push past the point where you pop the seals if you hit some solid bump etc while riding. There's a safety margin, I expect. I never put mine above 45... before I replaced them.

Posted by jagered
 - August 20, 2011, 21:43:26 PM

cool thanks for the input...

i did go to almost 58PSI?!?  :(  it is really hard now but the dealer actually set them to 45-49 last time i had it in so i am wondering how the manual can say 43PSI for the hi when my dealer even went above that?!?

i weigh 225... and with my girl on it who is maybe 120... i think running about 50PSI with setting 4 should be good... will try that and then bump if need be.

Posted by chief
 - August 20, 2011, 16:48:25 PM

No, don't go near 71psi... you will likely pop the seals when you ride it...

The dampener setting runs 1-4 with 1 being soft for light loads, good roads and low speeds  - 4 is hard for heavy loads, bad roads and high speed. Adjust to suit yourself.
The air pressure should run between 0 to 43 - 0 is intended for 150 pound rider with no passengers and no added "stuff". 43 is the manual high, hard, heavy, bad road setting. I ran with 45 before I changed over to 440's. The bike's rear wheel should be off the ground when adjusting. A no loss progressive shock pump and gauge is recommended.
Have a look at the MODS/TIPS section of the web site. There is some info in there about this stuff... also look in the accessories area for pumps, shocks etc.
Posted by aclone
 - August 20, 2011, 11:30:32 AM

Progressive 440 or if your riding two up 440 HD .  When its time to change the fork oil put progressive springs in.
Mark

Posted by jagered
 - August 20, 2011, 10:47:12 AM

i have a 2002 and the shocks seem to be "sloppy".  i have verified at least one side is getting pressurized and the other i could not - so i took it to a dealer and they said they had no problems?!?!

i don't get it... i have a small hi press pump for my mountain bike shock and can get PSI in the right side, but the left side never shows any pressure?!?  any ideas?  i found a bunch of replacement shocks but which would be the best one and the easiest...

Phat Performance has a 412, 416, 418, 430, 440 and 812 series???  would any one of them be better than OEM?

thanks

EDIT - ok, tried it again and made sure all weight was off the rear and the tire spun freely... got pressure into each shock.  now, question about PSI and Dampener Setting... I have read that 71PSI is the absolute max and the dampener setting is 1 to 4 for soft to hard (4 being hardest)... is this right?

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