Shotgun Shock Question.
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Shotgun Shock Question.
Had my shotgun shock for about one month really enjoying it. Question about setting ride stiffness , if i toggle both switches up to there maximum , and then want to soffen ride how do i do this. I believe directions say to toggle rear switch up to dump air, but at max there is no air to dump on rear switch , if i toggle the rear switch down it affects ride height. Thanks.
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If you hold both switches up, you are letting air into one chamber and bleeding air from the other. When the front switch is up you are adding air to one chamber. When the back switch is down, you are adding air to the other.
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Joined: Jul 2013
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From: WI
This one comes up from time to time - got a fantastic system, don't really get how it works. It's confusing, but not too hard with a good explanation. Everyone has a learning curve when they put it on.
Best, most complete explanation of the system and its workings can be found in this thread by JAM:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/air-s...-write-up.html
ABSOLUTELY read it and play with your shocks until it all makes sense. You'll appreciate the time and effort you spent with a much improved ride.
Here's a quick and dirty to get you started, though... Height and rebound are set by adjusting the pressures on either side - the front switch puts air in the "up" side when you flip the switch up, dumps air when you flip it down. The back switch puts air into the "down" side when you push it down, dumps air when you flip it up. It's the pressures on either side working together that allow you to set the height and firmness of your ride.
If you've put maximum air in the "up" side, and no air in the "down" side, you'll be as high and about as stiff as you can get. If you're happy with that height, you can hit the back switch down for a half a second or so, and then hit the front switch down for a quick instant or two, and it'll soften your ride at that height, and keep you from bouncing off of the max position of the shock as you come up.
Likewise, if you dump all air in the "up" side (front switch down), and add max air in the "down" side (rear switch down), you'll have it resting firmly on the bump stops with no rebound - effectively a hard tail.
Playing with the switches in between is what gets you the height/rebound combo you might want.
For me, I toggle both switches up for a few seconds after the bike stops going up (so pressure "up", zero pressure "down"), and then hit the rear switch only to the down position, which drops the back end of the bike by putting pressure in the "down" side. I'll then just blip the switches in either direction in order to fine tune my height/rebound. Generally, I run about an inch lowered or stock height, and soften it up so that I'm comfortable, but firm enough that I'm not hitting either the top or bottom of the range when I bounce my *** in the seat. Once in a while, I'll adjust that on the fly, but generally, I find it's a fantastic ride for the day.
Hopefully that helps!
Best, most complete explanation of the system and its workings can be found in this thread by JAM:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/air-s...-write-up.html
ABSOLUTELY read it and play with your shocks until it all makes sense. You'll appreciate the time and effort you spent with a much improved ride.
Here's a quick and dirty to get you started, though... Height and rebound are set by adjusting the pressures on either side - the front switch puts air in the "up" side when you flip the switch up, dumps air when you flip it down. The back switch puts air into the "down" side when you push it down, dumps air when you flip it up. It's the pressures on either side working together that allow you to set the height and firmness of your ride.
If you've put maximum air in the "up" side, and no air in the "down" side, you'll be as high and about as stiff as you can get. If you're happy with that height, you can hit the back switch down for a half a second or so, and then hit the front switch down for a quick instant or two, and it'll soften your ride at that height, and keep you from bouncing off of the max position of the shock as you come up.
Likewise, if you dump all air in the "up" side (front switch down), and add max air in the "down" side (rear switch down), you'll have it resting firmly on the bump stops with no rebound - effectively a hard tail.
Playing with the switches in between is what gets you the height/rebound combo you might want.
For me, I toggle both switches up for a few seconds after the bike stops going up (so pressure "up", zero pressure "down"), and then hit the rear switch only to the down position, which drops the back end of the bike by putting pressure in the "down" side. I'll then just blip the switches in either direction in order to fine tune my height/rebound. Generally, I run about an inch lowered or stock height, and soften it up so that I'm comfortable, but firm enough that I'm not hitting either the top or bottom of the range when I bounce my *** in the seat. Once in a while, I'll adjust that on the fly, but generally, I find it's a fantastic ride for the day.
Hopefully that helps!
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Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Bakersfield
I have had mine for about 5 months now and absolutely love it. I constantly play with different settings but so far the best way I have found for a consistent ride and height is to hold both switches up till maxed out 10-12 seconds. Then down on the rear switch till its all the way down then blip that same switch up twice.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 440
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From: South East PA
This one comes up from time to time - got a fantastic system, don't really get how it works. It's confusing, but not too hard with a good explanation. Everyone has a learning curve when they put it on.
Best, most complete explanation of the system and its workings can be found in this thread by JAM:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/air-s...-write-up.html
ABSOLUTELY read it and play with your shocks until it all makes sense. You'll appreciate the time and effort you spent with a much improved ride.
Here's a quick and dirty to get you started, though... Height and rebound are set by adjusting the pressures on either side - the front switch puts air in the "up" side when you flip the switch up, dumps air when you flip it down. The back switch puts air into the "down" side when you push it down, dumps air when you flip it up. It's the pressures on either side working together that allow you to set the height and firmness of your ride.
If you've put maximum air in the "up" side, and no air in the "down" side, you'll be as high and about as stiff as you can get. If you're happy with that height, you can hit the back switch down for a half a second or so, and then hit the front switch down for a quick instant or two, and it'll soften your ride at that height, and keep you from bouncing off of the max position of the shock as you come up.
Likewise, if you dump all air in the "up" side (front switch down), and add max air in the "down" side (rear switch down), you'll have it resting firmly on the bump stops with no rebound - effectively a hard tail.
Playing with the switches in between is what gets you the height/rebound combo you might want.
For me, I toggle both switches up for a few seconds after the bike stops going up (so pressure "up", zero pressure "down"), and then hit the rear switch only to the down position, which drops the back end of the bike by putting pressure in the "down" side. I'll then just blip the switches in either direction in order to fine tune my height/rebound. Generally, I run about an inch lowered or stock height, and soften it up so that I'm comfortable, but firm enough that I'm not hitting either the top or bottom of the range when I bounce my *** in the seat. Once in a while, I'll adjust that on the fly, but generally, I find it's a fantastic ride for the day.
Hopefully that helps!
Best, most complete explanation of the system and its workings can be found in this thread by JAM:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/air-s...-write-up.html
ABSOLUTELY read it and play with your shocks until it all makes sense. You'll appreciate the time and effort you spent with a much improved ride.
Here's a quick and dirty to get you started, though... Height and rebound are set by adjusting the pressures on either side - the front switch puts air in the "up" side when you flip the switch up, dumps air when you flip it down. The back switch puts air into the "down" side when you push it down, dumps air when you flip it up. It's the pressures on either side working together that allow you to set the height and firmness of your ride.
If you've put maximum air in the "up" side, and no air in the "down" side, you'll be as high and about as stiff as you can get. If you're happy with that height, you can hit the back switch down for a half a second or so, and then hit the front switch down for a quick instant or two, and it'll soften your ride at that height, and keep you from bouncing off of the max position of the shock as you come up.
Likewise, if you dump all air in the "up" side (front switch down), and add max air in the "down" side (rear switch down), you'll have it resting firmly on the bump stops with no rebound - effectively a hard tail.
Playing with the switches in between is what gets you the height/rebound combo you might want.
For me, I toggle both switches up for a few seconds after the bike stops going up (so pressure "up", zero pressure "down"), and then hit the rear switch only to the down position, which drops the back end of the bike by putting pressure in the "down" side. I'll then just blip the switches in either direction in order to fine tune my height/rebound. Generally, I run about an inch lowered or stock height, and soften it up so that I'm comfortable, but firm enough that I'm not hitting either the top or bottom of the range when I bounce my *** in the seat. Once in a while, I'll adjust that on the fly, but generally, I find it's a fantastic ride for the day.
Hopefully that helps!
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