DAMPING ON THE FOX FLOAT X2
Damping Adjustments on the Fox Float X2
The X2 air shock has tuning options well beyond the scope of what we can cover here. Not only
can the shock be tuned through the use of the HSC, LSC, HSR, and LSR adjusters, but it can also
be tuned via the amount of air pressure in the shock and the addition or removal of air volume
spacers to change the spring curve characteristics. We have settled on an air spring curve that
has proven to be optimized for a wide range of riders from a sport level to our World Cup DH
team, so changing the Pivot factory air spring curve characteristics is not really necessary.
Sag can be set on the Float X2 following the process on page 4. We recommend 30% sag on the
Float X2. Based on this sag setting you can record your air pressure and use the tuning chart
below to set your High Speed Compression damping (HSC), Low Speed Compression damping
(LSC), High Speed Rebound damping (HSR), and Low Speed Rebound damping (LSR). These set-
tings are also applicable to Performance Series Float X2 air shocks too. The numbers in the chart
refers to how many clicks clockwise from the open setting the adjusters should be set. Fox sets
up shocks from the closed position, so that has been provided in parentheses.
2-Position Lever
X2 shocks feature a two position lever allows for on-the-fly adjustment between fully open and
firm for climbing. For most riding conditions it is best to have the lever open. As with the other
shocks, the firm setting is best suited for long fire road climbs and smooth XC courses.
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2 Position Lever
Low Speed Compression
(3mm Hex)
High Speed Compression
(6mm Hex)
Low Speed Rebound
High Speed Rebound
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Suggested Setting FOX Float X2
Baseline
Baseline
Shock Air
LSR
HSR
Pressure
[psi/bar]
Clicks from Open (Clicks from CLOSED)
<100 psi
OPEN-2
OPEN-1
<6.9 bar
(14-16)
(7-8)
100-120 psi
1-3
1-2
6.9-8.3 bar
(13-15)
(6-7)
120-140 psi
2-4
2-3
8.3-9.7 bar
(12-14)
(5-6)
140-160 psi
3-5
2-3
9.7-11 bar
(11-13)
(5-6)
160-180 psi
5-7
3-4
11-12.4 bar
(9-11)
(4-5)
180-200 psi
7-9
3-4
12.4-13.8 bar
(7-9)
(4-5)
200-220 psi
8-10
4-5
13.8-15.2 bar
(6-8)
(3-4)
220-240 psi
9-11
4-5
15.2-16.5 bar
(5-7)
(3-4)
240-260 psi
10-12
4-5
16.5-17.9 bar
(4-6)
(3-4)
260-280 psi
11-13
5-6
17.9-19.3 bar
(3-5)
(2-3)
12-14
5-6
280-300 psi
19.3-20.7 bar
(2-4)
(2-3)
13-15
6-7
300-320 psi
20.7- 22.1 bar
(1-3)
(1-2)
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Baseline
Baseline
LSC (3mm)
HSC (6mm)
OPEN-2
OPEN-1
(14-16)
(7-8)
3-5
OPEN-1
(11-13)
(7-8)
3-5
1-2
(11-13)
(6-7)
6-7
1-2
(9-10)
(6-7)
6-7
2-3
(9-10)
(5-6)
6-7
2-3
(9-10)
(5-6)
6-7
3-4
(9-10)
(4-5)
6-7
3-4
(9-10)
(4-5)
8-9
5-6
(7-8)
(4-5)
8-9
5-6
(7-8)
(2-3)
8-9
5-6
(7-8)
(2-3)
8-9
5-6
(7-8)
(2-3)
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