Im looking at buying some fox 36 180 RC2 Fit for my 2011 Meta 6.
I know that the frame is only designed for a 160mm fork.
So I was just wondering if anyone could give me some information
As to whether or not this is a good idea...???
I'm not sure If it will mess up my frame geometry or even mess up the
Frame completely..
Any help would be much appreciated...
Thanks
I'd be very wary personally given the history of Commencal frames cracking. Do you have a warranty? Would probably void it if so.
The frame is brand new and has a warranty.
And the frame size is XL
I would imagine fitting a 180 fork to a frame made for a160 would make the warranty invalid. They would have to see the fork mind. Will give it a slacker head angle and obviously front end travel, but will also raise bb height and can really mess up handling.
In my experience of doing things like this its the raising of the BB height that really makes the difference. Slack head angles are great but only if you can keep the BB low. Otherwise it makes the handling in corners completely barge like, not fun.
The 180 Float and Van (with tinkering) can both be reduced to 160mm. That way you get RC2 damping instead of the crappy RCL on the 160 Float.
The axel to crown length of the 180 is 565mm
The max recommended by commencal is 545mm
I don't think it matters how much you reduce the travel by..
This distance stays the same and that's what the geometry is based on.
Does anybody think that the 20mm difference is going to
Make a huge difference. I'm not sure how it's going to raise the
BB height that much that it'll make a difference.
20mm (-----------------------) about that far...
I don't think it matters how much you reduce the travel by..
This distance stays the same and that's what the geometry is based on.
Heh? A-C measurement reduces along with how much you reduce the travel by.
Oh ok, well that's exactly what I wanted to hear..!!
I thought that by putting a spacer in you just reduced how far the travel could move
Not the overall length of the fork..
Is putting a spacer in something that anyone can do
Or is it only to be done by a fox dealer..??
I was going to do this - shorten a 180 Float RC2 to 160 and use it on my bike... the 180 would have ruined the handling as the BB is high enough and the seat and head angle are as I want them. The 180 Float is the same weight as a 160mm Marzocchi 55 RC3 Ti fork... so I bought one of them cheap. It's a far smoother fork than my old 160 Float RC2. Hmmm, Ti coil instead of air 😉
