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Andy344590



Member Since: 25 Jan 2025
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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Indus Silver
Front Fox Shock Absorbers - Which Way Round . . .
Puma 2.2 90 CSW. So, I thought I knew which way to fit a Fox front shock absorber, however i stumbled upon a YouTube video which shows them fitted, which to me is upside down, so now I am unsure which way they should be fitted.

Fox shock screen shot from video, upside down? or correct orientation? or it doesn't matter ?


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Another screenshot from a video, shows the Fox shocks fitted as I expected them to be.


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Really confused now and i am expecting delivery this week

Please help Bow down
Post #1075453 15th Sep 2025 4:44pm
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Cragster69



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I don't know the answer but I'd be more confident in the Juice Motors video, they are at least a garage, rather than a Cosmetic Surgeon with a Defender😜

I have been wrong, many, many times though😉

https://pvg-portal.ridefox.com/_context/fo...1657661032 Craig.

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Post #1075460 15th Sep 2025 5:53pm
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Andy344590



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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Indus Silver
Cragster69, thanks for link, pretty conclusive which way to install them from the photo.

Why didnt I do a web seach for Fox installation Embarassed , think I am getting old or as Homer says, DOH Thumbs Up
Post #1075480 15th Sep 2025 9:32pm
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jst



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 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey
Operation wise I doubt it makes any odds which way up they go.

Traditional shocks had a plastic protective sleeve to cover the piston end. They were fitted with the sleeve facing down (piston up) to stop crud going up the sleeve.

Later shocks didn't have the sleeve and with remote res shocks most are generally fitted piston down, then the remote res pipework wa sup out of the way, any debris doesn't sit on the piston seal and the body of the shock is protected being higher up.

Rear shocks with an eye, Well its determined for you.

As you note pin/pin front can be harder to work out. Cheers

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Post #1075488 15th Sep 2025 11:00pm
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MK



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Chile 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Chawton White
Being a monotube without an external reservoir, it does not matter which way you fit them. However, most people leave the shaft side like the second picture. Puma 110" SW

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Post #1075490 15th Sep 2025 11:11pm
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