Wrench for Fox 2.0 coil overs.

turnleftandgasit · Apr 12, 2017

Did you buy the FOX wrench? Did it fail? Based off reviews and personal experience, it is a shoddy POS. So I hit up the local Dirt Track shock guru and shazam......https://www.kctoolco.com/gedore-40-...fQ-A46OyEjsYvyw0vaE2JUzmSIWP1cBFqMxoCHOzw_wcB

Test fit it on my truck and it is head and shoulders above the stamped tool FOX sells for 4 dollars more.

novelmike · Apr 12, 2017

I read some people saying the fox wrench doesn't fit right, the wrench breaking, or causing damage to the shock. So I called and talked to a Fox tech before I installed mine. Its not recommended to use any wrench on the 2.0 shocks for our trucks. You will likely damage the shock if you do. His advice was to compress the spring and turn the collar by hand. That's how I adjusted mine, exactly how he said to. Went smooth, no problems.

turnleftandgasit · Apr 12, 2017

I wasn't there when they installed my setup, but if I was a betting man, my money would be on them making final adjustments with the truck being on the ground, or no spring compressor. This GDORE No 40 80-90 mm wrench is made in Germany and is cast, not cheap thin stamped steel. FYI, it is only 4 dollars more than the fox unit.

novelmike · Apr 14, 2017

From what I understood, its the spring collar that doesn't like to be adjusted while it's under tension. Has nothing to do with the wrench used.

808ram1500 · Apr 14, 2017

No spring collar likes to be adjusted under tension.

RVA Ram · Apr 18, 2017

The only way of adjusting these without scuffing them up is using an H frame hydraulic press or spring compressor. The Fox 2.0 collar has rounded notches instead of "peg holes" or squared notches. The above wrench might work, but there's a good chance your going to scratch the collar and shock up.

Csanders1992 · Apr 19, 2017

I have also heard the aluminum body of some coilovers won't hold up to tightening the collar. It's possible to mess up the threads

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turnleftandgasit · Apr 21, 2017

RVA Ram said:
The only way of adjusting these without scuffing them up is using an H frame hydraulic press or spring compressor. The Fox 2.0 collar has rounded notches instead of "peg holes" or squared notches. The above wrench might work, but there's a good chance your going to scratch the collar and shock up.

The above tool is designed for these types of collars (DIN 981/DIN 1804). It is the same design as the fox tool except it is made of cast iron.

Wrench for Fox 2.0 coil overs.

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