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    Anyone had any luck fitting spherical bearings to Fox Vanilla shocks? Most I've spoken to have said it can't be done.

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    Geoff Pearson
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  2. #12
    Yes, it can be done. Just did mine a few months back. Had to turn down the OD of the bearing a bit. Didn't want to bore out the shock ends since one end is really thin already. Had to build a small cylindrical clamp (centre pin to make sure bearing and clamp is concentric) to hold the outer race tight so that the whole thing can be turned on a lathe.

    Saw UTA's 2002 car at SCCA's Solo 2 Nationals, they run spherical bearings on their Vanillas also.

    Joe

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    Thanks for that Joe, most appreciated.

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    Geoff

    Geoff Pearson
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    Geoff Pearson

    RMIT FSAE 02-04
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    Design it. Build it. Break it.

  4. #14
    We also used spherical bearings in Fox Vanilla RCs last year, that worked out pretty well. I believe we even found bearings in the correct size to just press in, but I don't remember the size or the company at the moment.

    Eric Wort
    UIUC Formula SAE

  5. #15
    aurora makes spherical bearings to fit the Fox vanilla's perfectly. just press them in. you can call them up and ask them for the part numbers. make sure that you know the specs of the shock eyes before you call.

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