170mm Fork travel. Anyone increased their forks on the Trek Rail ???

[Rob Rides EMTB]

I also tried the Zeb at 170mm and didn't like it so much. Raised the BB and lifted the front end and unsettled the balance.

I just checked out the specs and noticed that although Trek list a 170mm as compatible, they also say that the axle to crown limit is 580mm. The Zeb at 170mm has a 586mm axle to crown, so actually falls outside of Treks recommendation. Just an FYI.

Possibly why @Doomanic feels good with the 170mm and others on a Zeb not so good (His Yari is 5mm lower at the axle to crown).


Trek Rail Specs:

Rockshox Zeb Specs

 

[Ushtang]

Would changing the travel from 170mm to 160mm fix this?

 

[Bomble]

Would changing the travel from 170mm to 160mm fix this?

Yes it does

 

[Black8917]

I’m running 180mm smash pot and push AC97. 27.5” in the rear with 165mm DHX2 shock. In high position. I love it for PNW downhill knar. It’s made for the hardest downhill trails and tears them up.

 

[BiGJZ74]

I ran a 170 Fox 38, but now run a Trust Shout w/ 178mm of linkage driven travel. 65mm stroke rear shock for 169mm rear travel

 

[Geedog]

Hello, I've had my zebs put up to 170mm, they were in for a service and I thought an extra £40 wasn't too much, and honestly can't tell the difference, there is a certain amount of static sag on the forks, about 13mm on mine, I do run my forks a bit softer than reccomended tho, so I think it would be hard to notice the difference unless running higher air pressure.