Original Gen 3 tuned shock:
Part number: 00.4118.358.064
AMRS SDLX ULT 210X55 0L3 PRLC 32SN C1LV
RS Super Deluxe Ultimate RC2T
210X55 Linear Air, 0Neg/3Pos Tokens, ProgressiveReb/LCComp
320lb Lockout, Standard NoBushing(8x20)
Serial number: 710845884191
Which is quite different from the Gen 2...
I have a Fox X2 Factory, and it's been nothing but trouble with this shock. I also have a basic Fox Float DPS shock which seems to be working fine, but the X2 won't stay in good shape for long. After the last full rebuild, I used the shock for two weeks, and now it seems that rebound damping is...
Yes, that's the point of the hanger because the derailleur is mounted to the frame (through the hanger).
No. This is a new design, and the derailleur is not mounted to the frame but to the axle.
I'll just quote myself here:
Also, I believe that this has been in development for years, and I trust that the SRAM engineers have considered the potential frame damage. On the other hand, there is a random YouTuber who saw a few pictures and jumped to conclusions.
The new derailleur is not attached to the frame but to the axle. Yes, the derailleur touches the frame, but it doesn't matter.
You are going to destroy the derailleur but not the frame. If you are going to destroy the axle, too, then there is no way the hanger would protect the frame.
Also...
I had a similar issue with Fox 38. I equalized everything a few times, but it did not help. Then I rode it a few times, and it worked as expected!
From what I read on forums, there could be too much grease from the factory that blocks something. I don't know, I'm not a suspension nerd. However...
EU prices dropped a few weeks ago. S-Works used to be 15k EUR, and now it is 13500 EUR, with the 2022 model on sale for 12000 EUR. The 2023 expert is 9600 EUR while the 2022 one was 10700 EUR, but now on sale for 8500 EUR.
The dealer said that everything was working as it should (I think they rebuilt the fork, too). I stopped playing with compression settings. I used recommended settings for my PSI and stopped caring about it :).
I later tried my fiend's fork too, and couldn't feel much difference between...
They won't. Those are battery guards for Gen 3 Levo, and they differ from Gen 2 Levo battery guards.
I don't have link for the original guard, but you can try this one: 2019 to 2021 Turbo Levo - Turbo Levo / Kenevo Battery rockguard replacment ( KeLevo )
Also, the base model doesn't have the Mastermind TCU.
Only size S1 has the DPS shock. 2022 expert models have the X2 performance, and 2023 modes have the X2 performance elite shock.