Where to buy Fox 34 Volume Spacers
Fork spacers are components that are used to adjust the distance between the upper and lower fork tubes on a suspension fork. They are typically made of metal or plastic and are inserted between the top of the lower fork tube and the bottom of the upper fork tube.
Fork spacers are often used to fine-tune the fork’s spring rate or to adjust the amount of travel (the distance the fork can compress). They can also be used to adjust the height of the front end of a bike, which can affect the bike’s handling and the rider’s position.
In general, adding spacers will increase the spring rate of the fork and decrease the amount of travel, while removing spacers will have the opposite effect. It is important to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for the number and thickness of spacers that should be used with a particular fork. Using the wrong number or thickness of spacers can result in poor handling and potentially dangerous riding conditions.
If you are searching online for a Fox 34 volume spacer kit you won’t find it easily, many stores don’t even sell them online, or even will be difficult to find stock on some of them.
Here you can see a few online stores that sell them:
Fox Suspension 34 Float Volume Spacer on chainreaction, for 2.7€, sadly it’s not in stock buy you can create an email alert that will notify you when there’s more stock. This could be your best option if you don’t need’em right now. Also you could use some discount codes to use.
Your second best option is to go on ebay but check carefully the delivery costs.
BikeComp.de and bike24 are stores with many difficult to find components, it’s a secure place to find them but depending on where you live there are high delivery costs.
Bikester is also a good considered store and also has stock right now, but at 4€ is a little more expensive.
Bikeshop also has stock but even at higher price.
If you are a store and sell them let us know, they are pretty hard to find!
How to Install Volume Spacers
Installing Fox 34 volume spacers requires removing the air spring top cap, which is a straightforward procedure but must be done carefully to avoid damaging seals. First, release all air pressure from the fork using a shock pump. Remove the top cap using a 24mm socket or the Fox-specific tool. Add or remove the orange plastic tokens (each worth approximately 10cc), then reinstall the cap and torque to 100-150 in-lbs. Re-inflate to your preferred pressure and cycle the fork several times to equalize the positive and negative air chambers.
A good starting point: riders under 70 kg on moderate trails can run 0-1 spacers. Riders between 70-85 kg benefit from 1-2 spacers for trail use or 2-3 for enduro. Riders above 85 kg or those hitting large drops and jumps often run 3-4 spacers to prevent harsh bottom-outs without needing excessively high air pressure, which would sacrifice small-bump sensitivity.
Understanding Progressivity and Ride Feel
Volume spacers fundamentally change how the fork feels through its travel range. Without spacers, the air spring has a relatively linear rate—the force required to compress the fork increases at a steady pace throughout the stroke. With spacers, the fork becomes progressive: it remains supple at the beginning of the travel (small bumps, braking loads) but ramps up resistance dramatically toward the end of the stroke, creating a “bottomless” feel on large impacts.
The trade-off is that excessive progressivity can make the fork feel like it has less usable travel. If the fork barely reaches full compression even on the largest hits, the mid-stroke support may feel insufficient for cornering loads. Finding the right balance requires experimentation: ride a familiar trail, note where in the travel you spend most of your time, and adjust accordingly.
Some riders combine volume spacers with air pressure changes as a paired adjustment. Adding one spacer while reducing air pressure by 3-5 PSI maintains bottom-out resistance while improving initial sensitivity. This approach works particularly well for lighter riders who find that the minimum practical air pressure (even without spacers) still makes the fork too firm on small bumps.
Fox sells spacers individually and in multi-packs. The individual tokens cost between 2.50 and 5 euros depending on the retailer, making experimentation relatively inexpensive compared to other suspension upgrades. For riders who frequently switch between XC and enduro riding, keeping a small toolkit with spare spacers allows quick trailside adjustments between stages or ride styles without returning to the workshop.
Where to Buy
You can find the best price here: Fox 34 volume spacers
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