🔧 Flat-Faced Socket by Park Tool Review

I wanted to buy a cheap sewing head but it wasn't much bigger and it came ready to use. It's not necessary, of course, but don't risk rounding out the soft aluminum caps on the fork. If you like turning a wrench on your own bike, just pick one.

Posts had to be replaced with 2020 36 Grip 2 Socket fits shock perfectly. Worked fine and nothing crashed. I also have the official FOX 32mm for the airside, but if I had to do it again I'd save money and grab the Park Tool.

Quality at half the price of a factory tool. Robust construction. I literally just got it, can't wait to use it. I didn't give 5 stars because I haven't used it yet, but I have other tools from Park. I'm sure 5 stars is ok. I'm just waiting for some spare parts for my Fox 34.

Now I have three different sizes of these zero backlash heads, one from Abbey Bike Tools, one from Fox and one from Park Tool. The Park Tool pickup is fully functional, and if it's a little looser than the others, it's not by much. Of the three, my favorite is by far the socket wrench sold by Fox - it has the lowest profile so the ratchet attached to the head is vertically closer to the item being retrieved. This makes it easier to loosen or tighten suspension fork parts without damaging the…