Thanks guys, from what I can tell, the Anthem shock was a bust due to the air filler valve location.  RS as a whole is not my favorite brand.  I like fox, but seems overpriced.  I like x-fusion, but not a full price either.  The manitou has been recommended over and over on various threads, so thats the direction I'm headed.  Seems like it could be a longer term shock than originally expected since its possible there wont be any trunnion shocks that fit. 

FS27 Build

I think you made the right choice.  I dont know how it compares to what youre riding now, but the 19" I ordered has a longer reach than my current 19" frame, even though the ETT is the same.  If torn between sizes, I would have gone smaller.  Even at 6' even, I wonder if I should have sized down.

I'm a clyde and mash pretty hard.  While I liked the hub, I found koozer freehubs to start to fail after about 500 miles or so.  My Bitex / BHS hubs have been relatively trouble free for 1500 miles.  Theres very very slight deformation, and I had to replace the pawl springs once, but otherwise theyre holding up pretty well.  Ive heard novatecs are fine for light riders, but not clydes.  Ive not heard much about chosen hubs, but I believe they are an OEM manufacturer for a few big names.

The picture shown isn't nessasary the one you are buying.
Go look at a 2017 Anthem look how it is mounted that is what you are buying.

Yes, I did look up the anthem after posting, and youre probably right.  Different size shocks probably have different mount points but are all considered trunnion.   Searching that model shock all showed pics of the mounts past the body, but then anthem clearly shows the mounts ON the shock body.

Anyway, I didn't mean to say it was a poor shock in any way, its just the RockShox as a company is just not for me.  I love sram, but have always disliked RS forks, so I'm reluctant to try their shocks as well.  But in no way did I mean to imply it was a bad shock in any way.  I'm just going to wait for the size/technology to trickle down to the point end of season deals start popping up on XF or Fox shocks.

I'm taking the plunge with a build of my own.  Officially ordered a stock 19" FS27 from Peter last night.  Excited to see how the quality compares to the Flyxii hardtail I built a couple years back.  This will be my first foray into full suspension, so feel free to slap me around if anything looks amiss.

Anyway, Ill be replacing the On-One parkwood frame I am currently riding, and Ill most likely be adding a [temporary] X-fusion O2 RCX shock for the time being, at least until the 165x45 shocks become available.

Here's the build spec:

CarbonSpeed FS27
X-Fusion O2 RCX shock
X-Fusion Sweep with Roughcut HLR damper
Nextie Jungle Fox II 52mm (i45) carbon rims on BHS/Bitex Hubs (3mm spacers for 142 to 148)
Nobby Nic 2.8 front and rear
SRAM x1 crankset with Absolute Black oval 28T
SRAM X01 11 Speed shifter, GX derailleur
e*thirteen 9-46t TRSr cassette (511% range)
Shimano m785 xt brakes
Raceface SixC bars, 35mm stem, nashbar carbon post and FR1 saddle, xpedo spry pedals

My current hardtail is right around 26 lbs flat.  I expect the new FS rig to be right around the same.   I ride mostly tight twisty xc singletrack with the occasional rooty climb or descent, and a 2-3 foot drop here and there.  I have no problem getting behind the seat, so no dropper for now.

Not counting the cost of the old frame, this seems like it should be a lot of bike for having only $3K into it.  Any suggestions or tweaks?