For the first year on my spot; I ran a Fox Vanilla 125RLC, 30mm spacers, Thompson 5degree 110x25.4mm stem and Race Face Air Alloy Risers. I like an upright position; bars maybe 3-4 inches higher than my seat. This setup worked very well for me...I fact I have yet to sell the Fox Forx.
When I bought the Maverick early this year I was concerned about not getting enough height out of the limited choices of crown and stem lengths. I used the medium crown with a 10mm spacer, and the 105mm stem. Duplicated the above Fox setup very well.
I am 5'10" with a 29" inseam, so I could ride either a medium or a large frame they both felt OK. Went with the medium frame, for stand over clearance, but needed to get a little more cockpit room, hence the longer stem.
My experience with the Maverick setup. I need to switch to an 8" rotor because of a clearance problem between the spokes and my Hayes caliper. No problem finding a new mounting bracket and major improvement in braking...major! Needed to zip tie and reroute the brake line up the back of the fork, bypassing upper routing eyelet. Brake line was rubbing tire (2.5 WTB Weirwolf Race) when fork compressed. Had a slow leak in the air chamber, would hold air overnight, but would loose 10-15 lbs during a long ride. Frank at Maverick asked no questions and set one to me same day.
Is the Maverick a better fork than the Vanilla? They are both great forks with the edge going to the Maverick due to the stiffness. I am 225lbs and on steep rocky loose downhills the Fox would bounce off rocks when the Maverick climbs over them. Small bump compliance about the same. I use the Maverick's travel reduction allot when climbing... it seems to nearly lock the front out. I never used the Fox lockout.