Aftermarket shock caps & collars compatible with Axial shock bodies?

[Jim85IROC]

Are there any aftermarket shock caps & spring collars that are compatible with the stock Axial King shock bodies? I just finished putting together the shocks from my Bomber kit last night, and as great as they look, the blue is not going to look good with the orange theme that I'm planning for the truck.

I'm considering stripping the anodizing off of the stock caps & collars, but I would prefer orange anodizing over bare aluminum if I can do it.

Is there anything out there?

[svt923]

I have used the ST Racing shocks caps on other trucks, they are good quality and not too expensive.

CNC Machined Alum. Shock Caps for Axial Wraith (4 pcs) Orange

Haven't seen spring collars in orange though.

[VTBruiser]

Originally Posted by Jim85IROC

Are there any aftermarket shock caps & spring collars that are compatible with the stock Axial King shock bodies? I just finished putting together the shocks from my Bomber kit last night, and as great as they look, the blue is not going to look good with the orange theme that I'm planning for the truck.

I'm considering stripping the anodizing off of the stock caps & collars, but I would prefer orange anodizing over bare aluminum if I can do it.

Is there anything out there?

Hot Racing set in orange:

WRA15603

[Jim85IROC]

Originally Posted by VTBruiser

Hot Racing set in orange:

WRA15603

That kit looks great, except that it's for 10mm shocks. The Bomber shocks are 12mm. :(

[VTBruiser]

Originally Posted by Jim85IROC

That kit looks great, except that it's for 10mm shocks. The Bomber shocks are 12mm. :(

In this case, I THINK they are referring to the piston size (which is 10mm) although I can't say with any certainty whatsoever

See the product description below:

Hot Racing Axial RR10 Bomber Aluminum 10mm Shock Upgrade Kit WRA15603 | eBay

You might want to check with RC-Express and see what they have to say

[Jim85IROC]

Yeah, this definitely warrants more investigation. I think I'm going to grab some of my Traxxas shock caps and see if they thread on. If these are indeed a standard 10mm bore, then I have to imagine that they're using a thread pitch that's probably the same as somebody else. If that's the case, then it'll open up options for me.

My other option, which is starting to look like the most likely solution, is to strip the anodizing off the caps & spring collars to make them bare, and dye the blue plastics black.