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03-11-2019, 03:41 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Marietta
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|  For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
Go ahead and pick one up from this eBay seller. I placed my order on the 6th. It shipped out of Taiwan on the 7th and arrived on my doorstep on the 11th. I have ordered things from RPP that have taken longer to show up. The only caveat is that it required a signature. If you order one, make sure to send it somewhere there will be someone to sign for it. |
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03-12-2019, 11:55 AM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
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| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
Bugger. They don't ship to Canada.
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03-12-2019, 01:23 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Marietta
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| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
That's strange. I wonder what the reason is.
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03-12-2019, 02:18 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Butler, Pa
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| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US Quote:
It's Canada  Seriously that is strange  I would say if you know someone in the states have it shipped there and then have them ship to you it's the long way around but it would be worth it
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03-14-2019, 12:45 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
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| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US Quote:
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I did think about having it sent my dad in NYC but by the time I pay the extra for shipping from Eastern US to Western Canada, it makes the kit more expensive than I'm willing to pay. I also considered using a shipping depot that's about 2 hours south of me, but the time, the gas, the border tax and the hassle make doing that a bit of a pain.. Last edited by QuesoDelDiablo; 03-14-2019 at 12:50 PM. | ||
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03-14-2019, 12:55 PM
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| Tiny Truck Hoarder  Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
Just to add I received my SBK pre-order from Amain (US distributor) yesterday. I have a feeling they had limited stock though.
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03-14-2019, 01:14 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: pasadena, tx
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03-15-2019, 10:40 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: England
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| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
I guess everbody is busy reading the manual or gone straight into building their SBK.  |
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03-15-2019, 02:26 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Marietta
Posts: 917
| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
I actually haven't touched mine at all yet. Hopefully I'll get sometime this weekend to start on it.
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03-15-2019, 02:44 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Deep in the Everglades
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 Odd. Ive been looking at AMain and they never had shown a stock just preorder with no date. | |
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03-15-2019, 05:25 PM
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| Tiny Truck Hoarder Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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03-15-2019, 07:31 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Butler, Pa
Posts: 771
| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
Been busy this week. I have looked at it some. Still figuring out how I want to do things also. Shox are going to be the first things I build. I am very curious about them
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03-15-2019, 08:54 PM
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| Tiny Truck Hoarder Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
I really like the shocks, I just put them together last night. The O rings that they use are really stiff rubber which isnt what I'm used to seeing but I get the idea. Theres less of a need to squish the O ring for a good seal at least I assume. Anyway they feel buttery smooth without springs, I cant feel resistance at the rings which is how I like it, let the oil do the work not friction.
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03-15-2019, 09:16 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Butler, Pa
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Thanks for the info I am kinda of a shox nut. I am even more curious now about the o rings. I still will treat them to a bath in my favorite o ring lubricant.  | |
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03-15-2019, 10:11 PM
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| Tiny Truck Hoarder Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
Yep I greased up mine with Green Slime. On some other shocks even after the slime I'll feel sticky O rings, Definitely not these though.
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03-15-2019, 10:20 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: England
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| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
Yeah, the shocks are nice to build. I also used green slime. I was going to put some of my favorite Gmade shocks on, but the stock ones are good enough quality to keep. I wonder if different rate springs are available?
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03-15-2019, 10:27 PM
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| Tiny Truck Hoarder Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
They work with SCX10 and Ascender springs, though the Venture's are closer to 16mm compared to 15mm. I just test fitted them and they do fit though.
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03-15-2019, 10:29 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: England
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I'm wondering if different rate springs are available? I haven;t looked on HPI's site though. | ||
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03-15-2019, 10:31 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Butler, Pa
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I used to use Green Slime but have been hooked on the Avid Slop for a couple of years now. Comes in I nice little container with screw on lid. Once you run out you have a nice little container for small parts after you clean it out.  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
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03-15-2019, 10:41 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: England
Posts: 1,603
| Re: For those waiting on the SBK to arrive in the US
Interesting. I only use Green Slime because it's all I have heard of. I found some thin grease at work meant to help electrical cables slde through grommets as fixing. I wonder how good that would work. Theres a possibility that it might dry out over time though.
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