05-23-2014, 12:57 AM | #1 |
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Has anyone tried these mega cheap 100mm shocks or heard anything about them? I've been doing some shopping for shocks, as I'm looking for a little more travel. I've mostly been looking at Axial and Traxxas take offs, but then I spotted these things. I'm still running stock CC01 shocks and they hold up really well to the kind of trailing I do, so I'm thinking cheap shocks would probably be okay. Problem is, I can't even tell if these things are real shocks or just "spring holders". Anyway, let me know if you have any experience at all with these things. Thanks! EDIT: Or would I be better off with some 85mm shocks? Found some almost as cheap! 6633 100mm 1 10 Shock Absorbers Suitable FOR CAR Monster Trucks AND RC Buggy TR | eBay Last edited by monkeyracing; 05-23-2014 at 01:22 AM. |
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05-23-2014, 05:52 AM | #2 |
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17mm diameter seem a bit too much for a CC I bought a set of very cheap shocks once, and they are cheap for a reason. Either leaking, not smooth enough, ... In my case, I spend half a day to try to get all 4 shocks to work equally smooth. I gave up eventually and bought Proline shocks |
05-23-2014, 11:08 AM | #3 |
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Worse than the stock ones? Mine are getting damn sticky! You may be right about the diameter. Seems big.
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05-23-2014, 12:52 PM | #4 |
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I'm always surprised how good the Tamiya shocks are, compared to others in the same price range. And, I never fill the ones in a CC up with oil, just use a couple of drops to keep them smooth. My CC are always pretty slow, more damping than the o-rings provide is not really necessary. |
05-23-2014, 02:29 PM | #5 |
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Wow. I'm running something around 55wt, as I figured the weird piston design needed a heavy hand to control it. You're right about the quality of most Tamiya plastic dampers. I'm running a set on one of my M chassis race cars and find them every bit as good as the allot TRF versions. Mind you, on my minis, they only have a few MM of travel. I measured up the Tamiya plastics and they're 17mm at the cap, same as the eBay cheapies. I think I'll just order a set and see how it turns out. For $12 a set with free shipping, there's not much to lose. I'm looking at these ones now. right here!. EDIT: Ordered! I'll let you know how they work. Last edited by monkeyracing; 05-23-2014 at 06:56 PM. |
06-06-2014, 05:16 PM | #6 |
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Got the $12 85mm shocks today. They're about what I expected. A bit cheap, but with potential. The springs are pure crap. They're in the trash already. First things first - tore them down to drain and rebuild, because you know it wasn't done right. They were filled with a yellow-ish, stinky mineral oil. The pistons are notched, rather than drilled. Not any weirder than Tamiya pistons. Overall, they're okay. The inside of the bodies has a light grooved texture. Should be able to sort it out with a few minutes work. I'll rebuild with good fluids and see where it goes. |
06-10-2014, 09:39 AM | #7 |
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So, how did they turn out? Inquiring minds want to know. |
06-10-2014, 12:41 PM | #8 |
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06-10-2014, 01:21 PM | #9 |
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So far, so good. Stuck on some old Associated green buggy springs. Had to cut a few coils, but they're still too stiff. Pics coming. Rebuilding them with 25wt silicone seems to have worked. Bleeding from the caps didn't work worth a damn, so I bled them out from the bottom to get zero rebound EDIT: Got them on all 4 corners. The long green springs will work on the front, the rears will get short brown springs for now. Mounting them wasn't too hard, but I'll be re-doing the fronts for more strength. Need to figure out new front body mounts now. Stupid shocks are in the way. Last edited by monkeyracing; 06-10-2014 at 03:41 PM. |
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