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| Author: | ronpassa [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 02:30:48 ] |
| Post subject: | plastic or ALu shocks |
Which is the best shock to use on the T3 Alu or plastic as at the weekend i was hit hard in the back and the plastic one broke in half . I prefer the Alu one but everyone say they are to bleed. |
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| Author: | F1fletch [ Fri Apr 30, 2010 19:40:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: plastic or ALu shocks |
Here is my .02. I have crashed Hard and most recently pulled the shock cap right off the shock body. Fortunately I was able to thread it back on and rebleed all the shocks. I must admit though I was skeptical the plastic shocks ahave proven to be tough consistent and now that I know how to bleed the adjustable style pistons I am happy. I still have trouble with rebound but now I simply set close to 100, drive the car and they settle in at about 50-75 after some run time. I do not agree with the bleed off to set rebound as you can spend hours chasing this process on the plastic shocks. I do however love the adjustability and rtoughness of these little plastic shocks. I have not even begun to play with clicks yet I just run at one click out from full soft, each click is noticable so I cannot imagine going back after tuning with this option. Another consideration is heat. The aluminum shocks I am sure are ultimately more durable but heat soak easier and this can change damping on hot days more so than the plastic. Just my thoughts best |
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| Author: | YELLOWSHARK [ Sun May 02, 2010 15:38:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: plastic or ALu shocks |
+1 (sort of  ) I ran the plastic shocks for a couple of years built with the adjustable pistons - loved them. I had one breakage in that time. I did though have no problems bleeding or getting to the rebound I wanted. I have been using the alu shocks for the past year + because they give a better drive IMHO but I miss the adjustability. The problems, and solution, that F1Fletch describes are exactly how I find the alu shocks!
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| Author: | Hagberg [ Sun May 02, 2010 18:36:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: plastic or ALu shocks |
Aluminum shocks have more traction. |
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