I'm not sure on the Hong nor & Ofna link...Isn't Hong Nor Japnese and Ofna American?
I ran the Hong Nor Big bores yesterday...oh yeah, that's more like it, they felt great and worked all day, I ran them with no boots on a wet muddy track 40% astro, 60% dirt and the shafts are fine (my 808 ones seem to have discoloured and gone rough) shocks stayed consistant throughout the day and was something less to worry about and as a result I drove accordingly instead of backing off from a jump as it'll kill the shocks and bottom out big time.
I think I'll stick with the HN BB's and have a play with pistons and oil, I ran 30wt all round which was still in there from my ol Hyper 8.5 Pro UK ~ the stand offs are a few mm longer which doesn't seem to be a problem and they sit parrallel.
It's strange as some are experiencing problems with the Xray shocks and others are raving about them, I'd like to get the Xray shocks on par with the HN's as it's part of the car, I feel as though I shouldn't need to replace them but at the end of the day it's all about performance and confidence...I have no confidence in using the xray shocks and would it would be hard to go back to them, besides spares are cheap for the HN's
My driving was much better and faster yesterday, the 808 is great in the fast bends, one thing I did notice was just how much steering the RC8 has and it turns like it's on rails, well it had more steering than me but still couldn't close the gap as I had so much acceleration and top end