On the bladder issue, how much rebound are you running, what weight oil and piston size, silver springs? If the oil is to thick and the piston holes to small, doesnt matter what you do, youll pop the bladder out. you have to remember that the more initial rebound you have the more fluid you put in the shock body, as the shock compresses, the shaft lowers the amount of volume that the shock body can hold, this is where the rubber membrane comes in. I've had friends pop bladders on the truggy cause they ran to much rebound on the longer truggy shocks. I know this is a buggy issue, but if your runnign to thick a oil and small pistons, it might be a good start to fixing your problem. of course it could just be liek you said, the threads on the top of the shock body or the cap were improperly done, but on all 4 shocks is unlikely. the lower oring, only had an issues when the shafts got to old and would flat spot the orings after a race or two, doubt that is your problem with the orings seeing how new your kit is. Even when I put new shafts and orings in the shocks, they still leak a lil, I think its more just fluid on the shaft than leaking, I can open them up and they look full. If I let my buggy or truggy sit in my pickup too long exposed to the sun they will leak, but I'm sure that just the oil expanding due to the heat and forcing it's way out of the shock.
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