Back to building

The last thing left on the chassis is the shocks. I like leaving it last because you can leave the chassis on the desk if you are not finishing it right away. In this case I had to travel to Japan for a week in the spring, after I started the build.

First insert the large o rings into the adjusters. Then assembled the teflon parts/o-rings into the cartridge. Tighten the bottom cap afterwards. I used VG damper grease to lubricate everything. A far more common item is the good old green slime.

Put a dab of red threadlock inside the shock shaft, assemble the piston of choice with the 2mm screw and spring washer. Tighten it as far as you can with free grip on shaft here. There's a much easier way to tight the whole assembly.

Gently pull the shaft thru the cartridge, then put a bit of grease on shock end and screw in the rod end. I used Tamiya non scratch pliers here. Integy also makes a nice shock plier if you are interested.

Now we tighten the shock piston screw by holding on to the assembled rod end. Snap in the ball collar and we are done.