nicacus

so all was going well... got the new clutch spring on... took the car out.. get it all tuned up...

running real nice...

decide to make a little jump for shats and giggles...

take the car off the little jump (maybe six inches tall)

shock tower breaks upon landing... [&o]

I know there are the redcat aluminum shock upgrades...
but are there any better ones, that will fit??

Popper252

I have the aluminum shocks on mine they've held up very well. I know there are some people on the boards here who have used some traxx springs on their trucks. I think they sell them in 8 packs so if you wanted to go half in on one of those we could do that. I wouldn't mind haveing some extra shocks.

nicacus

are those just the springs or the whole strut/shock?

Popper252

It's the whole thing. I'll see if i can find them.

[link=http://cgi.ebay.com/T-MAXX-E-MAXX-ALUMINUM-BIG-BORE-SHOCKS-MINT-TMAXX_W0QQitemZ6058218022QQcategoryZ44028QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem]Tmaxx shocks[/link]

[link=http://cgi.ebay.com/T-maxx-2-5-3-3-Silver-Threaded-Aluminum-Shocks-AMAZING_W0QQitemZ6057969347QQcategoryZ44028QQrdZ1Q QcmdZViewItem]More[/link]

nicacus

werd... I am gettin sick of things breaking every time I go out..
mannn even the little neighborhood kids were watching...

Popper252

Haha, trying to show off were we?
I tried looking on tower hobbies but i couldn't find the ones that everyone was talking about a while back.
Hopefully someone else could help ya out.

nicacus

hmm I will keep lookin around.. if I find a set of 8 I would be down to go halfsies

nicacus

would those one you linked to on ebay work?

I wasnt trying to show off.. they just walked out and stared.. then the kid brought out some wal mart escalade, with spinners.. I wanted to ram it.. [sm=lol.gif][sm=punching.gif]

DiTi

hey nicacus,
here's a pic of mine
and this should be the link for them on tower (yet I couldn't open it 'cause my int connection is acting weird...)
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFTK5&P=7
the ones that popper linked you to on ebay are a little better I guess 'cause they are threaded

nicacus

wow those are sick.. and those would fit on a tornado???

DiTi

not a tornado, a volcano ...thought you were talking about a tornado...

nicacus

well I think we were kind of... those are the ones you were looking for aren't they popper? you think they could fit?

Popper252

I thought they would, Hey diti you think you could measure yours from eyelet to eyelet with the shock fully extended? Most of the parts on the volcano and the tornado are pretty interchangable, i guess i assumed the springs were also. From what I can tell just eyeballing it they look like they should work for our buggies.

cartronicshn

so what broke? the shock or the plastic tower brace?

DiTi

mounted on the volcano and fully extended they are 4inches (10cm).

I got really confuzed... cartronicshn is right, nicacus said "shock tower breaks upon landing..."

and then what tornado are we talking about???? the new himoto tornado 1:8 4x4? or the redcat tornado 1:10 buggy? I would expect the t-maxx shocks to fit the 1:8 without any problems but I have no idea about the buggy ...never had one

nicacus

ok sorry I screwed up I was more asleep than not last night...
I dont know why I said shock tower.. it is the top of the shock itself that broke..
here is another crappy pic from my phone...

this is a 1/10 syclone..

chubbysuncle

[quote]ORIGINAL: DiTi

mounted on the volcano and fully extended they are 4inches (10cm).

I got really confuzed... cartronicshn is right, nicacus said "shock tower breaks upon landing..."

and then what tornado are we talking about???? the new himoto tornado 1:8 4x4? or the redcat tornado 1:10 buggy? I would expect the t-maxx shocks to fit the 1:8 without any problems but I have no idea about the buggy ...never had one

How are those shocks working out for you? I just go a Volcano and one of the stock shocks is starting to ooze oil. The truck seems to handle OK alot better in the backyard then the Buggy. Are they alot better then stock?

cartronicshn

rats!! and i just ordered the aluminum ones from redcat, anybody have those on their truck? are they better then the stock plastic ones?

chubbysuncle

Yeah, does anyone have the aluminum redcat shocks? I was thinking of getting them. What are good shocks to get for a Volcano?

Popper252

I have the aluminum threaded shocks on my tornado xp and I haven't had any problems with mine as of yet.

DiTi

the shocks are alot better than the plastic stock ones...
I dont know about the redcat aluminum shocks but they should be fine. the ones I have are cheaper though...
however, once you get the aluminum shocks, you can play a little with the different kinds of shock oils available and tune your truck just right I think I would suggest to stick with the redcat products for perfect fit because then the truck becomes a patchwork

nicacus

So I took my tornado to the LHS/ racetrack.. The owner, laughed when I brought in my car. "One of those internet POS cars huh" She seemed to think it wouldnt last a lap around the dirt track and that she has seen alot of people bringing them in looking for parts...
I did buy some team losi tires though... the lady told me I was wasting my time with the car, and that no local place will have the parts to fix it which I kinda figured.. I thought she might have some shocks I could at least look at.. but she didn't. oh well once I get my car all souped up i will go back and show them...

so have we decided if those purple shocks that Diti is using, will work on a tornado??

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Tell them that the way to get business is not to insult somebody's car.

I'll know more about these things soon...so I'll be able to help you guys a lot more

nicacus

You'd think they would be smart enough to know that..

they didn't have crap there anyways.. I just bought some tires and a couple clutch springs cause they were cheap.. the place is a run down old building in the lowest bowels of Utah, I don't think they get much business.. the track is nice though...
should I just go with the redcat aluminum shocks? or should I mess around and find some that will fit?

ThunderbirdJunkie

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What size are the screws that hold the shocks to the shock towers, and how long are the stock shocks?

Knowing that would open up a whole world of possibilities.