burnchassis3

Seems Im breaking the aluminum ends off the shock shaft.From to much a-arm travel ?
Anyone know if there is something I can get to prevent my A-Arms from droping so low?
Anyone tried a tie off of some sort??
Any ideas how to keep the shocks in 1 piece?

Got pictures?
TIA
CS

Rc EnthuSiasTs

i have heard people putting fuel tubing on the shock shaft to keep it from bottoming out, because instead of letting the shock drop all the way, it hits the fuel tubing and stops this bottoming out.

azzman

Yea there are two options really to stop the a arms travelling too far down as opposed to bottoming out as I think the previous post was getting at (which is a good idea BTW),
You can either put fuel tubing on the shock shaft INSIDE THE SHOCK BODY which means total dissasembly of the shocks and, for a quicker method use zip ties, (see pics) the zip ties are fully adjustable also, try it rirst you can always just use it as experimentation for how much fuel tubing you want to put in.
BOTH METHODS will stop the a arms travelling down as far, they will also stiffen your suspension (by preloading it) and they will lower your truck.

Edit: Sorry RCenthusiast if this is what you meant, but by saying bottoming out I associated it with the shock fully compressed, not fully extended. Putting fuel tubeing on the part of the shock shaft you can see will help with "bottoming out" of the shock.

Rc EnthuSiasTs

OOHHHHH,
I thought he meant his shocks were bottoming out and breaking his shocks, i did not know he was over extending the shocks, sorry my fault, but at least you know a little trick if you are bottoming out. [8D]. Sorry, i should have read the post better.

Jeht Black1

azzman, those are some cool pics. how much did you drop it in the rear?

azzman

Mate, I havent dropped it in the rear at all, just the front to show how its done, havent driven it like that at all! Will try it though next time Im on the pavement...(front and rear!)