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Originally Posted by jaank
Where do you get X-Gear springs?
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Looks like the Kyosho spring part numbers infer that they ARE the X-Gear springs they are selling as Kyosho parts.
So does anyone know or have seen the Kyosho
retail price in yen? Looks like that Japanese hobby shop price is really good, all things considered, but not knowing what shop that is, or how much they sell the standard Velvets for, the price isn't relative to anything.
Using the Kyosho site as a baseline, the RB5 Velvet standard front shocks (30mm) are $51.99/4,305 yen and the rears (42mm) are $54.99/4,515 yen, retail. If the prices listed as "discounted" by the hobby shop are any indication of street price, these new big bore shocks might be VERY similar in price to the standard Velvet shocks.
Definitely something to consider for anyone upgrading, or starting from scratch. You could probably still sell the small bore Velvets for close to what they are worth new, too, and re-coup some of the expense.
In that case, not a bad upgrade if they help the car and don't change the Cg/roll heights too much.
I would think on an RT5 or SC, they might even be more noticeable in feel. I wonder why Tebo used them on the RB5 and not the FS?
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