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Originally Posted by VincentVisser
Well a update on this.
I finally got a race at the North East regional.
And low and behold the brand new stronger shocks failed in heat 2. Same rear shock position and same problem. top cap totaly failed on me. To make things worse the inner ruber seal went missing in the process and now I have 3 shocks that work and one that does not.
Worth a buy? I dont think so.
Ansmann must be weak shock builders as the jump I did was done by every person there and the only time I actually tried to clear the jump as the other drivers did the shocks fail... not impressed.
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The top eyelets are the weak part, as i said in my previous reply & i've had it break a couple of times, Also as Robert Said, the Xpro/X2c shock-tops are what you need - part number 125000430. As for the bladder, the translucent one that came on the shocks & the red ones from the standard kit shocks are interchangeable so should one get lost they will fit.
Also make sure you use the kit springs & not the ones with the shocks & change the oil as out of the packet the shocks are rock hard & nobody has a clue what oil is in them when they build them, the harder they are the more likely they would be to fail & make the car undrivable.
I've run with the X2/X2c adjustable's & the mod of changing the plastic bodies for metal ones on the rat/monkey kit shocks & the shocks are not that much different in terms of how they feel & perform, however the adjustable's are a lot easier to set up (so less of a faff to bleed & set height)