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Originally Posted by dpackster1980
At £6 delivery I'll wait until MB have them. I suspect with the plastic caps you can't compress them enough. The plastic caps are without doubt the most moronic cost cutting rhing TD could ever do. The 410R had cost cutting that didn't affect the performance and in some cases made it better. This is just stupidity if its not broke leave it alone!
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The plastic caps aren't a moronic idea. They replace an over engineered part with something that performs the same job at a fraction of the price.
If one of your shocks are leaking there's probably an issue elsewhere. The red alloy caps won't fix the issue as jimmy mentions they are actually a little shorter but the internals are the same. Might be worth having someone else look over your shocks.
Plastic hexes. I've just replaced mine after a year of running. They had worn but I guess a year of running is ok?
Shock stand-offs. The all metal ones aren't cheap and if you are getting the screw version to flex then they can't be done up properly.
The 2wd market is the most cost conscious around, it's what most people getting into buggy racing start with due to low start up costs and running costs. We trimmed off cost to the end customer without affecting performance. Giving the customer cash in his pocket to upgrade as he chooses.
Adding CF, Ti and custom alloy parts adds a surprising amount to kits. Usually too much for us to justify. The 410 was an exception, one which worked at the time due to its originality. But the model isn't the same for all classes.
The manual was a little rushed but we try and catch with online versions.
If you are still having issues with your shocks try getting hold of one of the team and get them to check them over. It's unrest to have a 2nd pair of eyes look them over.