View Single Post
  #377  
Old 27-12-2007
Oliv996's Avatar
Oliv996 Oliv996 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Paris - France
Posts: 246
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmy View Post
Bladders have been around for many years so there's a reason the AE and Tamiya 501X and Losi shocks don't have them - goodness knows what it is tho.
The AE shocks are in desperate need of an update if you ask me - an easier way to install / remove the orings would be my only real wish.
Quote:
Originally Posted by stefke View Post
although I like the Tamiya shocks very much, I think there can be no discussion : Losi shocks are in many ways the best. PERIOD. Mostly because they are by far the easiest to work on. Changing pistons or fitting internal limiters is sooooo easy. Bleeding is a no-job

AE shocks were good 20 years ago, but they seriously need updating !

The Kyosho shocks on the ZX5 were also easy to work on, but I couldn't prevent them from leaking.
I agree with you Jimmy and Stefke, AE shocks delivered with 1/10 offroad kits, need an update. They are still the same since the begin of 80's !

Quote:
Originally Posted by MK999 View Post
Guessing it's because bladders don't actually eliminate air in the shock they just move it behind a bladder, so the shock isn't 100% filled with oil and under the displacement of the piston this will compress by differing amounts depending how fast the piston moves, probably only a small difference but certainly from an engineering point of view the AE shocks are more 'correct' than others on the market, whether this actually makes a major difference considering they're ridiculously hard to build consistently is debatable though
So I wonder why AE shocks for RC8 are built with bladders and thoses for RC10Bxx without?
Reply With Quote