[rob m]

Next up is the shocks.

I have tried many different combinations of springs, pistons and oil weights from original kit pistons to lazer zx5 pistons, kit black springs and a variety of AE springs. below is the shock setup I find works good for me.

The shocks have had new seals and bladders fitted, self made pistons that are the same size as the originals but with 2x 1.4mm holes in the rear and 2x 1.3mm holes in the front. I have also added droop limiters to stop the drive shaft popping out of the outdrives as I use the inner hole on the rear arm, I have 3mm droop limiters in the rear and 2mm droop limiters in the front to balance the weight transfer by making front and rear droop the same amount. Shock oil I use AE and have 30wt in the rear and 40wt in the front. The springs are original kyosho option house springs and are the hard gold set front and rear.
With the rear shocks using the hard springs and having the 3mm of droop limiters I had to remove the spring stoppers to get a suitable ride height replacing with a thin spring collar and spacers.