TRF501X Low Friction Rod Guide set and Delrin Pistons

[xrider]

So I noticed with the stock pistons there is a considerable amount of play with the piston in the shock body. I have ordered the Hop Up low friction rod guide sets, and delrin low friction pistons. Right now I am running the stock box plastic middle hole pistons with XRay 600 front fluid (roughly 45 weight) and XRay 500 rear fluid (40 weight). My question is when going to the low friction pistons that hopefully seal in the shock body better, will I have to modify my oil weights down since I won't be having the wall sides of the shock body have oil escape there? How much of a oil weight drop should I go to? Also, I have a friend who is using Kyosho RB5 pistons in his Tamiya shocks and he said they fit very nicely in the shock bodies FYI.

[Fabs]

I wouldn't worry about the "play" in the pistons, it's there for a good reason and has probably been finely tuned by tamiya's engineers.

[jimmy]

Yes you will have to change the oil weights for the new pistons- I don't generally use the machined pistons. they have more friction in the body (well, you can hear them scrape all the time) and they change the damping for no benefit that I can see.

[xrider]

Thanks for the info. I guess I should have asked the question before I purchased the parts. I may still use the rod guide kit though. The shocks do seem to leak more than my AE ones, or others for that matter.

[jimmy]

I've got the low friction set but not used it yet - I've had good experience and no leaks from the shocks (I have 12 shocks in total!) - maybe there's another problem that's causing the leaks?