B44.1 shock misery

[Kudders]

Two meetings and two snapped front shock shafts, both from the slightest racing incident- tapping a car spun in front of me.

Have looked at the Proline black diamond but can't see anyone that stocks them in this country- any ideas?

Alternative would be to put some different shocks on the car- any suggestions please?

Any other B44/B44.1 drivers suffering the same misery? What do you do?

[adam_u]

Could be from a bad batch that have been over-hardened? Don't despair, it's not the end of the world (it is bloody annoying though I'm sure)

[Kudders]

Thanks dude. Unfortunately doesn't look like it as one was the kit part and the other was a replacement spare part.

Not all bad as the car goes pretty well on one shock!

[discostu]

Broken shock shafts are not unique to the b44.1 in fact most of the cars differ from the ssme

[Darren Boyle]

Front shock shafts are the single most common spare part for a B44 or B44.1, they do seem more fragile than most sadly.

The Black Diamonds are not out yet, they have just recently been announced by Proline but not actually released for sale just yet

Lois shocks are good alternative, I have used these for this season and they have proved very good alternatives

[Col]

They are a weak point, that's for sure.

One solution is to use shafts from a B4 and use limiters or something inside. Not sure how this works as a B4 shaft is smaller, but people say it works.
I used to go through loads, but have had some reasonable crashes lately and not broken one for nearly a year now.

Personally I think there were dozens of bad batches and you've struck unlucky...

[gazhillAE]

Originally Posted by Col

They are a weak point, that's for sure.

One solution is to use shafts from a B4 and use limiters or something inside. Not sure how this works as a B4 shaft is smaller, but people say it works.
I used to go through loads, but have had some reasonable crashes lately and not broken one for nearly a year now.

Personally I think there were dozens of bad batches and you've struck unlucky...

Or just dont crash