Big bore suggestions for the B44

[RoyalCBR]

I have a B44 FT, and I love it to bits. But...

I was wondering if anyone has successfully used some form of big bore shocks on both the front and rear of the B44 or B44.1?

Don't mind what make, Tamiya, Kyosho or Losi, just some insight would be great

[Guy]

Schumacher big bores are a perfect swap and work great and look better!

[peetbee]

I would imagine that the Yokomo big bores would be a straight fit as several guys ran the slim Yoke shocks on the B44 before the AE V2 shocks came out.

Axeman on here runs the Schuey big bores on his B44 with no issues

[RoyalCBR]

I thought I had read somewhere that the Schumacher shocks fitted. Also Losi ones as well.

Are the Associated V2 ones really any difference (apart from the bleeder caps and gold shaft) from the standard threaded shocks?

Big bores do look sexy, but still not sure if they improve anything

[peetbee]

The V2 shocks do away with the plastic clip to retain the seals.
The seals now fit into the bottom of the shock from the outside and are retained by a screw on cap.
The sizes are so identical that Associated sell the bodies on their own so that you can reuse the caps, seals and shafts, springs, etc from the V1 shocks.
Consensus seems to be that the V2's are smoother than the old ones as well as removing the risk of the plastic clips blowing on a big jump.

The bleeder caps have been available seperately for some time before the V2 shocks came out and are worth getting anyway.

[slow bob]

I wouldn't use the Schumacher shock they are just to leaky.
Has anyone tryed the tlr 22 shocks to see if they fit as i have been running them since the car was put on sale in the uk and they have been the least leaky shocks i have ever used ..