Skeeter36

iTrader: (32)

And that blue shock spacer has a black plastic bushing that slides over it... that could be what you are missing.

will5879

If you are talking about movement fore and aft, I would say absolutely no issue.

QDRHRSE

iTrader: (515)

I did the same thing when I first got my B5Ms. When you buy the FT shock bushings you also need to buy part # asc91447 which shows up as B5 shock bushing ball. I wish somebody has told me that too....I raced a while before I figured it out and honestly my lap times did not go up after I added the shock bushing balls.

Wildcat1971

iTrader: (84)

lol, what me? Actually, I dont care for those sort of upgrades normally. I bought a used roller for my daughter and it had the FT standoff on it. And no it did not have 2mm of up and down play. Make sure you bought the inserts with the FT standoffs.

Nat Maniac

iTrader: (6)

I have it installed as it came with it but still have the slop,i cant help but think i must be doing something wrong.

http://youtu.be/KPhC9hlnekE

Sean Cochran

iTrader: (1)

You have it right. There is nothing wrong with what you show in the video.
It's better to be free and not have any binding.

Nat Maniac

iTrader: (6)

Thanks for taking the time to look.

What I am trying to rationalize is if the the original design (out of the box stock standard) called for no slop (shock on the right rear) which I agree with, then why release a FT version that allows for 2mm of slop.

More slop = less consistent and over time damaging to that part.

Either I've not installed it correctly or poor inconsistent design from AE.

Wildcat1971

iTrader: (84)

the plastic caps do wear. My plastic caps have to be replaced every 5-6 months

QDRHRSE

iTrader: (515)

I already gave you the part # you need to reduce the "slop". Do I need to post pics? All 3 of my b5ms have the bushing ball insert things....

Nat Maniac

iTrader: (6)

Even if they were worn shouldn't there be equally as much slop on the standard brushing as the FT if the design was consistent?

Wildcat1971

iTrader: (84)

mine are the same as yours. I would not worry about it. I also have some AVID standoffs. Same thing. I actually think your kit ones are a problem. My kyosho and tlr cars also floated front to rear.

Nat Maniac

iTrader: (6)

I already have them installed, you can see from the you-tube clip. I actually ordered them separately thinking that the blue brushing did'nt come with them but they do.

So you're saying that you don't have the same slop issue even though you're using the same parts? Perhaps I got two batches of bad parts...

In any case I've removed them for now, I prefer a the original parts with no slop.

Thanks everyone for your feedback.

DG Designs

iTrader: (14)

Since i couldn't find an actual answer, the aluminum screw kit saves.......
12 grams.
Oh well

Sean Cochran

iTrader: (1)

The reason your kit ones do not move is because you can crush them when you tighten them. This is binding and not good. There is nothing wrong with the FT mounts and everyone runs them with that little play front to back. You will never notice it when the car is on the track.

Mason

Slap an old red o-ring on the standoff and call it a day already.