Why do Associated's Big-Bore RC8 shocks cost so much?
#18
#19
What about the new O'Donnell big bores for the Z01B Team kit? They run $30 per set and include 3 sets of springs.
Front: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX1&P=7
Rear: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX7&P=7
Front: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX1&P=7
Rear: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX7&P=7
#20
Tech Master
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buy a set on ebay. Guys part out brand new RC8T kits on their all the time, rear shock are the same, fronts are a little longer, but you can buy the bodies separate, and the shafts are the same as the stock shocks(or you can buy new). That would save you a little bit on them
#22
What about the new O'Donnell big bores for the Z01B Team kit? They run $30 per set and include 3 sets of springs.
Front: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX1&P=7
Rear: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX7&P=7
Front: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX1&P=7
Rear: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX7&P=7
#26
Tech Elite
I don't understand buying something that might not fit. When AE makes shocks and you know where to get them. At least then you can ask questions and get help. Cost vs the headaches of trying to make something else work that was designed for another buggy. I just put my AE BB's together last night with the GHEA 1.3x8 pistons. Hoping to get to a track today to test. I'm fortunate to have help from a friend that owns a hobby shop.
#27
I don't understand buying something that might not fit. When AE makes shocks and you know where to get them. At least then you can ask questions and get help. Cost vs the headaches of trying to make something else work that was designed for another buggy. I just put my AE BB's together last night with the GHEA 1.3x8 pistons. Hoping to get to a track today to test. I'm fortunate to have help from a friend that owns a hobby shop.
If O'Donnell makes a comparable replacement, I'll use it; if I have to change stand offs, A-arm blocks, and the like, I won't. But before I give AE $120+ of my money, I'm going to exhaust every option first.
O'Donnell big bores $60:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX7&P=7
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX1&P=7
vs.
Associated big bores $120:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVKK1&P=7
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVVG6&P=M
That's a huge difference for me in price.
Out of curiosity, how much did you pay for your shocks/pistons?
#28
#29
Tech Addict
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Ingenuity. If people lived inside the box and just bough products that fit, then it would be one boring hobby.
If O'Donnell makes a comparable replacement, I'll use it; if I have to change stand offs, A-arm blocks, and the like, I won't. But before I give AE $120+ of my money, I'm going to exhaust every option first.
O'Donnell big bores $60:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX7&P=7
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX1&P=7
vs.
Associated big bores $120:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVKK1&P=7
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVVG6&P=M
That's a huge difference for me in price.
Out of curiosity, how much did you pay for your shocks/pistons?
If O'Donnell makes a comparable replacement, I'll use it; if I have to change stand offs, A-arm blocks, and the like, I won't. But before I give AE $120+ of my money, I'm going to exhaust every option first.
O'Donnell big bores $60:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX7&P=7
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXWDX1&P=7
vs.
Associated big bores $120:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVKK1&P=7
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXVVG6&P=M
That's a huge difference for me in price.
Out of curiosity, how much did you pay for your shocks/pistons?
1st gen and team kit have same rear shock length, on the front Team is shorter.
Odonnell dimensions
Front Full extended 105mm
rear Full extended 125mm
measurements are from centers of two end mounting screws.