Originally Posted by
InspGadgt
Yeah...well I've had a few times where the end piece didn't sit right on the shaft and I've had the shaft get buggered up by the set screw causing it to not fully seat in either. Some of the shocks don't let you back off the shock collar far enough to get a grip on the shaft with needle nose...the Encore just makes so much sense and makes it all much easier.
With the AE shock, it is so easy to set the piston all the way into the shock end. The thru shock design seems a step above the rest imo.
No pliers ever touch any part of my shocks.