Originally Posted by
fq06
Worth the serious money? That's subjective I guess. I use the diff & shock orings and the diaphragms. All work very well.
Shock seals have very low stiction, but I found I only went a couple days of driving before it gave a slight leak. I run stock on the bottom, TSR on top.. no leaks. To be fair though, I may have needed new cartridges or a better build. May try all TSR next oil change since shocks are all fresh new parts.
Diff orings seal better than stock.
The diaphragms I would say are worth it if you've ever had one go out at the track, it sucks if you can't get a spare. The material is much better.
Speed costs money, guess it's worth it to me
That's good news, the diaphragms are what I was "eyeing" the most. I have a much easier time and better quality build using bladders. I'm going to pick up a set for my buggy, since 4x4 comes with them. Do you use the foam insert behind bladder? Now that brings up one more question. I see a shock diaphragm set for associated 12mm b4.1 shocks. I don't know if this is for the soon to be released shocks or something else?? Almost seems to soon to have aftermarket parts out. One other thing I found interesting was they use outdrive shims to make up the slack in the 4x4 diff rebuild instead of the common practice of thicker or double sun gear shims. I wonder if this makes much difference. I think it would only reduce wobble, and not get the gear mesh tighter. Hmm I'll quit thinking and typing now. Thanks for the info.