Yep, those shocks are a shocker but as I said, people have found it makes no difference to driving a mini. If you were driving a top TC, yes. And for a few bucks, I would say you bought something that is in a completely different league than the brilliant Tamiya shocks (item 54000) which are a pleasure to have. But hey, it's your money.
You'll learn very quickly what shimming is, but the point is that trying to take out the slop will eventually lead you to find most of the slop is in bearings, and unless you buy some really fancy stuff like that sold by Xray, you won't take that out. And like I said, Xray bearings (or similar quality) will cost you more than your car. Tamiya had their own line of bearings in the past (really nice smooth bearings) but they cost a lot (like everything Tamiya) and their lifespan was not on par with cost. Conclusion? Well, most racers will tell you forget about it and learn to live with the slop.
Last edited by niznai; 05-25-2014 at 11:27 PM.