Originally Posted by
madweazl
I dont mean to be combative but I've built more shocks than the average bear and I can honestly say that Kyosho doesnt have anything Tekno does not in the shock department. It's cool to think/say something else but if you havent built shocks from multiple manufacturers, you have absolutely no business stating otherwise. I've done them all, the Tekno's are every bit as good. You can argue otherwise but you cant prove it, that I guarantee.
No I understand you're not trying to be combative, but ya I should have said something about my history. I ran associated for 3 years, figured out ways to get those shocks to get to be 95% as good as Kyoshos, then swapped to Hot Bodies, which has some of the most consistent shocks I have ever seen, but they are not nearly as smooth as kyoshos. I build 2 other hot bodies for a good friend of mine, built many kyoshos, both truggies and buggies, owned a mugen and was really disappointed in their shocks, and now own a Tekno buggy and Kyosho truggy.
The only issue I see with the Tekno shocks is the bladders, I don't understand how people get them to work with the stock bladders, but the CSI bladders are absolutely perfect for this car. That said I would rate these shocks a 9/10, very similar to a hot bodies. So by no means are they bad, that is actually great, but to match the smoothness level of the kyoshos, I firmly believe it will require more than the Delrin bushings. But time will tell, I will be sure to try a few things out with the shocks like my buddy is and we will find a setup that is perfect for them.
Sorry for the first post being under informed.