Originally Posted by
ridered4life250
I dont get why associated doesn't even offer the gold shock shafts as part of the kit anyone. For this price, it really should at a MINIMUM come with gold (TiN) shock shafts. The Kashima coated ones would be rad but the shock body inst as important as the shaft itself (as in in real life with dirbikes and your tool in your pants.. haha)
The coating makes the shock shaft last longer(wear) vs chrome which ads smoothness. It's a trade off. I prefer the smoothness of the chrome.