Originally Posted by bertrandsv87

That was my first thought, but I was able to shorten my tamiya shocks by screwing the bottom shock ends all the way in enough for them to fit nicely, and I got about 2 to 3mm of droop dialed in without any spring preload with about 5mm rideheight f/r on 57mm tires.... I don't think the AE shocks will fit though, since their shock body is way longer than the tamiya's. The tc7.1 shocks might be needed if you don't already have another manufacturers short shock set that can fit....I had my shocks built around 57mm or so to fit properly...