Originally Posted by
alexkenison
hey guys, so im building my kit right now and up until i got to the shocks everything was going great. i took them apart to change the oil and grease up the seals and they have been fighting me non-stop to be consistent. i know everyone has their own way of building them but i gotta say my Kyosho and Losi shocks have Never fought me this hard. i build all my shocks with bladders and i was wondering if anyone has been having the same troubles when building with bladders.
I was also having hard time balancing shocks. I use the Losi shock gauge. I am currently using bladders and I removed the bleeder screw like Rick says. That helped. I ultimately also found out the shock boots trap air. To remedy I just made a small slit with my exacto knife. That way air can expel but slit will seal enough to keep most of the dirt out. I may ultimately remove boots altogether as I mainly run this truck indoors.
After doing the above two things my shocks were then in balance. I May alos try removing one of the seals as there seems to be lots of stiction.
Hope this helps.