Originally Posted by
fredswain
Aside from a couple of minor issues, a big one which is annoying is that I'm not happy with the Associated 1/10 shocks. I can get balance but reliability is killing me. The springs rubbing on the shock bodies annoy me too. I've blown the right rear one apart twice now on consecutive days running out there. I ordered some Schumacher big bores to retrofit onto the car. I'll have to give one of the pistons to you so you can fab up some dual stages for them. Let the fun begin!
I assume you are referring to B4 shocks? Easy fix... run kyosho RB5 springs. Not only are they superior, they are a tad wider and do not rub at all. With properly build new V2s, and Kyosho springs, the AE shocks are as good as my cougar big bores.