Anthny what shock set up you running?weight and shock pistons?

Out of the box stock setup shocks at the moment. Stock oil, stock piston, stock springs, and stock limiters.

I have changed pretty much everything else to Ryan's setup posted on RC10.com.

I am in the process of building my T4.1 FT kit and ready to build the shocks. Any thing special I should do or pay attention to or will I be fine as long as I follow the instructions? Thanks.

Follow the instructions and you will be fine. Set your rebound at approx 3-5mm.

Biggest key to building the shocks is make sure the shock shaft does not pull out while tightening the bleed screw. If it does it will draw air into the shock. You will need to bleed the screws a couple times, one time will not be enough.

Also pour some shock oil in the cap before screwing it on the body.

P.S. These are my favorite shocks I've ever built (ok well at least tie Xray's TC shocks).

+1 on the shocks. They alone make the new kit worth the money!

Green slime! Pick some up and coat your o-rings before you install them. Put a little on the threads of the shafts before installing them so they don't tear the o-rings when you slide them through the shock bodies.

Green slime also keeps your shocks from leaking. I use it on all my kits.

My FT T4.1 kit came with eight spare 2-hole pistons and was missing the rear axle pins and e-clips used to hold the pistons on the shock shafts. Luckily I had a bunch of extra e-clips but I had to email AE support to get them to send me the axle pins.

Anyone else had experiences like this? All those extra pistons were particularly weird...

They were'nt spares. You'll notice a number on each one which represents different size holes

The axle pins are in a completely different bag and not with any of the CVD or rear end parts. Same with all the e-clips. Sounds like maybe you just missed them.

+1

Awsome shock IMO, you all realize you can not remove 100% of the air in the shock with the piston and shaft pushed up, if you do you will create a vacuum in the shock and when you pull the shaft out it will actually suck back in.

Ahhh - I didn't realize that. Crap - now I have to figure out whether I used the right ones. I think two of them came in a separate bag and those are the ones I used.

The axle pins and e-clips were definitely missing. I'm always very careful when I open and assemble a kit. I do it in a big open space on a big orange towel as it's easy to find any stray parts.

I agree. I also like the Schumacher shocks but the AE shocks were really well-designed and so simple to assemble. Best part of the kit.

Which reminds me, I need to go pick up my V2 shocks for my SC10 from the LHS. I hope Maybell's still holding them for me.

They pull the pistons off the parts tree and bag then with the coresponding shafts. If those are the ones you used then they are right, weather you put them on the right shafts is another story that may require going inside the shocks. FYI I always put the piston on the shaft with the # up so I can check it without having to pull the shaft out..

Good - now that i think of it, I definitely matched the pistons with the shafts that they were bagged with so I'm good.

Great idea putting the piston number facing up. I wouldn't have thought of that.