Kagama Shock Breakages / Replacement Other Brands ...

[AngrySection8]

Nice one! Yeah - happy weekend everyone. Cheers for checking the shock shaft diameter - good to know.

I see these on eBay all the time.

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£50 for a set of 4 (2x120mm & 2x145mm). Shock shaft diameter is 5mm. Anybody have any idea if these are any good?

They certainly look decent enough.

I have these on my restored savage, I'm sure they probably come out of the same factory as the ones you showed, can't speak for how they perform or hold up as they're on a shelf queen but the fit and finish is very good and they feel real good but that doesn't mean they're built from quality alloys so it's anyone's guess

 

[Horatio]

I have these on my restored savage, I'm sure they probably come out of the same factory as the ones you showed, can't speak for how they perform or hold up as they're on a shelf queen but the fit and finish is very good and they feel real good but that doesn't mean they're built from quality alloys so it's anyone's guess

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They look really nice to be fair. . I've had no issues with my Kronos shocks, but when I break them, I'll most likely upgrade them.

I really like the IRC big bores - but they're mahoosive.

 

[VaporTrail]

Nice one! Yeah - happy weekend everyone. Cheers for checking the shock shaft diameter - good to know.

I see these on eBay all the time.

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£50 for a set of 4 (2x120mm & 2x145mm). Shock shaft diameter is 5mm. Anybody have any idea if these are any good?

They certainly look decent enough.

Those look nice and beefy. My reservation with some the Ebay shocks is that they tend to have pretty big tolerances in their components. Wobbly shafts, undersized pistons, etc. I bought a set for my 4tec, and it was a nightmare. I picked up a 4x4 Rustler and the owner put on a set of Ebay shocks on it as well. Also a disaster.

 

[CCB-MN]

Those look nice and beefy. My reservation with some the Ebay shocks is that they tend to have pretty big tolerances in their components. Wobbly shafts, undersized pistons, etc. I bought a set for my 4tec, and it was a nightmare. I picked up a 4x4 Rustler and the owner put on a set of Ebay shocks on it as well. Also a disaster.

Agreed. I’ve had good luck with some of the crawler shocks on eBay but with heavier duty and larger scale vehicles I’ve had more trouble than they have been worth.

 

[VaporTrail]

Aye. My 4tec handled like a pogo stick in the turns. The rustler was acting like a full on slosher at the club; dropping it's a** to the floor like it was a fashion statement. No bueno.

 

[KnowAir]

Those look nice and beefy. My reservation with some the Ebay shocks is that they tend to have pretty big tolerances in their components. Wobbly shafts, undersized pistons, etc. I bought a set for my 4tec, and it was a nightmare. I picked up a 4x4 Rustler and the owner put on a set of Ebay shocks on it as well. Also a disaster.

My concerns as well, then there's parts.. are they available, or compatible with anything else? For shocks, I usually look for new takeoffs from kit breakers. Brand name counts here for me, I know Arrma, TC, Losi will be around for a while, as such, I know parts will be available for the foreseeable future..
FWIW, Jenny's has some fine shocks available, HB, Tekno, Mugen..they're not cheap, but those companies are known for their high quality shocks.. currently I'm eyeing a couple different shocks from Arrma and TC at Jenny's for my Redcat Kaiju. The Kaiju shocks did go 3 years, but I'm not interested in buying more of them. I'd rather buy something I feel is better in quality.

 

[VaporTrail]

Aye; the individual component availability is also questionable. I also stick with the parts breakers for most of my parts.

Jenny is my girl.

 

[AnthonyJaques]

Hi All,

I think I've broken 2 of my Kagama shocks. One has a piston that is obviously damaged and I suspect the piston is the issue on the other shock after swapping a few bits around.

In the UK HD pistons are out of stock till maybe mid march. So I'm wondering if anyone has used kraton or other shocks on their Kagama or 6s builds ?

I've replaced the stock shocks on my Arrma Bigrock 3s & Outcast 4s with Arrma 6s exbs after a few breakages with the originals and the exbs have been very good with no issues. So I was thinking of this option. The Arrma forum has some pretty good info on shocks which helped quite a bit to pick the right shocks.

So I'm interested to hear if anyone has tried other brands of shocks or has relevant tech details on TC shocks compared with others eg Lengths, spring rates etc

Cheers
Neil

2 sets of rear kraton shock are a tad longer prob 5mm makes for a very nice preload without rolling down the shock collar

2 sets of rear kraton shock are a tad longer prob 5mm makes for a very nice preload without rolling down the shock collar

On big air I like gpm dual stage rear shocks for the kraton with the aluminum rod ends very nice

 

[hobo]

I put arrma pistons in my kronos xtr shocks and put a bigger washer under the piston cause the tc washer is too small and after some time it pulls through or snapps the piston in half. the shocks on the xtr are same as the old arrma shocks from years ago they need to have the 4mm shaft and bigger washer under the piston they seem to be bullet proof then like the arrma shock today