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You know, this comment about shock spacers has made me think. This Re Release and something like a Tamiya Re Release are in two completely different leagues. Something like a Tamiya you build by the book and run it or shelf it box stock... This is a 'race car' and rarely are these ever box stock, generally being built looking half at the manual half at the pile of clippings from rc car action and even a little bit at that little black book of secrets trying to make your RC10 faster and handle better then the next guys RC10. The manual was more of a guide then a bible... That is why these were so versatile, you didn't build them.. you created your own special version of them.

Chris

gomachv wrote:Well that's gonna be a problem, they need to fix that. You'll want to go back and get three of those in there or a 5/8 spacer of some sort. Original was fuel tubing. Without it, you'll lose and chew up dogbones

Well that sucks, now that they are full of oil....

Yes but better now than after you chew up stuff!

Thanks! I am glad jwscab noticed this...

I wonder what else is going to give me issues....

gomachv wrote:Yes but better now than after you chew up stuff!

Yes and it helped a guy like me who would have ended up in the same boat. I have plenty of nitro fuel tubing laying around, should I just go with some of that under the piston?

-Joe

Pour the oil back into the container, it's not like it's used oil

Chris

joeman37 wrote:

gomachv wrote:Yes but better now than after you chew up stuff!

Yes and it helped a guy like me who would have ended up in the same boat. I have plenty of nitro fuel tubing laying around, should I just go with some of that under the piston?

-Joe

That is what I plan on doing. I'm not going to buy something that should have been in the box. They will both do the same thing...

clm wrote:Pour the oil back into the container, it's not like it's used oil

Chris

Moving the shock out to the outer hole on the arm will help.

Yep, the manual has an error here. The original manual told you to use a 5/8" long silicone fuel tubing as a spacer, and subsequent manuals had different spacers and shaft lengths.

I would recommend not to use fuel tubing, as under harsh condition, that fuel tubing will simply crunch and make a mess as well. I woudl use AE ad hoc shock spacers, they are always useful to have at hand. And indeed, I would always attach the bottom of rear shocks to the outer hole and only move the holes on teh shock tower to make adjustments, I've always wondered why there was 3 other holes in teh rear arms, I never ever used these! At rest and fully loaded, arms should be more or less parallel to the ground and when lifted only a tad lower but not much (10-15° maybe) !

Thanks for the advice, but I have used fuel tubing in a lot of shocks internal and outer and have not had issues.

Are you referring to the shock down stops, Part number #6466 like previously mentioned?

SFC K wrote:Thanks for the advice, but I have used fuel tubing in a lot of shocks internal and outer and have not had issues.

Are you referring to the shock down stops, Part number #6466 like previously mentioned?

Yes, I believe He is

Asso_man! wrote:I would recommend not to use fuel tubing, as under harsh condition, that fuel tubing will simply crunch and make a mess as well. I woudl use AE ad hoc shock spacers, they are always useful to have at hand. And indeed, I would always attach the bottom of rear shocks to the outer hole and only move the holes on teh shock tower to make adjustments, I've always wondered why there was 3 other holes in teh rear arms, I never ever used these! At rest and fully loaded, arms should be more or less parallel to the ground and when lifted only a tad lower but not much (10-15° maybe) !

How is the fuel tubing going to crunch? The tubing comes under pressure when the shock is not under load. If it was taking a beating when the shock would go under load I could see some concern but this is just limiting unloaded travel and you are not stressing the tubing much at all. I am going to go with it and see how it works.

-Joe

It was good enough for the early cars, good enough for me. I kind of like the idea of a bit of cushion, instead of three spacers I would always use two and an oring back in the day.