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870c shocks ?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:46 am
by karnivool
i have a query im looking to install some associated gold or hard bodied shock on an original 870c.
what lengths front & rear do i require
i must add it has andys arms too, very keen to give her a run.
Re: 870c shocks ?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:06 am
by pedro
hmmm i know we all used to run 1.02 associated rears and i'm thinking .71 fronts but it could of been the shorter ones, sorry half there hopefully someone can remember the front ones.
Peter
Re: 870c shocks ?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:31 am
by scr8p
going by the parts list for them, it says the associated replacements are the .56's and 1.02's.
Re: 870c shocks ?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:17 am
by Alex B
scr8p wrote:going by the parts list for them, it says the associated replacements are the .56's and 1.02's.
Yep that is correct for the 870c, the .71 are for works and later. You can still buy the .56 and 1.02 hard anodised shock kits from tower hobbies.
linky
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX2587&P=7
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX2585&P=7
Re: 870c shocks ?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:06 pm
by karnivool
thats super help friends, a very big thanks goes out.
Re: 870c shocks ?
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:48 pm
by scr8p
for ease of adjustment, i used the threaded shocks on mine. the rears are standard threaded 1.02 front truck shocks, but on the front, i used tc3 threaded shocks. they're a .56 body, you just have to swap out the .35 shafts for .56's.
Re: 870c shocks ?
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:53 pm
by karnivool
gee that looks nice, love that green colour very much. ill consider that, to be honest i try and stick with period gear, just cant get my head around mod stuff on old cars.
Re: 870c shocks ?
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:22 am
by Alex B
karnivool wrote:gee that looks nice, love that green colour very much. ill consider that, to be honest i try and stick with period gear, just cant get my head around mod stuff on old cars.
Word or warning. If you go with the gold shocks you may have problems getting seals and top caps to fit. Associated changed to hard anodised in the late 80s early 90s so they wouldn't look that out of place.
Re: 870c shocks ?
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:32 pm
by karnivool
whaty do ya mean? thought top caps are all the same.
seasaw75 wrote:karnivool wrote:gee that looks nice, love that green colour very much. ill consider that, to be honest i try and stick with period gear, just cant get my head around mod stuff on old cars.
Word or warning. If you go with the gold shocks you may have problems getting seals and top caps to fit. Associated changed to hard anodised in the late 80s early 90s so they wouldn't look that out of place.