7.5 to lightning pro parts

[Mike 8 nitro]

I have a lightning pro & was told kyosho 7.5 parts will swap out. Does any body know what parts will change over for hop ups???? I want to keep from buying stuff that won't work.

 

[lillightingboy21]

Most of the parts work so i usually just us the 7.5 parts if something breaks.

 

[Hypedonrc]

Does this include a 3.5 mm front shock shaft for a HB Pro 2?
I also need the pivetball end on the bottom of the shock shaft.
This I can find, but the 3.5 mm shock shaft I can't. I've been checking the lhs's, Horizon, and Tower Hobbies.
Any help would be appriciated. Thanks

 

[El Pirata]

Didn't look too hard at Tower I guess.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCXY2&P=0

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCXY8&P=0

 

[Hypedonrc]

Thanks I might have looked for HB only at Tower, but I can't be for sure I did it last noght, and I think I still had nitro in my brain. LOL!!!!!!!!
Doe anyone know if these will work in my HB Pro 2's front shocks?

 

[El Pirata]

Not sure on that one. Heck, I'd just buy the shock body while I was at it, and yes, tower DOES have them.

 

[Hypedonrc]

I did my search again and it came up with MP 7.5 shafts due in late may. I'll have to try and find out which, if any will work.
Thanks again:eyepatch:

 

[El Pirata]

Personally I'd just hit your lhs about buy a new set of buggy shocks and be done with it.

 

[Hypedonrc]

They don't have any. WTF! I'm about to order the coplete front kit for a Kanai II from Tower. Just browsing a few other things I'v been thinking of first. I try to save a little on shipping when I can.

 

[1meathead]

look on ebay for them better price than Tower for sure! I use this guy for all my Kanai parts.
http://stores.ebay.com/Bens-Kanai-Parts-Shack

 

[Hypedonrc]

FEEDBACK:
I put the K2 front shocks on My Lightning Pro 2 last night.
Had to use the Lightning caps. The hole to atatch to the shock tower on the K2's were too small. I suspose they would work with the right hardware.onder:
Bottom line-BUGGY IN BUISNESS:dance:
Now, only if it would stop raining.

 

[cbreaker]

My LHS doesn't have shocks either. And not too many people have opinions about shocks, I've asked around.

I would love to get a nice set of threaded shocks, with available titanium shafts, that I can use on my Storm and are of good performance. But I have no clue what shocks these might be and the guys at the LHS apparently never replace stock shocks.

I've bent three shock shafts and I want something stronger.

 

[dgrobe2112]

well.. get K2 shocks off ebay.. they come in 3.5mm shafts.. threaded shocks are allright.. i just dont like them.. dirt gets in the grooves.. and strips the sleeve.. and its hard to make sure you got the spacing down the same on both shocks

 

[cbreaker]

Those are good points about the threading. I didn't think of that.

Then what non-threaded shocks are well built with strong shafts? =)

 

[dgrobe2112]

Kyosho Kanai shocks.. you can get a whole set off ebey.. for all 4 shocks.. for prolly less than 100 bux.. I'm sure..

They come with the self bleeding cap and everything..

 

[cbreaker]

Thanks man, I will try to get a set!

 

[Hypedonrc]

Self bleeding cap?

I think that is a cap with the small hole in the side like the K2 shocks I just installed, and the Lightning Pro 2 caps I put on them, but I was told to fill them untill you can cap them, push the shaft in, and it should only come back out 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Is this not true. Should you fill up, and the "self bleeding cap" takes care of the rest?

 

[cbreaker]

The self bleeding cap is what you suggested, the hole on the cap.

It allows the air to escape the shock as you screw on the cap. It's very useful; the GS Storm Pro shocks have these holes and are easy to fill, but the Storm RTR shocks do not. Harder to get all the air out.

When I filled my shocks, I had to leave the piston half way up while I put the shock together or there was too much pressure inside and I'd blow the O rings out when I compressed them. After doing the half way thing, I can compress them completely and they will push back out about a centimeter on their own. Also, when I fulled extend them, they pull back in a few mm. This doesn't have anything to do with the bleeding cap.

Are these any good?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34063&item=3193848293&rd=1

 

[Hypedonrc]

Don't know.
They look differant than the ones I have, but if they are infat Kanai shocks I'd say the census is yes.

 

[cbreaker]

They seem like aftermarket shocks. "Integy" it says. I know nothing about Kyosho so I don't know if that's their brand or something.

I have a bid on these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3194319592&ssPageName=ADME:B:BN:US:1

They are very cool looking. Hopefully someone puts up a rear set at some point too.