gs storm front shocks

[majurtom]

hi everyone. hope this hasnt been covered but i bought a storm rtr with bad front shocks. my question is can these be replaced with aftermarket or do i need a stock shock. (are all fronts on 1/8 buggies the same). thanks for all replies.

 

[psunitro]

A lot of buggy shocks are the same. I replaced mine with Ofna threaded shocks.

 

[militarymaxx]

I replaced my stock Storm shocks with Mugens. These things are bullet proof.

 

[PiErow]

Granted the mugens are really nice but for the money stock storm shocks are awsome. How ever the stock towers suck.

 

[majurtom]

well i just bought this thing used and its all stock but the motor. + bad front shocks. anything else i should watch for?

 

[pissant]

well the best bet is to buy stock ones again, prob are bad becuz they are used.

 

[UltegraSTI]

those ofna's 3.5 jeff? i dont remember them on ur buggy. thx

-Ult

 

[peterl23454]

go with the mugen big bores{ they have a thicker diameter rod} they will not bend.

 

[SkyMaxx]

I'd love to say that the Mugens are bullet proof, but I have two Mugen MBX-5 Prospecs and have sheared plenty of the shock shafts. I have also bent the heck out of multiple GS Storm shocks. If I had to choose between the two, I'd go with the MBX-5 shocks. They are indeed tough, but they are not truly bulletproof.

 

[scottm]

The storm shocks suck - the shafts are soft and the bushings are sloppy. I put in mugen shafts and made my own bushings and pistons out of delrin. They have worked great ever since.

 

[psunitro]

Are the shafts ridged enough out of delrin??

 

[SkyMaxx]

He didn't make delrin shafts...he used MBX shafts and made delrin piston heads and bushings.