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Thanx... The AE's don't have a diapragm
(that little rubber gasket thngy???) on KK's shocks they were built with it facing in (remember this from when I had to take apart the one shock)
 
AE shocks do come with a diaphragm (at least mine did).

Fast Eddy please amplify the information about this "missing" diaphragm.

As for bleeding the shocks, I follow the procedure that came with the AE shocks for bleeding them, and I have had no problems with them.

Seems I am in the minority when it comes to using AE shocks. Sooo, don't take my word as gospel; it is after all just my opinion based on my personal experience with them. I like them and would buy them again (excepting the fact that I am aiming for a set of Progressive Shocks down the road).
 
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXVH03&P=7

This is the set I bought way back in April of last year. They came as a kit (I had to assemble them). I also had to buy the set of aluminum caps separate. It came with a black rubber diaphragm that went into the cap. I used the stock bottom shock spring retainers in place of the AE bottom retainers and the stock top spring retainers with the AE top retainers to hold the wider diameter Trinity springs (the stock AE springs are both narrow and weak).

All told I spent about $100 bucks for shocks, caps, and springs.

The diaphragms looked like this, only they were black:
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When it was time to rebuild my shocks, I bought a rebuild kit that included them in order to replace the ones I had. I was told that that was something you should do as a matter of course.
 
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Ya thanks Mc88 for helping me put my maxx back together and loaning me the money (EVEN THO U OWED ME)
 
No prob only thing I regret isd not being able to buy that traxxas shirt

well which shock caps fit???? and do you have a link to the rpm skidplates????

AND WILL THE SHOCKTOWER WORK??????
sorry to yell but obody has answered that yet

the rpm shocktower I mean...

oh and what are the BB shocks???
 
Originally posted by Maxxcrazy88

well which shock caps fit???? and do you have a link to the rpm skidplates????

AND WILL THE SHOCKTOWER WORK??????
sorry to yell but obody has answered that yet

the rpm shocktower I mean...

oh and what are the BB shocks???
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RPM Shock tower will fit http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBBB7&P=7

skidplate kit is the way to go http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBEJ7&P=M

What shocks are you talking about the AE shocks? here are the caps for the ae shocks.... you would need two sets http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBEJ7&P=M so now the 60 kit just went up to 82 bucks keep that in mind... X
 
Sky, My bad on that one.
I'm used to using the shocks for the AE GT. I didnt know that the design was different on the T-Maxx shocks.

Oops...:doh:
 
Hey X you posted the link to the skids twice an left out the Shock caps...
 
thanks guys

I have All of this on my wish list
RPM
1 A-arms
2 Skid plates
3 shocktowers
4 bulkhead braces
PROLINE
1 Steering kit
Hitec
1 HS 5645
AE
1 Maxx Shocks

anything else I need????

Anyone have a link to the AE shock caps.. thanks for the effort x but you posted the wrong link
:bling:
 
Titanium hinge pins are titanium hinge pins. Doesn't make too much of a difference whose you use.
 
Hey x are those turnbuckles for the Origional or 2.5???? Parts list shows I neeed 106mm and 115mm turnbuckles..

or am I insane????

what size is the fuel tubing for the maxx?? Inner diam.+outer diam....
 

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