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Brisbane
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October 2002
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why do i keep breaking suspension bits
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Sat, 26 July 2003 08:26
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i keep breaking suspension bits in Mr DOHC,
firstly, the car has always axletramped, back in the days of 18RC power,
then came the other cam, i put in some other shox and it did jack all.
the other week i got under the car and the RHR shock had fallen out of the top holder, luckily i hadn't thrown out the other shox, so i jammed one of those back in,
now today i got under and the LHR shock had snapped in half, so i now have 3 shocks.
what can be causing this, i know the leafs are weak, will resetting those and new shox do or may it also be the old, hard tyres
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: why do i keep breaking suspension bits
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Sat, 26 July 2003 10:00
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Just an opinion, but I would check the bushes in the axle hangers, 4 either side at the rear, and the 2 big ones either side at the front of the springs. Pedders can supply red or blue nolathane bushes quite cheaply. I replaced all these on the back of a o KE55 'Rolla. and it handled like a go kart!
regards Chuck.
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: why do i keep breaking suspension bits
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Sat, 26 July 2003 10:13
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toymods are sponsored by a nolathane company... probably get it even cheaper off them
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: why do i keep breaking suspension bits
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Sun, 27 July 2003 09:30
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i may have missed that company, can anyone supply info
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I supported Toymods
Banned User
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: why do i keep breaking suspension bits
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Sun, 27 July 2003 11:44
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just a thought, maybe the shocks are far too hard for the springs?
the springs are meant to keep the car off the ground and stop the wheel moving too far when you hit bumps... the shock is there to control the bouncing around.
if the shock is too hard for the spring, the shock ends up doing the work of the spring and this stresses the shock and shock mounts much more.
to stop axle tramp you could try sticking one or two extra leaves in the packs to stiffen it up a lot. i did thi swith my KE15, put in an extra second and third longest leaves, and removed the tramp and stopped it bottoming out 
i have K-mac shocks and atm i have a continuing problem of the shock mounts on the diff cracking and breaking off.... but never the top where the shocks mount!
it's easy enough to stick another leaf in if you have a spare pack and a big hammer . i'd recommend cutting the eyes off the longest leaf and using that, rather than the shorter ones.
Cya , Stewart
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Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: why do i keep breaking suspension bits
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Mon, 28 July 2003 07:16
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well i dont really wanna have any harder rear springs, i like the way it squats in the ass, i'm contemplating getting some koni adjustables, so it makes it squat and hold,
to be honest, if i had the choice of suspension to make it good in a straight line or to make it turn...........in a straight line thanx, i owe that to my life long relationship to drag racing.
i may also get a 3/4 rebound leaf put in too
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