Which shock´s are best 6mm or 8mm

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HI, One of my front shock is leaking :( on my baja 5b, and Im thinking in buying a new set, which should I buy the 6mm schock's our the 8mm schock's?

Is there a big diference between them, our will I be good with the 6mm instead of the 8mm :rolleyes:?
 
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I think I do the normal as most of the guys here, but not that crazy as some that I see, I love my Baja :)
 
When choosing certain shock shafts, make certain the individual parts and seals are available. I would not want to purchase complete lower assemblies, when I just need an o-ring or circling.
 
one2boost said:
When choosing certain shock shafts, make certain the individual parts and seals are available. I would not want to purchase complete lower assemblies, when I just need an o-ring or circling.
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Do you now the exact messuments of the 6mm shock orings our the 8mm shock orings, Is it more dificult to find the 8mm shock orings than the 6mm, I thouth that the bigger the oring size the easy it was to find.
 
PSH72 said:
Do you now the exact messuments of the 6mm shock orings our the 8mm shock orings, Is it more dificult to find the 8mm shock orings than the 6mm, I thouth that the bigger the oring size the easy it was to find.
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No, I haven't had the chance to take a set of O-rings to work and try and match whatever we have in various catalogs or o-ring kits. I used to always purchase genuine HPI replacements. Not sure if Dark Soul is still in business, but he used to have these almost clear O-rings for the shock shaft. There were better than the HPI stuff. After jumping back into this hobby, I could not find it listed anywhere.

I did try to match up O-rings and seals from those generic wannabe rezzies. No such luck. I tried all my catalogs at work, I even visited various heavy equipment shops like Cat, Komatsu, John Deere and hydraulic repair shops, nothing that comes close.
 
one2boost said:
No, I haven't had the chance to take a set of O-rings to work and try and match whatever we have in various catalogs or o-ring kits. I used to always purchase genuine HPI replacements. Not sure if Dark Soul is still in business, but he used to have these almost clear O-rings for the shock shaft. There were better than the HPI stuff. After jumping back into this hobby, I could not find it listed anywhere.

I did try to match up O-rings and seals from those generic wannabe rezzies. No such luck. I tried all my catalogs at work, I even visited various heavy equipment shops like Cat, Komatsu, John Deere and hydraulic repair shops, nothing that comes close.
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Well Thay have to buy them from some were, I don't beleve that they make does o-rings only for the bajas.
 
True, O-rings are out there. But shops will only stock what they need. The shops I deal with purchase in bulk. I remember years ago, I found a source for O-rings only to be told they could bring in a package of 100. I only wanted 8. With a cost of around $40 shipped for some small O-rings, I passed.
 
one2boost said:
True, O-rings are out there. But shops will only stock what they need. The shops I deal with purchase in bulk. I remember years ago, I found a source for O-rings only to be told they could bring in a package of 100. I only wanted 8. With a cost of around $40 shipped for some small O-rings, I passed.
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But on ebay there are a lot, but I just don't now the diameter, next time I well see what are the diameter of the o rings in the shocks and see if I will thind some on ebay that are cheap
 
PSH72 said:
HI, One of my front shock is leaking :( on my baja 5b, and Im thinking in buying a new set, which should I buy the 6mm schock's our the 8mm schock's?

Is there a big diference between them, our will I be good with the 6mm instead of the 8mm :rolleyes:?
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Go with a 8mm shaft it will handle a greater load and incorporate shock limiting straps. This way you could bash all you want and not break the shocks
 
machine head said:
Go with a 8mm shaft it will handle a greater load and incorporate shock limiting straps. This way you could bash all you want and not break the shocks
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But now the load will transfer to the next weakest link, plastic control arm. I’ve snapped a few HPI and RPM front and rear lower control arms after upgrading to Phat-Dad shock shafts with the aluminum mount. I tried making a claim with RPM years ago, never got a reply. It was around that time I got out of this hobby.
 
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