Traxxas Big Bore VS Pro-Line Power Strokes.
 

Ok guys. Money aside since thats a given. I would like to know the pros and cons of each. The Power Strokes look pretty dang nice. I'd like to hear from some of you that have tried both. How well to the Power Strokes hold up to bashing? Which ones have a tendency to leak the most? I am having a very hard time trying to decide which is actually going to be better for bashing and ramping.

Both are good and durable shocks. the powerstrokes are one of the best shocks available, they are well built, tough and don't leak.

But so are the big bores, the bigbores are cheaper to replace (and easier to find, since the powerstrokes are obsolete at shops, and only available for about 240 dollars per set from proline. (excl. mounting hardware)

i am missing the UE supershocks in your list. What is wrong with these?

Both of the shocks are familiar for their non-leaking behavior, but the powerstrokes use thicker shafts and use the rubber condom to keep dirt out.

Prolines weight more too. (i thought it was about 70-80 gram more for 8 shocks)

Tell me more.

Well I think he was trying to say is that the ue shocks are great as well.
I Have tried the big bores and ue shocks. I think the ue handles a little better
I run the ue shocks on my stuff. It would depend on the shock tower to.
The ue is a little longer so the use of after market towers are needed.
I got a set of proline bypass with a buggy front shock. I think that is
a great combo.

Any chance I could get a link? I'm not sure what you mean by the ue shocks.

Visit www.unlimitedengineering.com

http://www.unlimitedengineering.com/...ore/10120.html

Look for the supershocks. They are one of the very best shocks for monster trucks!!!

4 of them would be enough. But you would need other shocktowers to use them. Otherwise you need a serious hackjob to make them fit.

Mike sells them as well. So you can buy here.

They do look nice. Nice price too.

serum you said that the power strokers cost 240 i got them for 120.99+ tax with proline cvds 2 sets and proline turnbuckles at my hobbie store 2 days ago and they are the best i htink they are better then the big bores but idont know anything about the UE supershocks

LOL

Does your local hobbie store do mail order?

Will they work on RPM towers?

I have used them with rpm towers and stock arms.

I personally like the bigbores. Because they are good looking, tough, have nitrate pistons, and you get 8 for the price of 4 of the ue ones. but it all depends what you like on your truck 4 shocks or 8 shocks.

I plan on jumping......so definitely 8 shocks. I mean....I'm not going to jump this truck
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LOL. I ment. I'm going to try not to jump this truck. At least for the first five minutes. Then who knows.

go for the UE's

Ditto! The UE have excellent parts availability

emaxxdriver18;

They are not available thru 99.99 percent of the vendors. Your HS had them laying, so you where lucky to get them.

the sale you got was a blow-out, they even went for 99.95 on ebay. (including the titanium t-buckles and the driveshafts)

so is it just me or are those ue shocks actually ofna 12mm front shocks? they are exactly the same aside from the springs... i have some sitting right next to me!
example... ofna.
http://i9.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/80/f1/94ba_1.JPG
http://cgi.ebay.com/OFNA-MUTILATOR-T...QQcmdZViewItem
then you could add piggybacks.
http://i10.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/7a/83/74aa_1_b.JPG
http://cgi.ebay.com/Shock-Upgrade-Ki...QQcmdZViewItem

Yes, its just i think UE sells the longer ones since the shocks you posted look a little short. But yes, they are ofna shocks.

so are you saying that UE takes ofna's shocks and sell them as there own and says they are made especially for the maxx only longer .

If anyone is interested...I have some Brand New in package BigBores that I want to get rid of...

the front ofna shocks are the perfect length, the rears are too long. i checked.:028: the fronts have the same lenth body as the stock maxx shocks and the same stroke. pretty much identicle.

Well there you have it, some copywrited UE/Ofna shocks. :p

This is one Unlimited Engineerings wesite under the shock description

In the beginning there was the Traxxas stock shock, then came the Associated T-Maxx shock set. From there we went to RPM dual stage pistons, Progressive piggybacks and hardcoated shafts.

A new beast enters the arena.

The Ofna Threaded body SuperShock. I convinced them to import a few for me to test after seeing them at the Chicago Hobby show in '01. I received them and had to make some special standoffs since the upper mount is Ø6mm instead of the Traxxas standard of Ø5mm.

They are impressive to say the least. It's now a year and a half later and they have proven themselves to be the best shock for this application.

I'm running only 1 shock per corner. My Racetruck weighs in just over 10lbs RTR.
I personally pounded the tar out of these (see those flipping vids) and they took it. Watching the vid I think I'll need to increase the oil weight just a tad for the big jumps (you can see the rear bounce a bit), but you can see the truck landing w/ no rebound from the medium ones. I'm running 50wt in the front and 45 in the rear with Trinity Black springs, ~1/4" of preload in he front and 3/8" in the back.

Rubber booties keep the dirt off your shafts and away from the seals, also making clean-up a lot easier.

These shocks are quite a bit longer than the std Maxx shock. When using a SM suspension, even at the extremes of mounting holes (Tower #5, Arm #4) you'll be using every bit of travel it's capable of. The SuperMaxx KnuckleHead towers have an additional row of mounting holes above the original EXT & WideTrac towers providing more room for adjustment.

Limit straps are also in the works - these will prevent over-extension the suspension in a tumbling type crash (end over end.)

Earlier SM EXT Suspensions may need a little dremeling in the lower arm to clear the oversize rod end on the shock.

Made to work with SuperMaxx Suspensions. May work with others, though they may be too long. Most users find that when by using the SuperMaxx KnuckleHead Shock Towers there is enough adjustability to make this work in most applications.

6-20-03 New Shock Kit: The RacerX SuperShock Kit. Included in the kit is 4 shocks and a full set of the new dual rate springs. We've also padded the quantities so not only are you guaranteed to have enough parts to complete the kit but several extra items as well. Perfect for those of you who run 4 shock trucks, 8 shock trucks as well (use 2x kits.) We've discontinued the SHK-4a & SHK-8a kits in favor of this new kit. Parts are in stock, I'll have the instructions re-worked and the kits packaged sometime next week (end of June '03.)

6-12-03 NEW Dual Rate springs: We've made four new dual rate springs for the SuperShocks. Dual rate springs are soft for their initial half the travel then stiffen up for the second half providing the best of both worlds. These are available in 4 different spring rates. We've powder coated them in 4 different colors for easy identification.

From what we've seen so far running them on our racetrucks the blue one works best in the rear and the red in the front. On our 8 shock heavyweight Brushless E-Maxx we use 4 white in the front and 4 reds in the rear. Heavier (than our racetrucks) 4 shock trucks will find that the blacks in the rear and blues up front will work well. Your use may vary, though these 4 different spring rates should cover all your needs.

We've made this kit to include 8 springs: 2 whites, 2 reds, 2 blues, and 2 blacks. In stock and available now.

yup... there it is. too bad they dont use the 13mm big bore ofna shocks!! they are much better, i have both. but i dont think they will fit through the holes in the maxx arms. maybe the stockers, but not rpm for sure.

ya know fioroni makes dual rate pistons for those shocks too, ill have to build up a set for my emaxx!:028:

Let us know what you do. I'd love to see how that would work out!

I know this thread is old but I thought I'd bring it back to ask a question. I have RPM arms on my E-Maxx and am using 4 Proline PowerStrokes. The PowerStrokes rub against my 3.3 shafts and My RPM arms. Will the UE shocks do the same? Are they thinner? Should I go back to the BigBores?

I've got the very same problem with mine. i used some revo shocks ends and spring retainers to get a little bit more play, but you are limmited in choosing the angle/setup of the shock possition.

I do have got the UE's too, but come to think of it, i never tried them on the 3.3 equiped maxx.

I run the ue on the new 3.3 style shafts and arms. I don't have no issues with rubbing. The ue see to have a longer mount end.

Thanks. I just got finished bashing and here is the groove being worn into my 3.3 shaft:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL143.../285650625.jpg

Here is a pic of mine. It is close but not rub and no groove.
I hope this helps you. Attachment 3422

Thanks. It does help. Which shock towers are you using? I currently have RPMs but I don't think they are tall enough for SuperShocks.

I am using the flm towers. The adjustments is great and still pretty light.