Traxxas Rustler shocks+springs help!

[Sammus]

Howdy. For once I'm bitterly disappointed with Traxxas.

I recently started popping and snapping the shocks on my E-Rustler, so I invested in some of the Traxxas made and recommended hard anno pro big bore alu shocks for it. I get them today, assemble them, and the stock springs don't fit

Traxxas don't recommend any other springs for it, and the Traxxas forums are full of fanboys saying "the stock ones fit but are little loose - nothing to worry about". BS! On mine they dont sit on the spring retainer properly, so much so that I can see the curve of the spring, and it rubs hard against the side of the shock. Not impressed at all.

Does anyone know of any springs that actually fit? Apparently traxxas want you to use ill fitting, shock body rubbing and teflon coat scratch-off-ing springs that make the pro teflon coated shock upgrade utterly pointless. I want something that fits damnit!

[Sammus]

Ahh I like the feeling when things end up working out.

Tried my old blue CRT.5 rear springs - perfect fit and spring rate :)

[MTBikerTim]

That's good to know, I used the plastic parts from the old shock to hold the springs on. I have been looking for springs that fit. So would the crt springs work front and back or just rear?

[Sammus]

Not sure I havent got the fronts. I think the CRT springs could be a little short on the front, I'll have to check it out when I'm home and get back to you. the plastic parts from the plastic shocks were too loose on the alu ones for me...

[supralover72]

Sure you got the right length? That's a bummer man...

[MTBikerTim]

Originally Posted by supralover72

Sure you got the right length? That's a bummer man...

Mine are the same, length is perfect, diameter is wrong. The diameter of the big bores is slightly smaller then the stock plastic shocks and the spring retainers are designed for smaller diameter springs.

[supralover72]

Originally Posted by MTBikerTim

Mine are the same, length is perfect, diameter is wrong. The diameter of the big bores is slightly smaller then the stock plastic shocks and the spring retainers are designed for smaller diameter springs.

Oh, I see. That's surprising to me for a traxxas products. Glad it's squared away with the CRT shocks though!

[Sammus]

Yeah its the diameter. If the traxxas spring is sitting on the spring retaining ledge on one side of the retainer, its not even touching the ledge on the othe. It's ridiculous and poor form for traxxas especially whose products are usually so refined.

After my batteries and ESC went back in the rustler, along with the alloy chassis and transmission those blue crt.5 springs, although about the same as what I was running, could be a little soft now...I might try the harder ones next order from amain.

[maxair45]

Big Boars? They should fit with the stock white springs.

[Sammus]

Yes, they should. Pity they don't.

[MTBikerTim]

Originally Posted by Sammus

Yes, they should. Pity they don't.

Keep us informed on how the harder springs turn out. I'm going to have to pick some up now.