CRT.5 Big Bore Shocks done easy & cheap

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Originally Posted by cemetery gates

I am actually running jato shocks which have more threads than the revo shocks.With not much preload set, my ride height is dogbones pretty much level, maybe just above. I am also running the bottom caps that come with the shock dust boots, which are a slightly different design to allow use of the dust boot; I have not noticed any drag.

I am running THESE as rear shocks. I think I using the springs that come with them, but the springs I am using I just found in my box of shock parts. It makes the ride height arms just above level.

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Ahh...that explains a couple of things.
1. I bet the shock caps I have are the same as the ones for the boots, but without the boots (I don't have) they over preload the seals and create drag. The only way to notice the drag is to back off the cap a bit an see if the shock moves more freely. I have now installed an o-ring under each cap to reduce the preload on the seal.
2. It's too bad the aluminum shock bodies don't come threaded as far down the body as the plastic Jato bodies. I might just flip my preload caps over to get more preload.