kvnnets
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Well I received my D8 shocks today and I am very excited.
Upon opening my package one of the first things I noticed was how organized everything was from the seller.
The shocks come unassembled and the pieces were packaged separately. screws come with screws. Shock bodies with shock bodies, etc, etc....
I mocked up a shock, minus internals, and noticed how light they really are and how well they are made. Everthing seems to fit really well. It will be interesting to see how well a fully constructed shock with shock oil added works and if the action of the shock is smooth.
I placed the mocked up D8 shock next to a Big Bore and did not realize how much shorter these shocks really are. By the looks of it they will only have about 2 inches of travel if not less.
They do seem to be slightly wider than the Big Bores.
The springs are also wider and seem to have more bounce to them.
My initial review is this:
I really like the look and feel of them. They seem to be really well built and are very light.
I don't know if they will hold up to the vigorous bashing that some of you do(Bankrupter) given the weight of the Savage but for racing they seem to be a good fit.
These shocks should lower your ride height thus increase your handling.
They do come with 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 shock pistons. They also have other spring opitions as well to help fine tune them. With a little testing and playing around I'm sure you could find the right combo that will work for you.
67446 Big Bore Shock Spring (Gray,/60mm/74gf/2pcs)
67448 Big Bore Shock Spring (Blue/60mm/89gf/2pcs)
67449 Big Bore Shock Spring (Orange/60mm/98gf/2pcs)
67450 Big Bore Shock Spring (Green/68mm/59gf/2pcs)
67451 Big Bore Shock Spring (Yellow/68mm/68gf/2pcs)
67452 Big Bore Shock Spring (Red/68mm/81gf/2pcs)
67453 Big Bore Shock Spring (Gray/76mm/52gf/2pcs)
67454 Big Bore Shock Spring (White/76mm/59gf/2pcs)
67455 Big Bore Shock Spring (Blue/76mm/63gf/2pcs)
67456 Big Bore Shock Spring (Orange/76mm/74gf/2pcs)
Since only a handfull of us have these shocks and to our knowledge they have not really been tested on a Savage I encourage you to
add your findings as well to this thread.
I will be testing them at the track in spring so I will post further then. Sorry I can not do it sooner.
Upon opening my package one of the first things I noticed was how organized everything was from the seller.
The shocks come unassembled and the pieces were packaged separately. screws come with screws. Shock bodies with shock bodies, etc, etc....
I mocked up a shock, minus internals, and noticed how light they really are and how well they are made. Everthing seems to fit really well. It will be interesting to see how well a fully constructed shock with shock oil added works and if the action of the shock is smooth.
I placed the mocked up D8 shock next to a Big Bore and did not realize how much shorter these shocks really are. By the looks of it they will only have about 2 inches of travel if not less.
They do seem to be slightly wider than the Big Bores.
The springs are also wider and seem to have more bounce to them.
My initial review is this:
I really like the look and feel of them. They seem to be really well built and are very light.
I don't know if they will hold up to the vigorous bashing that some of you do(Bankrupter) given the weight of the Savage but for racing they seem to be a good fit.
These shocks should lower your ride height thus increase your handling.
They do come with 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 shock pistons. They also have other spring opitions as well to help fine tune them. With a little testing and playing around I'm sure you could find the right combo that will work for you.
67446 Big Bore Shock Spring (Gray,/60mm/74gf/2pcs)
67448 Big Bore Shock Spring (Blue/60mm/89gf/2pcs)
67449 Big Bore Shock Spring (Orange/60mm/98gf/2pcs)
67450 Big Bore Shock Spring (Green/68mm/59gf/2pcs)
67451 Big Bore Shock Spring (Yellow/68mm/68gf/2pcs)
67452 Big Bore Shock Spring (Red/68mm/81gf/2pcs)
67453 Big Bore Shock Spring (Gray/76mm/52gf/2pcs)
67454 Big Bore Shock Spring (White/76mm/59gf/2pcs)
67455 Big Bore Shock Spring (Blue/76mm/63gf/2pcs)
67456 Big Bore Shock Spring (Orange/76mm/74gf/2pcs)
Since only a handfull of us have these shocks and to our knowledge they have not really been tested on a Savage I encourage you to
add your findings as well to this thread.
I will be testing them at the track in spring so I will post further then. Sorry I can not do it sooner.
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