Hpi threaded aluminum shocks review

[Jeremy]

SJ,

I am curious, on the shock that snaped, it brok in half and didn't bend? or can you tell if it bent from looking at the 2 peices? Where did it break at, about how far up fom the bottom.

Thanks,

John

The shock snapped at the threaded part of the shaft.. It did bend a little but it pretty much made a clean break.. SO I tore the shock down and replaced it with a stock hpi savage shock shaft... They are exactly the same so it was a really easy fix .. Thank god because I didn't want to order new shafts.. This is good news b/c most people are going to have allot of replacement shafts laying around, from there origanal shocks.

 

[Jeremy]

WOW SJ. please add that to the review and your diagnosis and fix. also please include all the updates on the orginal review post so i don't have to hunt it down when it goes over to the hpisf.net site.

John added to review and switched things around a little Thanks

 

[Jeremy]

went bashing today and ......

 

[samisavage]

Douegh!!!! thats a good one! How do I know, cuz I got a HB shock looks just like it and know what I hit to get it like that. Nice Job there buddy. To bad there isnt a vid attached.lol They don't work real good that way.

 

[Jeremy]

There is .. its being uploaded tho ..

 

[Jeremy]

Ok ... here is some bashing w/ the shocks. I lost my mid range needle and I replaced it... BUT if you know how hard it is to retune an engine When your mid range needle back out . you will understand why my truck sounds like crap .. Also it sounds like it's running lean at the end of the video b/c I was running out of fuel. Also on the backflip is where I bent the shock .. Hope You enjoy THANKS


VIDEO CLICK ME ~~!!!

 

[RangerRock]

Good vid

For some reason buggy shocks handle all the beating and most of them are metal but they are lighter......

 

[samisavage]

Way to beat it buddy. haer wyatt there in the background good dad. I believe Backflip at Renton is where I taco'd my shock. Good Vid. Need to get mine ready so we can bash together.

 

[Jeremy]

Yea soon I HOPE !!!! sami

 

[ShiftPoint]

Nice video, how did you do the shock/ jumping or didd you hit something?

is it just the shaft?

 

[Jeremy]

Yea it's just the shaft ... in the video it was the last jump(back flip) that caused the shaft to bend.

 

[ShiftPoint]

you did a number on it, weird how the last one broke and this one bent.

I liked that jump where the truck was sideways then kind of straighened out to a perfect landing. Oh, what color is that truck/

 

[Jeremy]

it's really bright blue.. not much of a painter

 

[RangerRock]

it's really bright blue.. not much of a painter

Neither am I SJ, lol.

Anyways I was going to get a set of these from the LHS, they had them for $80 on sale, someone else got them before me and I was going to use them incase I messed the stock ones up.

 

[Crash]

kick butt bashn sj

That hill looks to be 15 feet high

 

[Jeremy]

lol .. yea its pretty tall ..

 

[Jeremy]

Well I installed the different pistons that come w/ the shocks BAD IDEA for BASHING .. They have only one hole instead of the 2 holes that come in the shocks when they are assembled..

They make the shocks pretty stiff probably good for racing BASHING IS A NO NO !!!!!!!

Yes today and 2 tanks this is what happened. So I will be replacing these shafts. And putting the other pistons back in.. Hope you like my damage.

 

[samisavage]

Nice carnage SJ! love the one with the shocks going north and south. I believe a few shocks are worth bad*** baja, hope he wasn't whining about his shocks afterall. I'm sure he wasn't. I'd be grinning from ear ta ear.

 

[rex_hvn]

hell yea i think a tricked out baja is worth around $100
have u got a pic of da baja megabyte

 

[Dragin]

The winning jump was every bit as awesome as the prize. I could have lived with alot more damage if it meant getting that Baja. Definitly a testament to the durability of a Savy!!

 

[Crash]

Black Magic
https://www.hpisavageforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2757&page=16
THE VIDEO OF THE JUMP IS HERE

 

[ShiftPoint]

If my memory iis correct, we were looking for replacement parts for these HPI alu threaded shocks. I ran across a page that has the parts, the body's, boots, end caps, etc... and thought I would post it.

Here it is, scroll down a little bit past the center of the page and you will find parts for these shocks.

http://www.hpiracing.co.uk/options.php?lang=tu&partNo=841

 

[groovethumper]

SJ great review, they were my first hop-up, I swear by them. Try installing the bladders(White disks) from the stock shocks. I find they work alot better. I'm a year into this set, I bash pretty hard and I've only broken 3 shafts. All in the front. Peace.

 

[4x4]

great review sj. they don't look too good for bashing but they could be good for racing? grooverthumper have you ever tryed racing with them?
4x4

 

[groovethumper]

Nope. The beatings will continue. Please keep in mind that SJ did his best to damage them. I think that was the thought behind the review. You can ask, SJ. Peace.