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Old 03-09-2005, 11:17 AM
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Shock Spacers

I just installed my Atomic lowering springs and would like to adjust the ride height. I tried using the included spacers that came with them but I had one pop out during a race. We have a very small track and there is a lot of "bumping" going on.
Are there any better spacer options like the stock Xray ones?

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Old 03-09-2005, 05:48 PM
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I had the same problem with them coming out also, so i put the stock spacers that came with the kit back in, now no more worries.
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Old 03-09-2005, 06:36 PM
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If you get a single hole punch (like for putting paper in a notebook) the hole is very close to the size of a shock. You can get scrap lexan, card stock etc and make spacers out of.
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Old 03-10-2005, 02:31 PM
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I had the same problem with them coming out also, so i put the stock spacers that came with the kit back in, now no more worries.
I really like the stock spacers but I lost one during a 10 car race. We usually only race 6 cars which can still be tough. With 10 cars cars on the track, bumping and crashing is a given. The front of my chassis cracked during this race and the shocks flew off. I manage to finish the race, dragging the chassis but only found one of the spacers.
I have not seen the stock spacers available without buying a set of shocks so $7.00 for one set of spacers (and shocks) just isn't worth it.

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Old 03-10-2005, 02:33 PM
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If you get a single hole punch (like for putting paper in a notebook) the hole is very close to the size of a shock. You can get scrap lexan, card stock etc and make spacers out of.
I have a hole punch so I'll give it a try. My only concern is that the outer diameter needs to be only slightly bigger than the inner diameter or else the shocks will rub.
Someone at my track suggested using o-rings. I might try that as well.

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Old 03-11-2005, 06:04 PM
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Spacers

Team Hammer sells spacers similar to stockers here .
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