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Okay, I grabbed my shock bag today, looking for some BossCat shocks to pass on to someone. Looking under everything else, I found this haul:
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This consists of:
- Two packs of U1818 Alloy Shock Seal Housings
- One pack of U2297 Threaded shock bodies and collars
- One pack U1558 Ultra Short Shock Body
- One pack U2024 Ultra Short Shock Body (x4)
- 1 x used alloy shock seal housing
- FOURTEEN loose shock bodies!!!!!

I'm a bit concerned I have all this stuff just sitting around doing nothing.... not allocated to projects or anything. I think last time I wanted to build a set of touring shocks out of these, I compared the price of all the separate parts to the price of a set of TRF shocks.... and had a little cry :cry:

Worst thing is that I didn't find the BossCat shocks.... just a bag of newer Cougar big-bore shocks I forgot I had..... and one of them leaked :evil:

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yes - you need help indeed ...

(BTW would one of these sets fit an SST2000 - ;) )

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It's a see of beautiful purple alloy so definately a Schumacher nut 8)

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yachty wrote:It's a see of beautiful purple alloy so definately a Schumacher nut 8)
Oh, he's a nut all right :wink:

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Hide it all if you want to keep it, as soon as Jeff see's it he'll come and take them all off you :lol:

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Always worth stocking up on alloy shock bottoms whenever you find them - it's the only way to make the varishocks worth using.

As for the rest of it? Well that's just collateral collection...
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Lonestar wrote:yes - you need help indeed ...

(BTW would one of these sets fit an SST2000 - ;) )

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Looking at the SST2000 info in the '96 catalogue, they list the shock body in plastic as U1272. On the SST Sport, they list U1272 as standard, and U1558 as an option. The SST Rally has no part number included as standard, but U2024 as option. Finally, the SST99 has U1558 and U2024 listed as the only part numbers. From this, I would conclude that the answer is YES :wink:


Peakey wrote:Hide it all if you want to keep it, as soon as Jeff see's it he'll come and take them all off you :lol:
Jeff would never be seen in this wild part of 10Talk...... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Groomi wrote:Always worth stocking up on alloy shock bottoms whenever you find them - it's the only way to make the varishocks worth using.

As for the rest of it? Well that's just collateral collection...
Exactly how I thought when I picked them up, although I really got them earlier as a possible upgrade for stock Tamiya Mini shocks.... but that never panned out.

Thinking of putting the alloy seals on the threaded bodies.... but then, according to the old prices, I would have a set of shocks worth more than any onroad car I could attach them to!!!!!


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yachty wrote:It's a see of beautiful purple alloy so definately a Schumacher nut 8)
Oh, he's a nut all right :wink:

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Did someone say purple?

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There goes the neighbourhood.....
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gomachv wrote:Did someone say purple?

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Those alloy shock seals seemed to have all but disappeared - I wanted a set for my Cougar2 Works, a few of the usual online retailers still had them listed, but when it came to ordering them it turned out that the stock levels weren't updated - I managed to get one pair from a UK retailer & another from overseas. I'm surprised Schumacher don't make them still given that the MI1 Touring car chassis still uses that type of shock?

I already have a set on my Axis SST - which must double the value of the car!

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Should the bobbin snap into the alloy housing (U1818) as it did with the original plastic housing (U1310)?

It seems like a tight fit with the foam compensators installed.

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Typpo wrote:Should the bobbin snap into the alloy housing (U1818) as it did with the original plastic housing (U1310)?

It seems like a tight fit with the foam compensators installed.
Wish I could answer, but the set shown above are still where they were pictured, in the bags... maybe DerbyDan can let us know of his experiences with the set on his SST, or maybe Jason (J.M.) can say, as I know he's used them in the past.

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Thank you for the response. At this point I think the bobbins must be snapped into the alloy seal housings (U1818) like the plastic versions (U1310) . Otherwise the shocks leak. The bobbins snapped right into the alloy housings upon reassembling the shocks.

Also, the included instruction sheet states "Push bobbin in until lugs click into groove". However, the included drawing is of the original plastic seal housing.

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