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Shock Shafts

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I decided to rebuild the shocks on a DS I picked up recently and didn't like the scratches on them. First stop was the manual for part #'s and then Tower which had it, #8845, in limited quantities so I ordered 4 and got the bounce back that only 2 were available. So I ordered them. Went to ebay looked for Associated 8845 and found a listing that also had 2 available, so I ordered those. I got one order on Saturday and the other today and one pair is gold and the other pair is unobtainium. So aside from the obvious color differences are they the same? Both are Factory Team, both are #8845, gold is from china, unobtainium from USA. Should I hold out for a matching pair in either direction or just install and forget it? My first thought is at least I'll know for sure which will be front shocks and which will be back shocks. But then that got me onto this whole thought process. Is one better for front or back? Is one better than the other? Do I really want to wait?

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Re: Shock Shafts

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Put the gold shafts in front,makes it look nicer and the front tends to move up and down more than the rear.The rears you really cant see so who would notice the difference.DON

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