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Hi experts

Looking for the approximate shock lengths( front and rear) for the viper.

I am looking for alternative shocks so this information would be useful!

Thanks in advance

Ok...

So what alternative shocks can I use in this buggy?

I guess it would be helpful to know the stock shocks' uncompressed length. 3Racing makes excellent dampers in a wide variety of sizes, and if you can find something close to your uncompressed length, you can adjust things 5 to 10 mm or so either way by changing the ball-ends or putting plastic spacers under the piston rings.

Coelacanth wrote:I guess it would be helpful to know the stock shocks' uncompressed length

That's what he is after- he doesn't have the stock ones to measure. Surely someone does around here...

Wish I could help naus, but I have no viper

I think if the car was built with only the shocks missing, you could get a pretty good idea for a shock's uncompressed length just by adjusting everything (camber, desired resting ride height) and measuring. Just get a ruler or calipers and measure between the centers of the mounting point holes...if nobody has these shocks, that's the method I would go by. That's pretty much how I got the suspension dialed in for CYANide and the front end of the Barney Optima.

Did you get that one off ebay that was missing shocks? I watched it for a while,, but couldnt allow myself to spend that much.

naushad wrote:Hi experts

Looking for the approximate shock lengths( front and rear) for the viper.

I am looking for alternative shocks so this information would be useful!

Thanks in advance

If You´re a TC member, search for the Viper and give one of those guys a shout - I bet You they´ll lend a hand.
I´ve only got The Trail Buggy and a Buffalo/Bobcat

I dont use TC much...hoping to get the info here as some have restored vipers.

You lazy lot...

tomorrow i'll get the exact measure

I think it might be a problem installing 3rd-party shocks on a Viper, due to those weird, extended skinny end-tubes that AYK designed their shocks with. Unless you could fit a long enough ball-end instead...

I wonder if something like a 1.32 shaft and .71 body would get the length and throw then run a wheel collar to hold the cup on the shaft

No idea...
Once I get the viper ive bought I'll have a look.