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                        Aftermarket coil-over shocks or how do I do my own?

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                        stuboyle
                        • Member since
                          February 2006
                        Aftermarket coil-over shocks or how do I do my own?
                        Posted by stuboyle on Thursday, June 29, 2006 3:39 PM

                        I have been looking for aftermarket coil-over shocks or parts to make them and haven't run across any.  Does anyone make them?

                        How about making my own? It looks relatively simple; just cut the top and bottom the the kit shock off and stick spring inbetween.  Well, it is slighty more involved.

                        Any help would be appreciated.

                        Thanks,

                        Stuart

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                        jhande
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: White Mountains, NH
                        Posted by jhande on Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:25 PM
                        Hey Stuart, check this and see if it helps - ScaleWiki - Make Shock



                        -- Jim --
                        "Put the pedal down & shake the ground!"

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 30, 2006 12:43 PM
                        Great link there Jim.  I might have to try that myself.
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                        jhande
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: White Mountains, NH
                        Posted by jhande on Friday, June 30, 2006 3:11 PM
                        Glad I could possibly help...  Thumbs Up [tup]



                        -- Jim --
                        "Put the pedal down & shake the ground!"

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                        gulfstreamV
                        • Member since
                          October 2005
                        Posted by gulfstreamV on Friday, June 30, 2006 6:23 PM
                         jhande wrote:
                        Hey Stuart, check this and see if it helps - ScaleWiki - Make Shock



                        Yeah, Scale Auto October 2004 had an article on scratchbuilt shocks. Pretty much the same info.............Cool [8D]
                        Stay XX Thirsty, My Fellow Modelers.
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                        shaun68
                        • Member since
                          October 2005
                        • From: Brisbane, Australia
                        Posted by shaun68 on Thursday, July 6, 2006 6:53 PM
                        Hey Stuart, you might want to check out racingminiatures.com They have some coil-overs that Perfect Parts market. Could be useful
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                        archangel571
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: NJ 07073
                        Posted by archangel571 on Saturday, July 8, 2006 1:16 AM

                        http://www.briansmodelcars.com/tutorials/tutorial.asp?TutorialID=26&CurPage=1

                        Same idea.

                        -=Ryan=- Too many kits... so little free time. MadDocWorks
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 10, 2006 1:18 AM

                        Some of the cheap ballpoint pens have springs that are close to the size needed if tyou are doing 1:25 scale cars and trucks.

                         

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