Aluminum Shocks

The MC’S stock plastic shocks feel fine but can be a weak point under hard use—and this truck is all about hard use. The plastic bodies can weaken from flexing, and the caps can pull off in a crash more easily than with metal shocks. I replaced mine with Kyosho’s aluminum units. In addition to greater durability and longer service life, the anodized shocks score extra trick points with piggyback reservoirs built into the caps. The reservoirs are functional and give the oil displaced by the shafts someplace to go when the shock compresses. They also look much better than stock, and you can never go wrong with parts that look great.

Kyosho’s Mad Crusher comes with plastic threaded-body shocks (left) and they get the job done, but the optional Kyosho aluminum dampers (right) are more durable and very smooth thanks to their reservoirs.