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On the worlds edition 501 the shock shafts are longer than the originals (newer ones are gold). When I had one of each I tried swapping shocks about but never really nailed down what effect it made due to being rubbish at these things! So what effect is it meant to have and are shorter shocks sometimes better?
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On the worlds edition 501 the shock shafts are longer than the originals (newer ones are gold).

From pics of the 511 it looks like maybe it is back on the shorter shafts. Would there be any performance reason for that or would the longer shafts definitely be better as an option??
How on Earth are you able to tell the length of the shaft from photos?
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How on Earth are you able to tell the length of the shaft from photos?
Re asked the question so hopefully now it's not a problem!
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There is a point where theorising about unreleased cars based on pre-release photo's becomes a dangerous obsession...

Congratulations DaveG28 - you've just reached it!
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There you go, am now asking for exactly the same information in a different way so hopefully it doesn't cause an issue, and maybe, just maybe, will even get answered...
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Oooohhhh let's keep the handbags in the closet! Clearly I failed to convey the humour intended with the post.

All other settings being equal, shorter throw shocks would have less droop, so worse on the bumps, worse on jump landings, less ultimate cornering grip, but more responsive.
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Sorry, think I got of bed on the wrong side (and far too early!) this morning!!

Cheers for the info!
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i've downloaded the manuals for both 501X and 501XWE
and these are the measurements.

501X
front piston rod 36.5mm
rear piston rod 45.4mm

501XWE
front piston rod 40.7mm (same length as the buggy trf hop-up dampers)
rear piston rod 49.6mm (same length as the buggy trf hop-up dampers)

(on a side note, i was just thinking maybe the 501X piston rods are more suitable to be used on the DB01. not only will it prevent the rear drive shafts from popping, you know what happen if you are using the cvd, and the other good thing is that you don't have to use any o-rings)

correct me if i'm wrong
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i've downloaded the manuals for both 501X and 501XWE
and these are the measurements.

501X
front piston rod 36.5mm
rear piston rod 45.4mm

501XWE
front piston rod 40.7mm (same length as the buggy trf hop-up dampers)
rear piston rod 49.6mm (same length as the buggy trf hop-up dampers)

(on a side note, i was just thinking maybe the 501X piston rods are more suitable to be used on the DB01. not only will it prevent the rear drive shafts from popping, you know what happen if you are using the cvd, and the other good thing is that you don't have to use any o-rings)

correct me if i'm wrong
When I had a DB01, I was running about 1mm in every shock with the standard 501 shafts. Seemed just right to me. Bearing in mind that the DB01 towers mount the shocks about 4mm lower than the TRF towers do, it sort of matches up with the droop your would get having the long shafts on a 501.
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