New shocks

[Xengineguy]

Wanted to show a new project I just finished.
Modified racing shocks to “pull type” for my Kitfox. Installed but not tested
Yet. More travel and adjustable dampening.

[little rocket]

Tell me more about what shocks you used and do you have any larger pictures?
THANKS

[HighWing]

Great idea. Interested here as well.

[Xengineguy]

Great idea. Interested here as well.

The shocks are QA1 monotube. Longest stroke,common for circle track racing.
The shaft is modified to include a captured snap ring.This mod eliminates the
Tension load at the valve end retaining nut and is then redundant.
The outside has a threaded sleeve to capture output end seal assy. This makes
The inside stock snap ring redundant also.
The inside spring is 1 1/2”dia. 10” long.
Assembly of the shock is quite tricky, built some special tools to get the job done. Will try to post a few more pictures.
Having some trouble resizing?

[avidflyer]

The more info you can give us the better. Thanks for this! JImChuk

[Xengineguy]

First flight and landings uneventful. The shocks seem a bit firmer than the spring/ bunji system. Only got to do a couple normal 3 points, and one
Tail first touch,main gear drop in of about a foot. No rebound or bounce.
The days are short and the weather turned crappy. Will update when I do some more tests. :)

[FoxDB]

I built a tension shock based on the Bearhawk design with size change and change to allow dampening only the rebound. I Used 1.5" x 8" die spring. It works well but I do wish I had used a longer spring.