Turn down TLT shocks
How to: Turn down TLT shocks
How to: Turn down TLT shocks
syco133 said:I am working on a scale tlt build and was wanting to run the turned down tlt shocks but I wanted to do it myself and save cash for other things so here is what I did to turn them down.
First thing you need is a drill press a file and the tlt shocks
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The second thing you need to do is chuck the small end into the drill press like this.
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The next thing is to turn the drill press on and use the file to remove the aluminum from the shock body.
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What I did was watch the shock body and keep removing material till the main body was level with the small end then when it was I removed the shock and chucked it back into the press so that I could turn down the small end just enough to remove the gold.
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Here is a stock shock VS the turned down shock.I will use sand paper to do a smooth finish on them later on.
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Here all all 4 shocks done and ready to be installed.
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