Predator Big Bore shocks released!

[jimmy]

Team Xtreme, manufacturers of the Predator X11 4WD electric buggy brought some of the first production examples of their new 'big bore' shock absorbers to the recent Talywain BRCA National.
Nathan Ralls has been testing the shocks behind closed doors for a while now, but has finally started to race the car in public - first time out at the recent South East regional, and a win for the new X11 driver with these new shocks.

The new shock absorbers are the same length but Team Xtreme have maxxed out the diameter to the limits of what would fit within the existing range of springs (meaning predator owners don't need new springs).

Team Xtreme had this to say about the new shocks:
After extensive testing by Team Xtreme we are proud to announce new bigger bore shocks with 25% larger oil capacity, the main advantage of the shocks is the ability when tuning to allow for a far more supple feel across bumps whilst still allowing more pack, this enables the car to handle larger jumps which seem to becoming the trend in off road racing nowadays. The new shocks are obvious in design thanks to the striking blue anodised coating along with Team Extremes now signature orange anodising on the cartridge. All parts for the shocks are available from Team Xtreme as of now with options available from all spares to either pairs of shocks or a full set.

With any set of shocks bought Team Xtreme will send out a setup for the x11 to help you get a running start. These are still being finalised and developments are happening all the time so keep an eye on the setup section of www.oople.com for the latest setups from the team and also in the news section for more developments that will follow shortly

[Mike Hudson]

looking forward to seeing how the extreme boys get on with them

[niggs98]

Originally Posted by Mike Hudson

looking forward to seeing how the extreme boys get on with them

so far so good, they have proven to be a nice improvement everywhere we have gone. nice report n pics jimmy

[trekkerkk]

ive seen these being used on test days and last weeks regionals,
they are a great improvement over the standard shocks,
you can see the difference on track
a big thumbs up,

trekkker

[Wraggy]

Threaded would of been a nice touch Nathan

[niggs98]

at first i thought so myself but it would be really hard to adjust them due to thew shocks being very close together on the car so the spacers are a much easier idea at that point