APPLICATION: WORKS WITH SAVAGE 21 RTR, 25 RTR, & 25 SS

These machined aluminum shocks have threaded bodies to allow easy adjustment of spring preload. No more spacer clips to loose! Make quick, on the spot adjustment to your shock spring settings. These shocks are BEAUTIFUL! This is a very good price for such NICE, high quality, machined aluminum shocks (and a full set of 8)!

PLEASE NOTE: These shocks do NOT come filled with oil from the factory. In many ways, this is an advantage because the end user can fill them with the shock oil that best suits their driving style. For reference, HPI recommends that the stock Savage shocks be filled with 10-15wt shock oil. Just fill them like the stock shocks as shown on page 41 of the Savage owners manual. Any local hobby shop should carry a wide selection of silicone shock oils. We currently do not stock shock oil.

WARNING: Do not get carried away with the shock oil weight. TOO HEAVY OF A SHOCK OIL CAN POTENTIALLY DAMAGE ANY SHOCK! If shock oil is too heavy, then it can make the shock action too stiff. In effect, too thick of an oil can remove the ability of the shock to absorb and dampen a "shock" or impact. If the shock can not absorb the impact, what happens is this force is transmitted to the rest of the shock and suspension. For example, during a hard hit like landing from a BIG jump, a shock with too heavy/thick of oil will not be able to soak up and absorb the impacts. It would be sort of like replacing your shocks with stiff rods and taking a big jump. Too thick of an oil can negate the "shock absorbing" effect. As a result, the shock can be damaged... broken parts or bent shafts. Other parts of your suspension/truck could also break. You may fill a shock with a heavy oil and work it by hand and think that it does not feel too stiff. However, this is not realistic - it is not when a shock is worked slowly that the thick oil is as much of a problem. The heavy oil is more of a problem when there is a very fast impact - like when landing from jumps - where the thick oil is not able to effectively squeeze through the piston orifice hole(s) quick enough. That is when thick oil can have the effect of "locking" a shock during a hard hit.

RECOMMENDATION: To be safe, we would recommend NOT going over 30wt silicone shock oil in these, and suggest trying 10-20wt silicone shock oil which is similar to what is recommended by HPI for the stock Savage shocks. See how that works. This is a case where MORE (oil weight) is not necessarily better!