Just want to let everyone know that our new micro shocks are here. They should be on our web site next week. You can call me direct if you want them sooner, 609-476-2371.
They feature a 1 piece machined piston that is nickle/teflon coated. We also have complete shocks with the nickle/teflon coating. Our shocks come complete except for ball cups, oil, and spring. We also have blue, black, red, and aluminum/silver colors. We also designed our own cup to hold the foam. Rebuild parts are available seperately.
We also have a 1 piece piston to fit Associated, CRC, and Silva shocks.

Dave Irrgang

If you dont mind my asking and im not trying to be a smartass but why are these better then stock associated shocks?

Dirtsportsman,
Your question is a good one. Our shocks are made from the best materials available. All the aluminum pieces are made from 7075 T6 aircraft grade aluminum. The tolerances are tighter and much more consistant. The shaft will not wobble like the Associated. The delrin cap is designed to help stabilize the piston. Because of the nickle/teflon coating the shock action is extremely smooth and if the complete nickle/teflon shock is purchased the oil contamination is greatly reduced.

Dave

pictures on this page would be nice................. :drunk:ed

dave this is osborn i need black ones and lots of them yayayayay car kits will be flying out the door....

dave put me down for a pair of black ones,. ill shoot you a email, thanks for the great products!

Here is a pic of the shocks

Cost?

Thanks!

Woo Hoo Diffdude. Where is my pretty red ones for my H-Drive rides :p



Rob M

Bill, Frank, and Rob,
Call me tomorrow so I can get you which shocks you want.

Thanks,
Dave

jdearhart,
The silver shocks are $18.99, the others are $21.99.

Dave

I got the old one's and they blew me out of the water can't wait to bolt a new set on the cars.

Jimmy

What are the first version?? the silva's?? I still prefer the vcs shock over all of the new style shocks.. I had leak problems with all three sets of silva's i bought.. It wasnt me either. I had more then enough people build them for me... Im curious what these shocks have to offer. 40 bucks is alot to pay if there isnt much to gain.... Is the prices per shock??

And no this isnt a bash, im really curious about them..

How much longer are these then the ASC micro shock?

Mike,
The piston length is the same as the Associated piston.

Dave

Dave, I looking for the overall lenght of the complete side shock. I know the older Silva shocks and the CRC were longer, just wondering how much your new ones are.

Mike,
Our shocks are the same length.

Burbs,
If you look at the picture our shock is a complete kit. You only need ball cups, oil, & spring.

Dave

Here is a pic of the shocks

What color is next to the black, and are they available???

What color is next to the black, and are they available???

looks like a teflon coating.. Usually what gray is..

What are the first version?? the silva's?? I still prefer the vcs shock over all of the new style shocks.. I had leak problems with all three sets of silva's i bought.. It wasnt me either. I had more then enough people build them for me... Im curious what these shocks have to offer. 40 bucks is alot to pay if there isnt much to gain.... Is the prices per shock??

And no this isnt a bash, im really curious about them..

Well i guess ya skipped right over, and chose not to answer my question, . Good luck they look like great shocks, just like every other shock on the market..I think ill save my 40 bones for something more aprealing..

Dave, thanks for the info.

Burbs,
If you look at the picture our shock is a complete kit. You only need ball cups, oil, & spring

Well i guess ya skipped right over, and chose not to answer my question, . Good luck they look like great shocks, just like every other shock on the market..I think ill save my 40 bones for something more aprealing..
Could you explain your question about the first version.IRS never produced any shocks prior to this one.IRS was the distributor for Silva Concepts and sold the Silva shock(yes,they did leak).As far as your question what they have to offer maybe this will help.One other thing it is sold as a unit-just add oil,spring and ball cups.
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Our tolerances are tighter and very consistant. The internals are my own design and there are less parts than the other shocks so less to go wrong. We use 7075 aluminum in all the aluminum parts not 6061, this is a much higher grade of aluminum. Our piston is 1 machined piece not an aluminum washer pressed onto a shaft and all of our pistions are nickle/teflon coated.We just got in the nickle coated ones (P/N IRS4044) and have the plain aluminum ones (P/N IRS4040). All the testing so far shows the nickle/teflon ones are the best. I ran mine for more than 1.5 hrs. and when I dissassembled it there was no oil contamination and it stayed consistant the whole time. I could have run it longer but I wanted to see for myself the condition. They are not on our web site yet, we are waiting for the anodized ones to get here, blue, black, & red. If anyone has questions please post them and I will try to answer you ASAP.

Dave

I got the old one's and they blew me out of the water can't wait to bolt a new set on the cars.

Jimmy




Could you explain your question about the first version.IRS never produced any shocks prior to this one.


Per the quoted. post above, it was mentioned they had older ones.. i was refering to that..

Dave

If you look at the picture our shock is a complete kit. You only need ball cups, oil, & spring.

I run the CRC shocks, they (I believe) were complete kits also, but a "conversion" kit was also available (Just the bodies w/ end cap), this came in handy recently because I destroyed 2 shock bodies at a Velodrome race (snapped off the threaded 4-40 portion)

Will IRS also offer this type of set up?

I think their shocks were $16 and $18, so I don't see a big difference in pricing with the IRS shocks, especially if they are a superior product. Great COLOR selection for those who like that kind of "BLING"

Will they be available DIRECT from the IRS website?

I Found the answer by visiting the website... :) looks like the answer to all is YES - very cool

Burbs,
Sorry I did not reply to your question, I guess I didn't understand it. Could you ask again?
Our shock is more expensive because we use only 1 parts that is not sourced by IRS. We took the time to designed our own foam cup and produce it. Also our 1 piece piston is manufactured from 303 stainless steel and all of them are nickle/teflon coated. Unfortunately quality has it's costs.

Dave

i have a set of crc shocks and they look identical to each other. unfortunatly i can't get the crc's to stop leaking from the delrin cap.... did you guys cover this with your design?

To all the racers,
The good thing about this sport is the are many choices for products. IRS's mission statement has always been and always will be "Making The Best Better". Please feel free to make the choices you are most comfortable with.

News Flash!!!!!

Phil Marabella Wins 1/12th Oval division at the Oval Masters using the IRS 1/12th oval conversion car and the NEW IRS Nickle/Teflon Coated VCS Micro Shocks. Thanks Phil! :thumbsup:

Dave you have a PM

Mr Meat68,
We did add an o-ring in the kit for the delrin cap. As with any of the shocks if there is to much oil in the body it will find a way out when compressed.
One of the things I have learned is most racers build their shocks with to much rebound. You do not want you shock to rebound fast. If you build your shock with minimum rebound you will find that most of them will not leak. I like my shocks to rebound very slowly to about half way.

Dave

i didn't get any o-rings with mine, damnit.

i know what ya mean about over filling... all to well.

thanks.

mr meat68,
If you got 1 of our shocks and didn't the o-rings just send me your address and I'll get them out to you.

Dave

i have a set of crc shocks and they look identical to each other. unfortunatly i can't get the crc's to stop leaking from the delrin cap.... did you guys cover this with your design?

My CRC shocks never leak... if you leave too much oil in them, it will seep out until the pressure is removed.

Comparing to the Durashock, looks like Xerox is in charge of IRS's R+D department.

I just got my shocks and built them, By far the best and smoothest shock i have ever built, I LOVE the 1 piece piston, no more buying 6 piston's to get 2 the same....

Thanks Dave for all the great products, and keep up the great work...

JPH will have shocks and pistons in stock later this week. (For all you west coast oval races!)

I've ran both the sylva's and CRC's and never could get the Sylva's to quit leaking no matter how much oil I put in them,my CRC's however have never leaked as long as I built them right,but the one thing that I still can't get from either shock is consistency on both sides,I'll be trying out these new shocks for sure,gotta love that IRS quality.

me21,
Thank you for the letting me know you are pleased with our new shocks. It's nice to get an evaluation on our product from someone that has actually used them. :thumbsup:

Pepe,
Thanks for considering trying our new shocks. I am very interested in your honest evaluation of them. :)

Dave Irrgang

Hey what am I????Oh you said used them not abused them.Sorry,my bad.:p :wave: :lol:

mr meat68,
If you got 1 of our shocks and didn't the o-rings just send me your address and I'll get them out to you.

Dave

sorry for the confusion, i got the crc shocks a few months ago, never got any o-rings from them.

as far as building them, no problem there... its just the one shock that leaks, the other one is fine. i also have a set of silvas on my boy's car, they leak when they're empty, lol. i'll have to try out these new irs shocks.

mr meat,
We are selling our cap o-rings in a pack of 4, here is the P/N IRS4149.

Diffdude

Ordered a set of these yesterday. Will be trying them out next weekend. Can't wait to get them.

Thanks

Ray

mr meat,
We are selling our cap o-rings in a pack of 4, here is the P/N IRS4149.

Diffdude

thanks diff dude :thumbsup:

Just ordered these shocks last nite ... Dave thanks for the call back I'm sure these are what is needed...3 weeks no rebuild no contamination that's right up my alley....

I will be getting some BLACK ones for my new car this week. Can not wait to try them!

Just ordered these shocks last nite ... Dave thanks for the call back I'm sure these are what is needed...3 weeks no rebuild no contamination that's right up my alley....

Brad I have been running the prototype shocks since the ORL race at Mushroom Bowl (I think it 5-6 race days)and the shocks are as smooth as the day we built them.Dave has threatened to hurt me if I don't bring them down to him so he can check them out.I plan to open them up on Weds.and check them out.I will let you guys know what I find.These are the best shocks I have run and I have had them all.

Got 'em Dave, Very Nice!

Peter

I got mine yesterday, put them together last night the easiest, smoothest shocks I have built yet. I'll let you know how they work this weekend, but I'm sure that they will have superior performance.

The quality is there I assure you.

AJ

Peter and AJ,
Thanks for the early report. Glad you like them.

Dave

Dave,

Are the new upper A-arm hinge pins on the site?

Pepe,
The new hinge pins are not on our site, my bad. I will get to work on that ASAP. The P/N is IRS2373.

Dave