Gentlemen, I appreciate the interest in our shocks. In reading over some of the comments I'd like to hopefully provide some clarity. We came out of the NASCAR and Baja racing worlds so even though we are new to the aircraft industry we are not new to building shocks. We were contacted by Just Aircraft to build their SuperSTOL shocks when they were having some issues with the previous shocks leaking. We saw an opportunity in the Cub world to do something different than what's out there so that's how we got here.
The AOSS and TK1 systems are both great systems we just set out to do things a little differently. We wanted to create a shock that is safe, light weight, infinitely adjustable to control rebound and dampening however we wished across all the different applications, and the sprung weight and ride height to never be compromised in case something happened. We wanted you to be able to get home if something were to happen in the field. After 2 years of R&D and testing that's what we've been able to do.
I read on here the concern over the 3/8" rod ends. We offer two different heim joints, 3/8" and 1/2". In a pull test the 3/8" heim pulled apart at 14,000 lbs and the 1/2" was above 22,000 lbs. Personally, aesthetically, I like the 1/2" on everything. The 1/2" obviously looks much beefier but the 3/8" performs well. The 3/8" heim was part of our shock set up that went through JSOC testing at Ft. Bragg and the shocks performed "better than advertised". Still, I would run 1/2".
We have drop and pull tested the shocks. The FB Live video of the pull test is on our FB page. We broke a 5/8" grade 8 bolt at 18,000 lbs and finally pulled the top cap apart at over 22,000 lbs. The 1/2" heim was still holding on.
We value feed back and constructive criticism and any questions you may have. Here are a few more details about our shocks to hopefully answer some general questions you may have:
· 7075aircraft grade aluminum shock body and extension· Allstainless steel internal components· Anodizedaluminum parts for added corrosion resistance· Teflonlined self-lubricating mono-ball attachment points· Upto 4”of travel at the shock which equals 7-9” at the wheel· Totalsystem weight 12 lbs.· Dualinternal fail safe stops for safety· 100%serviceability· Limitedlifetime warranty· Madein the USA by Veteran owned company· Testedto endure 22,000 lbs.· .375”or .5” lower heim attachment with 19,000 lb tinsel strength