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I'm building a BBX with the 54993 threaded aluminum damper set, everything is cool other than the top front mounts, I can't figure it out 😲 

In what way? I don't own a BBX but Tamiya manuals are generally very good, and put in info about optional upgrades ....

Looking at the manual, page 28 shows the 54993 dampers & says to attatch them in the same way as the kit standard ones - and looking at step 30 on page 16, that means widening the holes on the front (only) of the lower wishbone and the front (again, only) of the front shock top mount points.

On the bottom, the M3 x 20mm screw goes through the clearance hole you've just drilled, through the bottom of the shock, and is screwd into the (undrilled) hole the other side.

On the top, collar part A9 goes into the top eye of the shock, the M3x18mm screw goes through the clearance hole, through the shock eye and collar, and screws into the (undrilled) hole opposite.

TBH the only thing I think you could have done wrong are not built the shocks with the correct bits, missed out the collar, not drilled the clearance holes ... or drilled too far.




 

Thank you Jonny Retro for the reply, problem is A9 will not fit into the top caps of the dampers