To stop the shock bottoms snapping on me iv gone for the shaft upgrade. 8mm shafts and you can use the seals off you old shocks! The stock ones will stand it until you land it funny,front heavy usually does it and iv snapped back us too, iv got 8mm shock shafts all round and there good and iv got a really thick oil in there, 60wt it's like treacle it's that thick
Ut that's how I like it, I can drop my baja from my head and it'll not bottom out, I'd not advice you to do that on stock set up, it'll probably shoot straight through and land on its chassis lol!
It's a great mod to do to the stock shock body's but don't forget you mote like it all sloppy I don't no but if ya want some links I think it's on my list somwere and its a cheaper mod and better in my opinion than paying out for big bores and so on!
I feel the smaller shock gives you a more precise adjustment and you have also the option to get the harder springs to. Witch I have on the rears for that bit extra weight on the rear! You don't want the front bouncing all over the place you end up with no steering g coz the front wheels will be always in the air lol!
Fronts need to be planted all the time. Or your going to end up in the nearest hedge