This shock shaft has been a pain in the rear...had a hard time finding one without the rust. Then most the suspension shops don't offer the service...well race tech will for 249.00, I believe they send it to the same place i did. I called baldwin and I talked to the shop fella...the guy in charge I'll say.. He treated me poorly and talked down to me...I told him about needing it re-chromed and who was going to going to do it.... He wanted me to send him my whole shock.. I told him what I was quoted for the re-chrome and he said it was awful cheap...Like he wanted to skin me, had no time for my questions and he like an ass said, Oh this is how I make money...then started talking about how much better his atc's are, and he was.. Soooooo I sent it out myself....Everyone just said to buy a works, I wanted to keep the stock shock, its a solid unit..