Bottoming out on big jumps--prevention

[Cupooterluvr]

I found this on RCCarAction.com: Put 2 or 3 mm pieces of silicone fuel tubing on the end of your shock rods and they won't ram into the bellows on big jumps. I'd imagine it'd reduce the shock a bit to the rest of the truck too.

http://www.rccaraction.com/ME2/dirm...0&tier=3&nid=7E0BE98F3881418A9793E5FB17483FBC

 

[beason]

i set up my truck where the chassis bottoms out befor the shocks do. for big big air the shock shafts, arms, and towers take a heck of a hit when the shocks bottom out. the flat bottom of the chassis can take alot harder hit without hurting anything.

that fuel tube idea is good, but it still hits, transferring the hit from the arm to the shock end, shaft, body, cap, then shock tower. something has to give in there eventually.


and yes i mean BIG air

:surrender

 

[olds97_lss]

Also, fuel tubing is so soft that when you do land a big truck, the tubing just splits into pieces.

Might work ok with smaller 1/10 trucks though.