Help with shocks

[ativanforme]

when you are on a track with lots of jumps and your car bottoms out a lot. How do you fix this? do you want more compressed springs, less compressed springs, or adjusted to have the farthest travel of your springs. Also my shocks have a three hole and a two hole dampener which would be better for the big jumps

 

[slowngreen]

Just remember that changing one aspect of your suspension might improve one area but then affect another in a negative way. Id step up to alittle stiffer springs and maybe thicker oil and try it out.

 

[PepsiKid]

when you are on a track with lots of jumps and your car bottoms out a lot. How do you fix this? do you want more compressed springs, less compressed springs, or adjusted to have the farthest travel of your springs. Also my shocks have a three hole and a two hole dampener which would be better for the big jumps

1 - contrary to some misinformation posted, heavier springs do not aid in keeping your truck from bottoming out (since most RC springs are so close to one another in stiffness). heavier springs are more of a tuning aid to help/adjust the handing of your truck than anything else - and using a heavier spring to counteract bottoming out can be problematic, as they can also make the truck more bouncy on landing and thereby making your problem worse.

2 - heavier weight oil is what is to be used to keep your truck from bottoming out. most RTRs come with comparatively light oil, usually about 30wt, so you have plenty of options.

3 - 3-hole pistons allow more fluid through easier, so the shock moves faster. while 2-hole pistons allow less fluid through, so the shock moves slower. so in your case you might consider the 2-hole pistons, if your truck already has 3-hole pistons on it.

4 - remember that any change is a bit of a trade-off, and when you change one thing it usually affects something else. so always make one change at a time, and then test it so you can compare it to how it was before.

good luck

 

[atraumanurse]

Good Reply

Very informative answer, Thanks for the info