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lowering a savage ?

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What are the possible ways of lowering a savage ?

Also does it help to remove the clips on the springs, how much does this improve handling ?

thanks
 
you can remove the clips, or put in limitors, the tripple rate springs are a bit shorter then stock so they make it set a bit lower to. thats about all you can do without differnt towers, shocks, or both.

mine sets with the arms about level and it seems to do pretty good. but i have stiffer foams in mine also.
 
what limitors are you talking about ? and i would up for the shock tower option. Any recommendation?
 
what you do is take the shocks apart and place small bits of fuel line on the shock shaft. it stops the shocks from extending all they way effectivly lowering the truck. there are MANY tower options. do a search in the savage section for towers or something.
 
longer wheels?? you mean wider? you could go 40series, there pretty wide.
 
oops, just figure what I said didn't make any sense. Thanks for all the advice guys.
 
i'm running 3/4 fuel tubing inside my shocks and it seats perfect to my taste. it handles great at the track and great when racing on road too. i don't have to switch back and forth, i found my perfect set up. I'm using revo rims and tires and those do really good too.
my shocks are HB. not the stock ones.
 
I've heard of:

-Putting fuel line inside of shocks
-New springs (I have RCBoyz triple rate springs, on ebay for about $6.99 for 8 i think)
-Removing Shock spacers
-New shock towers

I have the triple rate springs and they lowered my truck slightly. Whenever I want to race the neighbor I just take out all spacers on the shock bodies and it lowers my truck lots and helps with taking turns lots.

If your looking to reduce tipping, you can get some extended lcg (lower center of gravity) tvps.
 
There are some tvp's that lower it. Don't know anything about them.

HPI has a "low CG racing chassis" out. Be about $95? Part number 87248. Might check that?
 

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