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Bkyd Basher

Bkyd Basher

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Hey guys, i have been running the green springs in the rear and no matter what i do i have way to much sag. I'm thinkin i need stiffer springs but not sure how extreme to go? Any ideas on which to purchase? Thanks in advance
 
depends what u do? i have purple in rear and silver in front. have u checked the oil in your shocks and set preload correctly?
 
could someone explain the colour system on the springs pls .. i did the same with some springs i got with the car the only thing is i dont want to over tighten the preload Also what weight should i have in the rear springs i want the my revo to sit tall i dont mind if it wheelies on pull away coz i can control with the slipper clutch .. many thanks ;)
 
Ryaule said:
could someone explain the colour system on the springs pls .. i did the same with some springs i got with the car the only thing is i dont want to over tighten the preload Also what weight should i have in the rear springs i want the my revo to sit tall i dont mind if it wheelies on pull away coz i can control with the slipper clutch .. many thanks ;)
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look at the manual that came with your truck ...its all in there ....that said , i use the stiffest long travel springs (dont remember color ) with the P2 rockers ...i find its a good setup
 
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i can drop my truck from 1 foot and it doesn't bottom out, anything over and it does. i do a fair few jumps when i bash so I'm going to replace the 30k shock oil with 70. hopefully that helps with the landings. i have the purple on rear and silver on front as i said before and preload it set where the spring can collapse to the point where the shock is almost fully collapsed as well. dont know if that makes sense or if its right, but in my mind that will give me the most travel till i bottom out. i also have a steel cage on the as of mine so there is extra weight there where the thicker shock oil will help with too.
 
I am actually gonna be racing this summer with some pretty descent size jumps. It just seems the springs are not heavy enough, kinda lazy not much rebound no matter how tight i make the springs. I am running 35wt now, all shocks just rebuilt. And how exactly is the preload set? By the adjuster on the shock body?
 
yeh. ill take a pic now

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when the spring is collapsed the shock is just at the point of bottoming out.
 
awesome thanks. I just bought them all and gonna try and find what i like as far as spring rate. Thanks Guys
 

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