Shocks and spring help???

[Dodge This]

Well, I'm looking for a set-up that will make my T-Maxx stiff. I hate the sag all the freakin time. Its a 4x4 and I want it to sit like one. As of now, I have stock shocks with higher rate springs, but she still sags. I want it to where if it does squat then she'll come right back up. Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Metalhead Matt]

Trinity orange springs or load up on spacers.

 

[hipluther01]

You might want to consider changing the oil in the shocks and going with a heavier weight. I'm running 50w in my shocks, with red springs and 3 spacers on each. Seems pretty stiff 2 me. I drop it on the floor and it comes right back ride height.

 

[Skwerly]

I have the exact same problem! When fully extended, the bad boy sits NICE, kinda looks like an angry rodent LOL! But (especially in the rear) if I push down on the chassis, it just sits there – probably a good three inches from full extension. It looks like a vato-mobile, sagging in the rear LOL! I’m sure the shocks are shot, I was going to look into new ones or heavier oil; thanks for the advice, I think you helped two (or more) of us with one answer, there!

 

[94stanggt]

i just recently bought a set or RC Ravens dual rate springs and they are def stiffer than stock and my truck comes right back up with no problem at all. I am still using the stock oil that has been in there for over 2+ years too. (though i should prob put new oil in)

 

[Nitro Junkie]

Hey I have my T-maxx 3.3 ext chassis set up with the big bore shocks, RPM 2 stage shock pistons, and stock red shocks with 1 fat spacer on each rear shock and one half fat spacer on each front with the stock oil and I have a pretty heavy roll cage from rollcage city and i can drop mine from 4ft and shocks spring right back to ride height the thing that made a difference to me was the pistons yeah you have to sand them down a little to fit the big bores but, once i got them in the difference in decompression stage of shocks was alot faster than any of the stock pistons no matter what I tried so just a suggestion.

 

[BRIBRI]

i just redid my shocks with a 60 wt shock oil. when i drowned the old out it was black as nite. only run it for a month. alot stiffer but had to preload the stock spings. want to replace the spring soon.

 

[Suicide]

also get some kind of two-stage piston. it will dampen good but rebound fast

 

[traxxas t-maxx]

Yup if you want it to sit higher you will need heavier oil but keep this in mind, it will rebound slower. Now for the springs I don't know but I do know you can load up on the shock spacers.