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hey guys, i want to have my truck set up for jumping and racing. i have the integy piggy back shocks and i found out that the regular springs that come with them are too weak for big air. i was wondering if the trinity blue springs would help me out any. and what sock oil should i run? any response will be great!!

bryan
 
The blues are less stiff than the blacks. I guess you could pickup a set of both. I found the black springs, 3 hole pistons and 70 weight oil gave me the response I was looking for. I may drop down to 50-60 and go with the 2 hole pistons. Or maybe even the RPM dual rate plates if they fit.

The black springs may be what you are looking for if you are a jumper/basher. Blue more for the track if your truck is heavy.

You can follow the same rules for oil. Experiment. 30-50 for track and 40-80 for jumping/bashing (dependent on weight)
 
I run a combination of blue and black with 60wt silicone on the rear shocks, and blues with 60 wt silicone on the front shocks. If your truck is really heavy compared to stock you may need blacks all around. Regardless, the blues work well for bashing and big air on a mid weight truck.

You can also do a simple mod to the shock that will help keep the shock from bottoming out. The mod is called a bumpstop. You take 1/2 - 3/4 inch length of fuel tubing and place it on the shaft of the shock between the bottom spring retainer and the shock cylinder. This will limit the full travel of the shock and stop the suspension from bottoming out on those really big jumps.
 
I am running the blues on my dynamite/losi shocks, with 60wt oil, and i love the way it handles. It takes big air well too.

Do you have a lot of aluminum on your truck?
 
Yes, it is a cheap and effective modification. If you look at HB shocks, they come with them already installed.
 
Sweet!! Thanks sky.. How thick does the tubeing have to be? I have sone stock fule tubeing. Will that work fine?
 
That is what I used on mine.

I run 1/2 inch length. The longer the tubing you apply, the more the travel of the shock is limited. 1/2 inch seems to stop the truck about 1/4 inch of the ground. The fuel tubing has enough give to cushion the shock's stop at the end of its range of travel. Experiment with the length of tubing until you find a length that stops your trucks downward motion where you want it.

Glad to have helped. I can't claim full credit for the idea; I got it from a fellow member of old, Hunter (not SilentHunterKellen...just plain old Hunter).
 
Again thankyou!! I hate my truck bottoming out. Not all the time does it do it, but when it does....... I hate it!! Time for a rebuild and some tubeing bump stops!!:w00t:
 
Oh thanks Sky!! Help me with my sweet shock setup and then forget to tell me about bumpstops! Now I gotta remove the shocks, the socks, the springs, blah blah blah, bitch bitch bitch...
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hey guys i went to the local hobby shop and picked up the blue trinity shocks and 70 shock oil. it is good soo far i havent had a chance to jump them but i will soon. i will try the bumpstop thing too. thankz for all the help guys.

bryan
 
Sky's and my views on spring/shock setup vary a little but we both agree to disagree on the subject. I personally like heavy springs and light oil. I'd prefer my springs to take the punishment than my shocks. First and foremost, the springs are cheaper than the shocks when replacement time comes. Second, the springs are easier to replace than the entire shock when you factor in the time of adding oil, getting the air bubbles out of the shocks, etc... One thing I will say about this setup of heavy springs and light oil, the springs only last about a 6 months of seriousbefore they go caput and have to be replaced. I don't know about the longevity of Sky's setup but I will ask him topmorrow.
 
I'm still on the original springs that I put on about a year ago. I have had to rebuild my shocks one time in that span. As for philosophy on shock set up, run the way you like it. There is nothing wrong with either method. My way just doesn't eat up the springs as fast as yours. No biggie.
 
Cool beans, like I said we agree to disagree. John, my roommate, uses blue springs too. Guess he like Sky's way better. That's ok I take it out on him at work since he works for me...
 

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