shocks

[ax10tn]

i am running the losi comp shocks now but i have been told to switch to a big bore shock with mini springs and its alot better???? if so what exactly do i need ive seen alot of people runnig them with the pink springs but im not sure what to look for.

[hoghead5150]

for mini-t springs you have fronts and rears. the fronts are shorter, the rears longer. i've yet to see a correct spring rate chart but here's how they come. for the fronts, the pinks are the softs, reds-medium, orange-hard, the rears are silver-softs,green-mediums,blue-hard. i'm running reds all the way around right now and they are about the same spring rate as losi gold springs. the pinks are very soft.

your losi shocks are good ones, and if you wanted you can run mini-t springs on them, just buy some jeepindoug spring cups! i got my spring cups thru crawlerinnovations. the biggest benefit i've found is the mini-t springs are about the same diameter as the shock body on the losi shocks so it cuts down some tire rubbage against the spring.

[ax10tn]

i really like the losi's but someone told me if i would switch over to the big bores with mini t springs it would be a night and day diff

[hoghead5150]

if ya switch, just send me th losi's!! the big bores are good shocks, but i doubt it would be night and day difference. the springs will fit the losi's, but the big bores don't leak as bad as the losi's do. if ya wanna go big bores, you can check out wickedwolfrc.com he can set you up with the shocks, cap mod, spring cup, and springs.

[ax10tn]

would you switch to them from the losi's ?

[hoghead5150]

No. unless I needed rod end on both sides of the shocks and the losi's were gonna be to long. I do like the mini t springs tho. The minit's will slip onto the losi shocks, where u put the cartrige in the bottom, the spring will slide over the end and hold there, then jeepindoug's spring cups on the rod end side

[ax10tn]

are you running the losi's with mini t's? if so can you get me a pic of them to see? and i looked on crawler innovation and i didnt see those cups on there.

[Hacksaw707]

The minis fit the Losi shocks fine, you just stretch the end onto the cartridge they fit Ok.....The losi stock O-rings suck/ thus leak...I had great luck with some black silicone ones from the hardware store just go A hair smaller on the ID than the red losi ones.......Built A set awhile back for a buddy and still no leaks

[ax10tn]

ok so all i need to convert my losi's to the minis is the jeepindoug cups and a set of springs. i found the cups but i cant find the springs anywhere..

[xjcritter]

Originally Posted by ax10tn

ok so all i need to convert my losi's to the minis is the jeepindoug cups and a set of springs. i found the cups but i cant find the springs anywhere..

google losi mini T spings...There every where

[ax10tn]

Ok I found a spring kit but do I need the front or rears to run on the losi's

[hoghead5150]

fronts, and you can get them from crawler innovations also. just saying. also i ordered 2 sets of front springs. the fronts being shorter they work better with the losi shocks. right now i'm running duratrax evader shocks, but they are almost identical to the losi comp shocks!

[ax10tn]

Originally Posted by hoghead5150

fronts, and you can get them from crawler innovations also. just saying. also i ordered 2 sets of front springs. the fronts being shorter they work better with the losi shocks. right now i'm running duratrax evader shocks, but they are almost identical to the losi comp shocks!

Ok thanks man I'll give them a call or email them right now.

[sandbaggerAx10]

awesome thanks for the tips on shock set up. I been trying to figure what is best. Rather than buy garbage.