01-27-2012, 11:00 AM | #1 |
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| Long travel shocks f/r?
Hey guys, I'm lookin to replace the stock shocks on my wraith. Rebuilt one of them, it's a pain, still didn't fix the leakyness. Lookin for all aluminum or better. It's gonna be mainly a crawler. Let's see some pics on all your rigs and some feedback on what y'all are runnin.
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01-27-2012, 11:41 AM | #2 | |
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here is a crap load of pics | |
01-27-2012, 02:34 PM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Seattle
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
I converted mine to longer shocks in the rear with raised towers. Amazing travel, and still sits like a stock Wraith with the collars all the way up when just sitting. I used Wheely King shocks that are plastic though. But for going Crawler, you are on the right track! It was a night and day improvement! I would not bolt longer shocks in the stock positions though. Pics in my Sig. link.
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01-27-2012, 06:48 PM | #4 |
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
Thanks Guys NFA Fab I like the setup you have, I was thinking about unbolting the shocks and skid plate from the rest of the tube chassis and building a custom rig out of either 1/4" .050 or .075 wall tubing or 1/4" round stock and having somebody machine custom shock mounts so that I can have lots of vertical and lateral(front-back) adjustment possibilities which would allow me to run a huge variety of different shocks. I was reading thru the tools and procedures section and saw some of the cool custom setups that a few guys are runnin. I wanna make it crawl better than an AX10. Also how are those 2.2 RC4WD boggers? |
01-27-2012, 11:05 PM | #5 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Seattle
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The Wraith is not going to be AX10-capable without a lot of work. I don't even intend on trying to make it so. I still have work to do, but am trying to keep realistic. The Wraith was just never intended to be a crawler. If you don't mind cutting up the cage, you will open a world of possibilities! I am just trying to work with the stock framework. | |
01-28-2012, 01:42 AM | #6 |
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
I have the Pro line Scaler Shocks 90-95mm part # 6060 ....Will these work on the wraith or do i need longer?
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01-28-2012, 08:10 AM | #7 |
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
AX10's are amazing crawlers so that's gonna be a tough goal to reach. I have a very creative side to me and having finally got me easy access to a welder I'm ready to start creating, just gotta figure out how to drill 1/8" holes thru the center of 3/16" round stock yet and then I'm set!
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01-28-2012, 08:50 AM | #8 |
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
Was just lookin at rpp, hows the Hot Racing HA 123mm double spring shocks, or the RC4WD X10 101mm Piggyback shocks sound? Anybody ever run either of these shocks on their rigs?
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01-29-2012, 11:34 AM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Livermore Ca.
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
I am running the proline rear Slash shocks at all 4 corners, soft springs. Also I have the level3 lowering kit, works great but the shocks are the same length as Wraith's. I just purchased 124mm Gmade shocks and need to put them together and try. I too am looking to get the best bashing stance with nice ride height sag but drop out travel to crawl. You should be able to get a good combo once the travel is figured out and ride height pre-load and then play with the shock oil weight to control the body roll at speeds. Again all thoughts on what I am playing with so I am not an export on these RC crawlers, just putting 1:1 ideas into the RC scale.
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01-31-2012, 10:42 AM | #10 |
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
Thanks NCT. Let me know how those 124mm GMade shocks work out. I'm lookin to get about the same ride height as a stock wraith RTR at no preload with more drop out travel for crawling. Just bought a set of axial 14x70mm 1.75lb/in springs to soften it up from the 2.04lb/in stock RTR springs. Gonna go test them out later this week after I get my new wheels painted up and 2.2 PL Swamper TSL SX's mounted on them. Any advice on gettin them nice and soft without cutting too much of the memory foam away?
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01-31-2012, 10:36 PM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Livermore Ca.
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
The softer springs will help alot but the lower stance than factory will be better, I ran little comp travel at ride height with light springs on the stock shocks and had good luck but I wanted more so I changed it to the ProLines and ready to test my next idea with the GMades. You going the right direction to find that personal sweet spot. Can't help on the tires, I am waiting on my Mayhams to show up and have some TSLs waiting to be installed and will also be looking for the hot foam set up like you. Sorry |
02-01-2012, 04:33 AM | #12 |
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
Bought the wheels/tires second hand off here, So far I cut the foams down a little bit, don't wanna take too much. The tires alone seem just like the 2.2 Pit Bulls in terms of compounds, so I think its a matter of getting the foams cut right. Hopefully gonna start testing tonight with a jerry-rigged lower link mount since my M3x20 screw decided it didn't want to be in the truck last night for our trail run. Note to anyone- avoid the HR ladder bars, they look awesome and are rock solid but the metal ball is held into the bar with a brass retainer ring and these rings vibrate out of the bar (its just a design flaw, they're awesome looking and rock solid and a perfect fit)(and yes I loc-tited the snot outta that retainer ring-stil came out), thus giving play in the suspension, and if you lose that M3x20 mounting screw out of the skid plate then you lose the ball and retainer ring like I did. Now I gonna get a different set of links.
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02-03-2012, 04:37 PM | #13 |
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
how about integy 128mm rock crawler shocks?
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02-11-2012, 12:05 AM | #14 |
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02-11-2012, 01:02 PM | #15 |
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
Well I just finished building a set of factory Axial 72-103mm shocks, what a pain in the neck. After that experience I want assembled shocks, I'm suddenly against me having to build them, they're a lot worse than the go-kart, atv, and snowmobile shocks that I'm used to rebuilding. any thoughts on the integy type 2 126mm shocks from tower?
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05-24-2012, 04:35 AM | #16 |
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
I would suggest gmade zero. They are unbelievable. The flex on mine couldn't be any better or smoother.
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05-24-2012, 06:38 AM | #17 |
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i have the integy 128mm shocks on mine. i took them apart and made it so they had the same trave as stock and put shorter springs on them as well. i love how mine sits and it has more than enough flex.
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05-26-2012, 05:58 PM | #18 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bloomington
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
Anyone care to post pics of shock setup. especially i want to see gmade 0 shocks.
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05-26-2012, 06:29 PM | #19 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vermont
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
I would highly recommend Traxxas Big Bores. All aluminum and they are super smooth and don't leak.
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05-26-2012, 06:44 PM | #20 |
Gold Star Baby! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SOUTH JORDAN, UT
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| Re: Long travel shocks f/r?
I am running the XL Big Bores with Mini-T Springs with the cap mod. They are 4inches on the dot, However without the cap mod the XL's are only 3 1/2in long. I really like the Big Bores.... Buttery smooth and I get a lot more flex V.S my Power Stroke Shocks I had, They were 3 1/2in. and they weren't buttery smooth like the Big Bores are. If you want a 4in shock the XXL Big Bores are good as are the Losi Shocks. Both are 4in shocks and work awesome. |
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