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06-08-2015, 10:00 AM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
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| Droop kit recommendation
I'm looking for a droop kit that doesn't require holes to be cut into the hood. I tried searching but couldn't find anything recent and the old recommendations are no longer available.
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06-08-2015, 10:11 AM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Houston
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation
Use ckrc's that's what I did. That's in,y because my Wraith hood is hand,add aluminum with a huge cowl so I didn't want to have two ugly cuts on it.
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06-08-2015, 10:45 AM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation
I do not see a droop kit on ckrc website. Am I missing it?
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06-08-2015, 11:28 AM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Grimcity, On
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation
I got the level 3 one in my PS wraith. I didn't have to cut.
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06-08-2015, 12:59 PM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Roseville, Ca
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation
BPC chassis.
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06-08-2015, 01:29 PM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
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06-08-2015, 01:47 PM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: a land bereft of rocks
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06-08-2015, 04:20 PM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Woodland
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation
I also have the ckrc kit, came with the truck when I bought it from my brother, and I did not cut the hood. However it's a very tight fit, and I'm starting to see some wear on the paint where the droop kit rests against the hood. But it works
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06-08-2015, 04:48 PM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Switzerland
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation
I'm a big fan of shorter shocks instead of a droop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
06-08-2015, 05:02 PM | #10 |
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06-08-2015, 05:10 PM | #11 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation Quote: That's $54 I'm not paying more than double the normal price. That's almost triple normal price! | |
06-08-2015, 05:19 PM | #12 | |
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation Quote:
https://www.ckrccrawlers.com/product...raith%2C+Black Last edited by Eric0424; 06-08-2015 at 05:27 PM. | |
06-08-2015, 05:31 PM | #13 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SB
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation
I like level3 rc's
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06-08-2015, 06:15 PM | #14 |
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation Level3 with 130mm shocks |
06-08-2015, 07:10 PM | #15 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation
A suspension lowering kit does not increase droop. It's actually designed/engineered to reduce droop (extension). So don't waste money on it unless ya know why ya need it. Realize it is simply a tool for compensating... if the utilized shocks are too long and are causing drive line bind. (excessive droop) Max droop is predetermined by the factory drive shaft angle(s) (universal joints). The over-all shock length/extension/mounting position controls how much droop is allowed. There is a predetermined aft. mrkt. shock length that will fit the Wraith without causing excessive droop (bind) to the drive shaft's universal joint. tho' I'm not familiar as to what that length is ? ...'cause I don't own one. Maybe it's 100mm like on the SCX-10 ? eh... someone else may know and say !? Appropriate shock stroke travel should be set up for a 60/40 travel perimeter. ^ that means 60% up travel (compression) and 40% down travel (droop/extension). In the split of 60/40 should be your established static ride height. I roll 50/50 on my rig. Using the susp. lowering brackets could help in correcting drive line issues primarily for a shock that is too long and allows the axle to droop below the factory limitation. A shock can be limited for either compression and/or extension... by simply installing shims on the shaft, externally (compression) or internally (extension). Limiting straps on an rc crawler are generally useless and simply for show. |
06-08-2015, 07:23 PM | #16 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
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I want to lower my wraith to get a lower cog and make it a better crawler. I said droop because that's what these kits are called, droop kits.
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06-08-2015, 07:31 PM | #17 |
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06-08-2015, 07:41 PM | #18 |
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06-08-2015, 08:18 PM | #19 | |
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| Re: Droop kit recommendation Quote:
You can also flip the shock/link mounts on the axles over and get some more drop. Whoever named them "droop" kits got it wrong. Drop, yes. Droop, no. | |
06-08-2015, 08:21 PM | #20 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Knoxville
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I have the lower link mounts flipped already. I thought about flipping the rear upper mount but isn't it better to keep the front and rear level?
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