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02-03-2022, 10:22 AM | #1 |
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| Enduro shock spring color and rates
Recently added brass to my enduro and now I feel as if I need some stiffer shock springs. It currently has the stock ones that came with the builders kit. I think black springs on all 4 corners.The truck weights in at 8.4 lbs and will be adding slightly more weight to it with a brass front diff cover. My question is what does the shock springs color mean? Any suggestions on what colors I should start with and or what weigh shock oils also?. Also would not be opposed to a better shock as well. Thanks for any help in advance.
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02-03-2022, 10:47 AM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2021 Location: NorCal
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| Re: Enduro shock spring color and rates
You can check the spring rate of the ones you have by looking at the ends of em where they are painted a certain color. Once you figure out what rates you have, you can go up to the next higher rate. Element Enduro spring rates listed from soft/stiff @ lb/in: Green - .71 White - .95 Grey - 1.49 Blue - 2.09 Yellow - 2.47 Black - 4.75 (IFS) |
02-03-2022, 11:22 AM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: US
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| Re: Enduro shock spring color and rates
"Interesting" that grey through yellow are relatively close to each other, but then there's a HUGE difference between yellow & black. Would be great I'd there was something in-between...something right around 3.5 (+/- 0.25). ~ More peace, love, laughter, & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place |
02-03-2022, 12:48 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: Enduro shock spring color and rates
Gray is as stiff as I like it execpt on an IFS build. Greens are a bit too soft unless is a super light comp build, other wise they just bottom out (100% droop) White and gray are the ones I use most often. Lspencer you might try the Blue or yellow spings, black spings are likely to be way too stiff. |
02-03-2022, 05:39 PM | #5 | |
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Granted, while I have the servo & motor installed, I haven't checked the ride with ESC & battery in place...so, once they're both in place, in things could 'change'. Still, I'd prefer ever-so-slightly softer springs & some preload, over stiffer springs & no preload. ~ More peace, love, laughter, & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place | |
02-03-2022, 06:44 PM | #6 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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I started a IFS suspension tuning thread Enduro IFS Shock Tuning thread I had to go back to it to see what I ended up doing, yellows up front with lots of preload and blue in the back with no preload (running the gatekeeper body) | |
02-03-2022, 06:53 PM | #7 | |
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2) I'll definitely be reading that thread (as if you couldn't have already figured that out...lol). ~ More peace, love, laughter, & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place | |
02-03-2022, 08:31 PM | #8 | |
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02-03-2022, 08:33 PM | #9 | |
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02-03-2022, 09:14 PM | #10 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: st louis
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| Re: Enduro shock spring color and rates
Curious if there are any other springs that fit. The black as others have mentioned are a bit stiff. The yellows if I max out preload the truck is still sitting pretty low with full sized pack and a bit heavier bumper than stock. Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk |
02-03-2022, 10:52 PM | #11 | |
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~ More peace, love, laughter, & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place | |
02-04-2022, 12:32 AM | #12 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2021 Location: NorCal
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| Re: Enduro shock spring color and rates
Axial springs fit, and as you can see the Gmade RSD springs are the same diameter so there should be some kind of solution out there. |
02-17-2022, 02:17 PM | #13 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Lincoln
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| Re: Enduro shock spring color and rates
TRX4 Springs also work. Their blue spring rate is between the yellow and black Element springs. Had to run a decent amount of preload to make it work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
02-17-2022, 04:43 PM | #14 |
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| Re: Enduro shock spring color and rates
Here is a Trailrunner chassis and a 1300mah 3s lipo on Yellow springs before force is applied: You can see that it will hold up the weight, but any bigger battery and it won’t hold itself up. Here is after bottoming out the suspension: This is as high as it will return to on these springs and a small battery. As for flex: The front gets to inline with the skid before lifting the rear tire. The jack is completely maxed out here. The back corner is completely bottomed out, and will bottom out before the front ever does. I’ll do the same with the TRX4 blues next. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
02-17-2022, 04:58 PM | #15 |
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| Re: Enduro shock spring color and rates
Same setup as the yellows, just with the TRX4 blues instead: Before bottoming out: After bottoming out: And the flex test: It returns to better ride height with these. Again, arms only get to parallel before bottoming out. Both tests were done a brand new Trailrunner. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
02-17-2022, 07:35 PM | #16 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: st louis
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| Re: Enduro shock spring color and rates
Springs have 0 effect on bottom put, that's the bumpers on the shock stopping it from bottoming out. You also don't want it riding high on the suspension, increases COG and thus tip over rate. Bottom out is a bit conservative as well, limiting travel, can go further. Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk |
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