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03-01-2014, 10:13 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northridge,Ca
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Were can I find some scale shocks that are NOT internally sprung? I think that the leaf suspension is enough, a sprung shock is just way over kill.. I want more articulation and would like to see the suspension work a bit more Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-02-2014, 08:02 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SE Iowa
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I have a pile of stock Traxxas shocks that have been wasting time doing nothing, started to rework them for my SB, they cheap & can be found all over peoples scrap piles on their benches
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03-02-2014, 08:41 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ca.
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Be sure to post up what you guys discover. I would like to change shocks myself but just haven't explored that area yet.
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03-02-2014, 11:04 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Newmarket, Canada
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If you're just looking for more articulation, just remove the stock shocks completely. They limit up-travel by at least 1/4". Beef up your leaf setup a bit and you'll be very happy.
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03-02-2014, 11:10 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northridge,Ca
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Interesting, Id like some scale shocks in there even if there just all for show(dummy shocks) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
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03-03-2014, 05:39 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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I swapped in a few setups and finally settled on stock scx10's. You will get 1/4" extra swish and 1/8" of sag. Yes they leak like a bitch, so lose the oil and use a drop of 60-100k diff oil. It will still give a dampnening effect but won't leak out. Just a drop will do it.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-03-2014, 06:12 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northridge,Ca
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Did you use springs? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
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03-03-2014, 06:22 PM
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03-03-2014, 06:22 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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03-03-2014, 06:23 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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The scx doesn't have holes, the plate is notched, and there wasn't options that I remember Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-03-2014, 06:24 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northridge,Ca
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Stevem50 Thanks!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-03-2014, 06:25 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ca.
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Last edited by raceeng18; 03-03-2014 at 06:30 PM. | |
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03-03-2014, 06:26 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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Bonus is that for their intended purpose they are so bad you can get them for pennies... Haha. But like I said, one drop of diff fluid gets it done and too thick to seep out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-03-2014, 06:28 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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Yeah, scx10. You have a standard hole style valve plate? It's like that in my larger ax/wraith shocks, but the little guys are notched Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-03-2014, 06:34 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ca.
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Going to try some SCX10 shocks, thank you. | |
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03-03-2014, 06:51 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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How new/old is it? The ones I'm using are off a dingo, from when it was new. Either way the valving is irrelevant as there won't be any fluid. The diff fluid sticks to the inner shock body to cause the friction/dampening. If you have more than a drop or two, they will be so stiff, they won't compress Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-03-2014, 07:34 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ca.
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I've built two Rubicons that offered a choice of pistons, so 2012 I guess as far as age. I hear what you mean about the gear oil. I 'm sure it won't pass through those tiny holes.
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03-03-2014, 07:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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If using a hole style plate, I would notch it into a star shape with a dremel. As far as performance goes, you will get just about 3/4" more travel using them, so I can recommend doing it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-03-2014, 08:09 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ca.
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Thanks for the info stevem50, I'll give it a try this week end.
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03-12-2014, 01:18 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bel air
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How did the shocks work out? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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