slow cycling rear suspension??? Poss Binding Problem
 

hey guys,

i inboarded the rear shocks last night but playing around with the truck i noticed the tire doesnt drop fast enough, ie, if i'm climbing it'll just stay rigid, but if i wait, it slowly drops

is that normal or is the shock that's being compressed too stiff? has that happened to anyone?

Something probably isn`t alligned.. and the shock is rubbing.

Have you extended the rear wheel base as well???

This could put the shock in a bind, if you HAVE extended the wheel base you can shim it out with some washers between the plastic collar and the body mount.

also a dab or two of liquid graphite on the shaft and inside the shock body will help, these are after all "friction" shocks.

no i havent extended the radius arms...

i'll try both your suggestions as i didnt have time last night to really take a close look at it, but the shocks seemed aligned and at first sight it just looked like the spring being compressed was too tight and that slowed down the flex

still not working
 

it still very sloppy...

if i pick it up wiht my hand they work fine, but when i do it with the remote against the wall they just wont come down

here are some pics of how the shocks look, maybe you guys can spot something i cant??

notice this picture, i left a lot of room in hte spacer, but if i move the shock around while it's flexed, this doesnt seem to be the problem...
http://www.chiovega.com/truck/DSC_3867.JPG


http://www.chiovega.com/truck/DSC_3871.JPG

flexes fast enough when i pick it up by hand....

http://www.chiovega.com/truck/DSC_3872.JPG

I had this happen to me when I inboarded my shocks too. Turns out the shock shaft and body were way cockeyed. Just did some adjusting and works great now.

Matt