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09-07-2010, 03:38 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: clinton twp/mt clemens
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|  shock oil alt.
is there anything i can use in place of shock oil. im tight on cash so i need a quick simple alternative.
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09-07-2010, 03:44 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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cooking oil? baby oil would be too thin probly. |
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09-07-2010, 03:44 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wildwood
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Cooking oil maybe???
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09-07-2010, 05:32 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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Serious? Its like $3-4...Steal some from a friend!
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09-07-2010, 05:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ
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gypsy tears
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09-07-2010, 07:20 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada
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A bottle is just 3-4$... :( check in your garage for 3in1 sewing machine oil.... full scale engine oil.... |
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09-07-2010, 11:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: out in boonies!!
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hmm I see cooking / baby oil.... ok how bout honey or maple syrup ...... ya gotta have motor oil somewhere.... |
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09-08-2010, 08:23 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pueblo
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ATF (auto tranny fluid) is considered by some to be similar to 10W fork oil in motorcycle shocks and is used often, so it would work. What it is considered close to in RC oil, not sure. baby oil, mineral oil, cooking oils, suntan oils..... all should be OK in RC shocks and shouldn't hurt rubber o-rings and such. Just may be a pain to clean out when you do get shock oil. And they all will be a guess on their weights. |
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09-08-2010, 08:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Water with a couple drops of shampoo? Pee in it?  When my shocks pop open out on the rocks I just screw the sucker back and carry on, oddly doesn't seem to make a big difference running one of 'em empty. Seriously, any light oil should work. But tuning is the key. Cheers. |
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09-08-2010, 08:47 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Jacksonville
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I vote vegetable oil. I like the way it performs, but I can't say anything for the long term because I just started using it.
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09-08-2010, 03:54 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: canada
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09-08-2010, 04:15 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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09-08-2010, 04:47 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Strugglin
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All my shocks are filled 3/4 of the way up with Bacon grease............
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09-08-2010, 05:29 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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 If you can't afford shock oil then don't put anything in the shocks. How much difference could it possibly make for you? | |
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09-08-2010, 05:39 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: pelham
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instead of finding an alt for shock oil why not try saving $3 and get some real shock oil to me that sounds like the easyest thing to do. and you wont screw anything up and get your rig full of crap. like already said if you cant afford it. dont put anything in them till u can get some. go look under all the couchs and check all the vending machines coin return slot  |
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09-08-2010, 06:04 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada
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09-08-2010, 06:38 PM
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| cherry bomb   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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09-09-2010, 08:53 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: ST. George
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I have friends that use just regular motor oil.
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09-09-2010, 12:49 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pacifica, CA.
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09-09-2010, 05:31 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southwestern, Ohio
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Blood works too!  |
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