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11-27-2010, 05:15 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto
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|  Shock placement
Is it better to install crawler shocks upside own or right side up and why. I have a set of duratrax evader shocks and was wondering which way would be best.
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11-27-2010, 05:29 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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I think the conventional wisdom on the subject is to mount them body side down, this moves the bulk of the shock weight lower, thus lowering the center of gravity.
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11-27-2010, 07:43 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sumter, SC
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It also depends on your setup. I cant run my front shocks body side down because my servo horn would hit the body. It barely clears the shaft as it is!
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11-28-2010, 07:15 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Okinawa, Japan
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I run mine upside down, not sure how much difference it makes on cog though
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12-01-2010, 10:17 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2010 Location: houston
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Yes it is to lower your COG. It should work well both ways. Mine are all upright because i let my tires just touch the shock springs at full lock.
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12-02-2010, 02:45 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2010 Location: CRAWlORADO
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I run mine upside down in the rear and rightside up in the front I have anti roll springs in them and so they work againts eachother forceing them back down to the ground  |
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12-02-2010, 04:01 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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body up for me, the little air in the shock body will stay at the top thus letting the pistion almost constaly be in the oil always having dapening power, and if they are upside down the piston is in the air thus giving a very incosistant feel to the suspension/ rig or in a case i had with my ax-10 it had lots of wheel hop when mounted upside down, IMO the amount it effects the COG is not worth it
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12-02-2010, 04:15 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ukiah
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What is the effect of mounting the shocks vertically or laying down.
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12-03-2010, 07:43 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Okinawa, Japan
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12-03-2010, 09:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: boise
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12-04-2010, 09:33 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Council Bluffs
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i run mine body up. i tried mounting them upside down and didnt notice any difference in my rigs cog. still rolled at the same spots that i usaully did.
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