Shock location

[Donkeykicker]

Wanting to know all I can about shock angle position. Plz enlighten me

[killboy]

Are you running the stock chassis?

[EvilTwin v2]

Originally Posted by Donkeykicker

Wanting to know all I can about shock angle position. Plz enlighten me

Honestly, that is far too vague of a question for anybody to give an answer. Best thing you can do is search and read and read and read...either that or take your rig out and try a particular shock position on several different obstacles (side hills, climbs, descents, etc), and then make notes of the performance. Change the position and do it all again.

That's how many of us have come up with the setups that we use.

[Donkeykicker]

I'm running a mini wedge ATM. And running and run some more is I'm doing just wondering what the degree of angle the shock has affects what? Or does it even matter if it is angled sharp or almost 90 degrees to the chassis?

[rock hard]

what I have noticed is the more angle the shock has,the "softer" it reacts.I tend to run my front shocks 1-2 positions further back (towards cener of the chassis) than the rear shocks. This also lowers the nose of the truck just a touch.

Running the shocks more veertical will stiffen the suspension

[RickM]

I completely agree with Paul here but one thing to consider in shock angles is the fact that the further back towards center of a chassis the shocks sit the more likely you are to have the shock experience tire rub when turning. This can create a need to consider "in-boarding" the shocks some either at the chassis or at the axle. One solution is a wider wheel setup like the Junfac setup. I am having this issue with my Berg as we speak.

That being said this is the fun stuff that makes our brains hurt!!

[rock hard]

Originally Posted by RickM

I completely agree with Paul here but one thing to consider in shock angles is the fact that the further back towards center of a chassis the shocks sit the more likely you are to have the shock experience tire rub when turning. This can create a need to consider "in-boarding" the shocks some either at the chassis or at the axle. One solution is a wider wheel setup like the Junfac setup. I am having this issue with my Berg as we speak.

That being said this is the fun stuff that makes our brains hurt!!

[Donkeykicker]

I just looked at your bwd build thread Paul and set my shocks like you did. Made a huge difference in climbing stability. Going to switch it up again and go try