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07-13-2008, 05:07 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ventura, Ca
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| new to ax10 a couple suspension questions
hey all i've been doing some searching around, and haven't been able to find anything specific to my question so here it goes. The Center of Gravity of the AX10 is way too high for me. I have moved the battery down to the front axle, got rid of the battery mount plate, moved all the electronics lower, but the Center of Gravity is still to high. I currently have about 3.1" of ground clearance, abut i want to live somewhere around 2.5"-2.75" of ground clearance. what is the easiest way of doing this? I still want to add some weight to the tires to get the weight closer to the ground, but the crawler still sits too high. I was thinking about replacing the shocks and springs, any suggestions? are their any modifications i can do to the stock springs to make them ride lower? thanks for the suggestions |
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07-13-2008, 05:09 PM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: #
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you can put spacers inside of the shock and that should get you close to where you want to be.
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07-13-2008, 05:11 PM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: columbus
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cut the stock springs and put limiters.
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07-13-2008, 06:32 PM | #4 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area
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traxxas big bores with losi springs lowered mine to about 2.75 and helped out
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07-13-2008, 06:37 PM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In the Dark Edges of your Mind
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The black bumpstops that the instructions say to put on the outside shaft of the shocks needs to go on the inside to lower the ride height.
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07-13-2008, 07:45 PM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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I used HPI "soft" springs on the stck shock bodies. I cut off about 5 coils from the springs to help the suspension compress a bit. I left just enough spring coils to keep the springs in the seats when the shock is fully extended.
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07-13-2008, 07:52 PM | #7 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Central Florida
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The Losi shocks with white springs made a HUGE difference for me. I haven't seen a need for stops, yet. IMHO, the stock shocks/springs were all but useless :( I tried several softer springs with the stock shocks but was never happy.
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07-13-2008, 08:37 PM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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Losi 4 inch crawler shocks. |
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