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Old 11-25-2014, 12:14 AM   #1
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Default What's your articulation like?

Curious to know what you guys are getting for articulation with your rigs. I am using a soft tensioner in the rear and none up front. Short barrel springs all around with soft up front and medium in the rear.

What do you have?





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Old 11-25-2014, 12:28 AM   #2
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Longer barrel springs and both sway bars are in place.

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Old 11-25-2014, 07:34 PM   #3
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Med short barrel in front, hard short barrel in rear, thin torsion up front, med torsion in rear



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Old 12-01-2014, 01:53 PM   #4
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I gave up the barrel springs and canti system a long time ago. Mine is fully drooped on aluminum Tamiya dampers:

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Old 12-03-2014, 03:45 PM   #5
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Dirty 'Yota how do you like the 1.9's on the CR-01? I was tempted to go that route, but I didn't want to loose the height that you usually do with majority of 1.9's. or the mechanical grip on rocks with the girth this chassis has.

Also, do you have body off shots with the dampers? I have been torn about doing the same, but I love the quirky setup.
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Old 12-05-2014, 07:06 AM   #6
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Run 2 very different set-ups: Gmade G-transition droop shocks on the bug, 40wt all around. Works VERY well, very predictable and stable. These shocks seem like they were made for this chassis.




Separate spring/shock combo on the jeep. Short barrels, hard rear med front, with icon shocks and 60wt oil. Initially it had too much flex, was a bit tippy and didn't sidehill for nothing. (though a blast to wheel) Thanksgiving morning I sat down and added 10mm limiters inside the shocks, and about 10mm of rubber spacers back on the outer shocks shafts to limit overall travel by about 20mm or so. WHAT a difference. Still have a lot of flex, but it's much more controlled. Keeps the springs from stretching out of their sweet spot. Might add another 5mm inside the shock bodies as well and think it'll be dialed.

I could swap over to the same shock set-up that the bug has, but I love the quirky set-up as well, and I'm finally got it to the point where it works almost as good.



Both shots were from last weekend....trucks were in top form, though after 3+ years the rear ring and pinion on the bug finally started going.

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Old 12-05-2014, 07:45 AM   #7
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^^^that bug is rad! Very well done, sir.
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Old 12-05-2014, 09:35 PM   #8
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OSCR - awesome pic's and love your new bug body! wicked paint job! I built up my Gmade shocks, not installed as yet, truck is still in a million pieces, but the shocks leak sitting on my bench and doesn't matter the position, horizontally, vertically, upside down, right side up... I used the oil that came in the package, any suggestions?
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Old 12-06-2014, 06:03 AM   #9
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For sure, mine did too- terribly. I rebuilt them and used some plumbers teflon tape on the threads of the bottom seals and it worked like a charm.
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Old 12-06-2014, 06:18 AM   #10
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For sure, mine did too- terribly. I rebuilt them and used some plumbers teflon tape on the threads of the bottom seals and it worked like a charm.
That is what I used on the stock shocks which worked, think I can find that roll of tape now?! I noticed there is a small slit in the cap for the shock, thought it was for air, but I'll tape the crap out of it!
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Old 12-08-2014, 04:56 PM   #11
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Nice looking rigs you got. Love da bug. I will have to post some pictures of my slash 2wheel drive bug.
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Old 12-29-2014, 09:05 PM   #12
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4" of articulation.



That is with 90mm G-Transition shocks set up in droop and no sway bars.
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Old 01-01-2015, 02:31 PM   #13
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3 tires on the ground:



Flex baby flex! it rolled about 1/4" after this.

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Old 01-02-2015, 03:51 PM   #14
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Default What's your articulation like?

5"+ of flex running canti's with stock shocks. I think I'm running med springs in front and soft in the rear, with soft stabilizer in front and med in the rear. Wheelbase shortened to 11-3/16" to get the rear wheels tucked in a bit. Had a bit more flex before that, but I like this setup better.
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