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07-17-2021, 04:17 PM | #1 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Germantown
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| Lowering the Ascender...
Hey guys... I recently picked up an an F-100 Ascender to add to my growing crawler collection and I like it a lot. I just think it sets too high. I attempted to put some shorter shocks on it, but then found that the rear links crash into the cross brace where the ESC sits. I have some Scalerfab sliders coming that will allow me to move the elctronics, so that's an easy fix with a new brace further up. I think the real problem will be the front end. When fully compressed, the front diff hits the panhard bar, and the center link hits the servo arm. Has anyone successfully altered the front suspension to relieve the interference with everything to allow the truck to be lowered? IF so, how did you do it? |
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08-18-2021, 09:23 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
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| Re: Lowering the Ascender...
All you need to do is put 3/8" (9mm) limiters inside all four stock shocks and back the spring preload off entirely, works great! Natedog's Vaterra ASCENDER |
08-19-2021, 06:44 AM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Douglassville, PA
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| Re: Lowering the Ascender...
Is that Germantown, PA? I also put 10mm spacers inside the shocks like Natedog did, and seems to be just right. Just that alone made a huge improvement in how the truck wheels. |
04-20-2022, 11:01 PM | #4 |
Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Utah
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| Re: Lowering the Ascender...
Can you lower the body too like you can on the K5?
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04-21-2022, 06:58 AM | #5 |
Slow is the new Fast Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Winterpeg
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