Front bumper and weight

[SledgehogRC]

Put an aluminum front bumper on my truck which seems quite heavy. It made the front dtoop to the point it was compressing the shock springs almost all the way down. I went up one color on the springs so now they are only about halfway compressed from the weight. Is it okay to run this way as I see some guys run no springs at all on some of their setups.
I also went down one color in the rear springs to match the front end so it didn't seem to ride so high compared to the front.
Running 15w oil in each if it matters.

Opinions?

 

[mikemcE]

I would start with thicker shock oil.... I typically run 45/70 give or take 5w


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[B-MOW71]

I use no less than 30w oil in my shocks. Depending on the type of shock and piston hole size, I have run as much as 3,000 cst fluid.

My current setup with stock Enduro shocks is 30w in all four shocks with the spring adjusters all the way to the top. Fully loaded with battery, the shocks are almost bottomed out. It handles very well with the COG this low.

 

[SledgehogRC]

Using the stock Enduro shocks. Long as it's okay to run them that way I'll stick with what I've got for the moment then.
70wt seems a lil extreme too. Springs hold your truck up, not the oil itself. Whole reason I went down to 15 from the stock 30 was to help hug on the sidehills cuz it was tipping over way too easy.

 

[AKayl]

Using the stock Enduro shocks. Long as it's okay to run them that way I'll stick with what I've got for the moment then.
70wt seems a lil extreme too. Springs hold your truck up, not the oil itself. Whole reason I went down to 15 from the stock 30 was to help hug on the sidehills cuz it was tipping over way too easy.

I would expect thinner oil to make the suspension more active which I would expect to hurt side hill performance. I am running 30wt all the way around and it seems to be working well. I am running the IFS front thought and will probably wind up going heavier up front.

 

[SledgehogRC]

So softer springs but heavier wt would help that more?

 

[mikemcE]

Using the stock Enduro shocks.
70wt seems a lil extreme too. Springs hold your truck up, not the oil itself.

The reason for thicker oil is to slow the shocks down and keep the tires planted. When sidehilling keeping the COG lower and letting the tires/foams grip without sliding. I run the soft springs so the axle can drop into the gaps, thicker oil slows that down.


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[SledgehogRC]

The reason for thicker oil is to slow the shocks down and keep the tires planted. When sidehilling keeping the COG lower and letting the tires/foams grip without sliding. I run the soft springs so the axle can drop into the gaps, thicker oil slows that down.

Thank you that makes sense.