Hi all. I think watching too much you tube is both helping steer ideas and somehow messing me up at the same time.
I'm starting to realize that I truly don't know crap and I'm buying things for the sake of buying just because someone on you tube said is good. Long story short, I got these set of RC4w King dual spring shocks for my 2021 TRX4 bronco. I wanted to try putting 100mm and gain a bit more clearance, but the local hobby store only had 1 set of 100mm and one of 110mm so that is what I got. I put the longer set at an angle in the back and the shorter one in the front. You'd think for good or bad I should notice a dramatic difference, but not really, it does feel more tipsy and has a huge travel on the rear, the clearance is there but is does wobble more.
Now I came across the spring pen trick thing and figure let see what happens if I do that. I took them apart put the springs and they compressed close to 10mm so if seems like I have 90mm front and 100mm back as far as clearance but it also made the whole rig quite a bit stiffer. I sure handles nice on the pile of rock I have.
Is going to a longer shock and compress it back with internal spring a stupid idea and a waste of time and money? Or would it keep the clearance the same and enhance the climbing and side hilling properties. It does make the rig feel stiffer. not sure if one thing will negate the other
I'm starting to realize that I truly don't know crap and I'm buying things for the sake of buying just because someone on you tube said is good. Long story short, I got these set of RC4w King dual spring shocks for my 2021 TRX4 bronco. I wanted to try putting 100mm and gain a bit more clearance, but the local hobby store only had 1 set of 100mm and one of 110mm so that is what I got. I put the longer set at an angle in the back and the shorter one in the front. You'd think for good or bad I should notice a dramatic difference, but not really, it does feel more tipsy and has a huge travel on the rear, the clearance is there but is does wobble more.
Now I came across the spring pen trick thing and figure let see what happens if I do that. I took them apart put the springs and they compressed close to 10mm so if seems like I have 90mm front and 100mm back as far as clearance but it also made the whole rig quite a bit stiffer. I sure handles nice on the pile of rock I have.
Is going to a longer shock and compress it back with internal spring a stupid idea and a waste of time and money? Or would it keep the clearance the same and enhance the climbing and side hilling properties. It does make the rig feel stiffer. not sure if one thing will negate the other
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