Lowering the Ascender...

[Maxx_Action]

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?

 

[Natedog]

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!
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/vaterra-ascender/538944-natedogs-vaterra-ascender.html

 

[OSRC]

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.

 

[rhanson94]

Can you lower the body too like you can on the K5?

 

[smog]

Can you lower the body too like you can on the K5?

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/vaterra-ascender/594839-how-lower-body-cage-your-k10-f100.html