Shock oil

[crazee horse]

So whats everyone using for trails ? Mine seem to be suddenly a bit sluggish after installing pro line xl foams on new alloys. Read somewhere someone was using 10wt ? Any thoughts guys? Thanks in advance

 

[Inspector86]

The TRX4 comes with 30wt shock oil from Traxxas. After the first drive I decided to switch the shocks to 10wt. Now several months and over 100 hours later it is still running 10wt.

 

[chipgibbs]

I'm at 20wt. Truck weighs close to 9 lbs.

 

[Teng]

could it be your forms are too stiff? Anyway I am using 30wt shock oil on my SCX10 II.

 

[crazee horse]

Well I don't think so Teng, before the shocks seemed to have sag and moved freely now they seem to be stodgy in the front. Gonna remove and clean them and maybe go a little lighter in weight.

 

[Teng]

How is your preload setting on your shocks? Check out this good thread and read through it. http://scalebuildersguild.com/forum/showthread.php?25899-new2rocks-Guide-to-the-TRX-4

 

[magic_yeti]

I've got the heavier 0.61"lbs springs to try now though. "thumbsup"

did you try the progressive hot racing springs i mentioned? i'm still very happy how they work in the rear. still working on the front setup8)

 

[binaryterror]

Once you fix the shock x-ring pack shim which is too tight you can run normal shock oils again.

Replace the black spacer in the TRX shocks with a 2mm one, I used the ones found in the #2362 kits.

People say just lube or green slime them. It works temporarily only.

 

[secondcircle]

While we talking about shocks, does anyone know where to get shock spacers that fit inside the shock to lower the ride height?

Similiar to how it's done in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_FZOPac5yI