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Set ups. Soft on the front? - 5/5/2005 1:54:00 PM   
Xeron



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Joined: 9/29/2004
From: Morecambe, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		Ok,
I've got a little question for you guys here, i've noticed alot of you guys are putting harder shock oil in the back, and softer in the front. now, when i race indoors I use harder on the front and softer on the back, this helps keep stability when slowing down going into corners etc. also alot of offroad smaller scale use harder on the front, i also use harder tyres on the front of my indoor vehicles.

I'm guessing its to do with the weight of the rear end? with the engine being at the back you run harder at the back to take the load better?

also on the MT you all put the Hard tyre on the back and the Medium on the front correct? (marked with M and H on the sidewalls)

Cheers guys
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RE: Set ups. Soft on the front? - 5/5/2005 2:01:39 PM   
Cyberfyn



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Joined: 2/10/2003
From: Nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		Correct. These things are very back heavy. I use 50wt in the front and 80wt in the back, now when you drop the car both the front and back depress at the same rate. The stock FG shocks have no adjustment bar the plastic snap-on tensioner rings supplied. I'm going to get the alloy ones with the threaded bodies (as fitted to the Marder Race)

I have Medium tyres front and back on mine. I wouldn't make that much difference off road anyway.

Ian F.

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RE: Set ups. Soft on the front? - 5/5/2005 2:06:22 PM   
Xeron



Posts: 128
Joined: 9/29/2004
From: Morecambe, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		Yeh I thought so, do you have a RRP for the adjustable shocks i'm also interested in them for my buggies however i doubt i'll be buying 8 for the MT lol.

Well actaully i've noticed that you can really feel the difference from the H and M compound, if you run your finger along the tyre sideways you can really feel the difference, but i just figured put the H on the back.

My MT currently runs no roll bars, 8 shocks all at 40w. and my buggies well i'm just playing with them right now, using a kind of coil over effect adding two types of springs too the one shock.

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