HPIFreak

so i here that people are putting 80WT shock oil in their vendetta ST's, so i ordered some Trinity 80WT 100% pure silicone shock oil. i got it in the mail today, and after installing it on both rear shocks, i compaired it with the stock oil in the front. the manual says it comes stock with 25WT shock oil. after compairing them, the stock seems WAY thicker than the 80WT i bought?!?!?!? so i preceeded to change the front two shocks and now have 80WT on all 4 shocks. the truck is now super bouncy. even with all preload spacers removed, the truck stands as high as it can (full travel). i dont know why, but it seems like the 80wt oil is way lighter than stock (which is suppose to be 25wt). is this right? or did i miss something?

walkingcarpet900

what springs are you using
i use 350wt lolhahaa

u can also do the shock mod
just fill in 3 of the 4 holes of the piston
and you can use like 30wt and get like a super
heavy weight oil effect

HPIFreak

i am using the stock springs, but 350wt oil? i didnt even know they made shock oil that high. could i just use like OFNA 1,000wt diff oil? is that what its gonna take?

walkingcarpet900

well u need some stiffer springs also
go with the blue extra firm ones

well wait!
where are you running???


lol

ya i run mugen seiki 350wt oil with blue springs
i mostly run onroad with my brushless so ya
lloll

Mz

ok, are you sure you are bleeding the shocks correctly? if they are too full, the truck will run really high. I race offroad, and i am currently using 90wt oil on all 4 corners. the higher the shock oil percentage, the lower your truck should ride when rebounded. i am using yellow (soft) springs in the rear and i am currently having to use 4 pre-load clips to have the truck sit flat. i am using trinity brand oil.

HPIFreak

yea i am running offroad. now that you said your running 350 mugen oil, that clears things up. mugen rates their oils differently, mugen 350 is NOT 350wt, 350 mugen is actually approximately 35wt oil (its something like 37.75). when i filled my shocks, i filled them like i do my 1/8 scale shocks. filled them full with the shock shaft all the way out. then work out the bubbles, then push the shafts all the way in and screw the cap on. am i doing it wrong?

schlags62

How do you fill the holes?

walkingcarpet900

thick ca glue

Mz

you want to have the shock shaft half extended and put the bladder in first. basically you want to have the shocks rebound equally.

happywing

I filled in two of the piston holes withe thick CA and use 70wt. It seems to work quite well.

walkingcarpet900

nice!
ya i have 2 sets of pistons
one with 3 holes open one with 1

use 50 weight with one hole open
90 weight with 3 holes

are u using the aluminum shocks

HPIFreak

all stock

HPIFreak

this is going to sound crazy. just out of curiosity, i tried putting Mugen 2,000wt diff fluid in one of my shocks. at first, it felt really thick, but after building the shock, IT FEELS PERFECT! i know it sounds crazy, but its not as springy and bouncy as it was with the 80wt oil, but its not so thick that the shock rebounds really slowly. i havent ran it yet, but the shock feels like my 1/10 scale RC10B4, so i think it just might work!

jaejw1

or use 100,000wt diff lube..