shock oil?
08-22-2010, 10:19 PM
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shock oil?
hey guys, new to the forum here and have a question about what shock oil to use. i have a savage ss with the hot bodies threaded aluminium shocks. i have 30wt oil in them now but the rebound seems too slow. what weight should i use forquicksuspension travel?
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RE: shock oil?
If you want them to REACT faster, then put thinner oil in them. ie, the ability to move up and down faster.
If you want them to REBOUND faster, then put a stiffer spring on. ie, when you drop the truck, it will not go down as much, and come back up quicker.
What is the problem you are trying to fix?
If you want them to REBOUND faster, then put a stiffer spring on. ie, when you drop the truck, it will not go down as much, and come back up quicker.
What is the problem you are trying to fix?
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RE: shock oil?
Sell them before you bend them, I had two complete sets and they are not very good shocks. When I got down to three, I gave the remainders away. They are not up to bashing, they look nice and adjust nice, but the shock shafts kink way too easy. In that light, I would recommend you keep lighter oils in them so they might compress easily. Glen
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RE: shock oil?
The stocker's aren't bad... I would keep them as spares.
20 wt oil is a good choice. it will make the truck feel more "active" and react faster.
Good luck.
20 wt oil is a good choice. it will make the truck feel more "active" and react faster.
Good luck.
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RE: shock oil?
I know that RPM (pretty sure?) makes a dual-rate piston for the slash shocks. Such that it make more resistance on the compression and open it up more when it expands. Never tried them though, in fact I've never heard of anyone using them....just something thats caught my eye in the past.
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RE: shock oil?
i run integy msr8 shox in my xl, a lot of folk say they are rubbish but i havent had any real problems with them, ok i broke 2 shafts once at the same time but i was in a quarry at wot and lost control and it went off the edge and fell a good 20 feet anyway onto solid granite bellow, i reckons im lucky thats all i broke
