New user with questions
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New user with questions
im a new user, i purchased a 4 tec 2.0 vxl with the brushless motor. i am trying to uprgade the shocks and i am not sure what i should purchase or even search for that matter. can anyone please help?
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You need to watch out for things like shock shaft sizes, spring size, spring rebound, mounting hole position and size, ect. , many shocks out there. Not sure why u would want to upgrade? Upgrade should only be for piggyback shocks if that's your thing otherwise stock is fine. You need to get more involved. The shocks on the car can be setup for many different driving styles. The only reason to change is for appearance. The shocks you have you can change the spring /shock rebound make it harder or softer example a drift car/on road car should have hard rebound to minimize bouncing, trucks can have softer shocks hence why they bounce up and down a lot. Besides changing the springs you can change the piston in the shock, most come with a single hole piston from manufacturer if I remember correctly, 2 hole piston let's more oil threw faster when the shock compresses so the shock won't resist as much. So there's 2 examples of how to change how your shock behaves. There's shock spacers and also the shock oil visocity. Research into that and experiment. Welcome to the hobby. Good luck.
Last edited by Addicted2Flying; 09-24-2017 at 06:59 AM.
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I'm not a fan of plastic shocks; haven't used any since '89, but if they work and do their job...all is good. If you just want to add bling, that's understandable as well. Like Addicted2flying was eluding to, trying to make different brands of shocks work on your platform, may take some extra work and parts to come up with a suitable substitute.
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Just be careful of the offsets some wheels have...https://www.amainhobbies.com/1-10-to...s-trucks/c2667