how to land a 5 ft drop...
 

i made a cheap ramp and took my emaxx out for some fun. we got it on video, but i need to transfer the vid to my laptop. i'll show you when my buddy brings his camera back. my emaxx goes thru a lot of abuse. what setup would you recommend to be able to handle anything you throw at your emaxx?

Get 8 UE supershocks and experiment with the springs/oils. That with FLM or flextech suspension should be a pretty bashable truck!

With the extended FLM chassis that Mike sells! :)

I would go for Proline Powerstrokes instead of UE's.

That is, if you can get them at a ok price!

what is an "okay" price for the proline powerstrokes?

Well, towerhobbies sells them for 47.99 for a set of 2, you need 4 bypass shocks and 4 normal shocks which would cost around 190 bucks off tower. That is an OK price, but you can get them for about 40-50 bucks cheaper if you can find them on ebay.

Powerstrokes are not available anymore, only place i have seen them is Ebay and the last ones i seen were over 100.00

With the right setup you can do much more than 5 foot drops! I had stampedes taking continuous 8 foot poundings with no ill effects (no immediate ones at least :005:). And they're not as tuff and a maxx.

I have no advice to go against any of the other suggestions... But, for best bash/jump handling just make sure your set-up allows the truck to bottom out on the skid plates before your shocks bottom out. My 2 cents...

i went to a local hobby shop and found a brand new box of proline powerstroke shocks hanging there for $160. didn't know if i should pass up being able to pick them up in town, so i did. i have a long list of parts to get. i appreciate the help with my truck...thanks guys!

looks like the UE supershock is $160 also. with that being said, which would you rather have? UE or Proline for the same price?

Powerstrokes with the Extra Firm springs and 60wt all around and your arms will probably bend before they bottom out lol...

get a savage! they are made for jumping.. and they do a great job IMO..

bottoming out isn't a bad thing bytheway, It's better to have your truck bottoming out, that the suspension hitting the bottom before the skids hit the ground.