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Originally Posted by suicideneil
The suspension looks nice and smooth, but its still much too soft I reckon- the rear end drags along under acceleration & the front end actually scraped the floor when you were hard on the brakes- I just dont think revo shocks are larger enough for a 5th scale vehicle weighing 15lbs. Might want to look at bigger shocks and mount the shock tower further back, to allow the same travel but also allow stiffer springs to be used that can support a higher weight...
Thats my feeling anyway, but its still a kickass truck  |
That is the same problem I had with my 1/5th revo. Mine weighed almost or just over 14lbs. Even with the stiffest Traxxas springs, the shocks really can't support the weight of the truck very well and would sit at the bottom half of the travel range. Getting the body roll under control wasn't as bad using the sway bars, which I'd recommend you try putting back on at least to test out.
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Originally Posted by titan
Thankx for your input. What Video number you saw this? There is some time and changing between the movies. The last stand is number 7#. The #6 was with long travel set, but there is no way to use this useful.
I do not know, how heavy the car is in #7. (more than 15 lbs (7kg+))
But the body hit the wheels not the floor (; If I could set the body higher the soft problem increases. (lever rule)
greets titan
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In the video on grass with the kids around you I too noticed the front of the truck nosing down. The tires definitely hit the body, don't know if anything hit the ground. Not much you can do about it though. Like you said raising the body isn't the greatest idea, since it weighs about a pound. But mabe the sway bars will counter act that. I used the Traxxas sways on mine, with the stiff bars on the front and back. I left the front links toward the top of the bar, but lowered the rears as much as possible to make it stiffer. Like I said I'd give it a shot again. Maybe bump the shock oil wieght up to 90 or 100 too. Good job though, its looking good.