CRT.5 Big Bore Shocks done easy & cheap

[MetalMan]

I had a XTM front 1/8 spring set laying around, and used the blue set:
http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/149354.asp
Without any preload the rear sits higher than I would like. The springs might just need to be cut down, but I haven't gotten enough driving time in to determine whether or not they are too stiff.

[GO-RIDE.com]

If you are at zero preload and the bones are higher than level, I'd say those springs are just too stiff. Cuting them down will make them a bit softer from removing the looped end of the spring, but the rate of spring gets stiffer the less coils it has. I checked that link and it looks like those blue 58mm springs are the softest that XTM offers. I guess we'll have to find a different mfg.