shock weight, nitro to electric

[steveo]

i bought a kyosho mp777 off e-bay did the conversion looking to do some racing with it but with the heavier equipment where do i start or use what is in the shock now and see how it performs, its be a long time since i raced and and i have read to compensate for the weight use thicker weight oil but by how much this does me know good since i dont know what i have but is there a ratio

also with higher power of the BL does this thicker weight oil apply to the diffs as well

[The Dan]

Run it with the stock weights in it first to get a feel for it. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, gain some experience in tuning and experiment with different weights of oil.

There's no need to fill the diffs with thicker oils when converting to BL. Leave them the same as in the nitro setup. I did when I ran both electric and nitro Losi 8ights, and there was no difference between the way both cars handled.

[stum]

If you run a heavy battery (5500) you may need to go up 10wt on each shock and up a spring size as well... but as noted above I'd start w/ the nitro setup otherwise.

i found going up 10in wt helps but like others stated try and see. I just finished my 8t and noticed the front end dropped about a quater inch So i am going to go with a heavier spring setup. And leave oil alone I just want the arms to be level. Plus it all depends on how you like to drive your car. Everyone has there own setups.

[steveo]

thanks for the advice i will leave it, there is not alot of big jumps to bottom out on then it should do ok

[bdebde]

Originally Posted by GuitarCrazyo

Totally agree Just like the bloke from Boyzone, this was one outing that hardly came as a shock.

I think somebody needs to put down the pipe!