CRT.5 Big Bore Shocks done easy & cheap

[MetalMan]

Originally Posted by cemetery gates

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKMH2&P=7

Even cheaper then revo shocks! With more threads too! Also a bit lighter because of the plastic body....

Bye

That's exactly what I'm running

[mothman]

If any of you guys need the revo stock shock just PM me. I have sets of 4 that I dont really need. I'll let them go for very cheap price. They are in excellent condition.

[jnev]

Bought those Jato shocks last night with the 1.4 rate springs. Hopefully it turns out well. I'll post pictures once they're installed.

[MetalMan]

Just got done setting up my shocks for how I like them - although I have yet to run the truck with this setup. The front Jato shocks have 1.4mm pistons, 40wt. Losi oil, and the Traxxas 1.4 rate pink springs. In the rear are Jammin X1CR front buggy shocks with 35-40wt. oil (I forget which) and XTM blue (soft) front buggy springs. Pics of the whole setup:






The way it sits is just slightly above level, but it should work fine, I think. The rear shocks bottom out just as the back end of the chassis touches the ground, and the front shocks still have about 2mm of travel left when the front end bottoms out.

[GO-RIDE.com]

Looks great. I should have my ofna big bore shocks for the rear this week. They are coming with ofna soft (yellow) buggy springs. I'll let you know if I can get the rear bones level with these springs.

[jnev]

Here are some pictures with the new Jato shocks. Does nayoen knwo where I can get stiffer springs for the back of the CRT.5? I have the stock silver ones, and I just need something stiffer...






And don't yell at me for not using Mike's mount. I got this one for free so I will run it until it breaks or something happens to it. And then I'll buy Mike's mount.

[GO-RIDE.com]

Amain.com usually has all the crt.5 springs in stock. I used the white (hardest) for bashing and racing with the Revo front shocks and Jato 1.4 springs. However, rather than spending $13 on a set of stiffer springs, I'd buy a pair of Ofna LX One front shocks ($20 or less) on ebay that include the softest 1/8 (yellow) springs and mount hardware. That's a much better investment in a crt.5.

[jnev]

I guess I'll do that instead. So this will fit for sure?
http://cgi.ebay.com/OFNA-Ultra-LX-On...QQcmdZViewItem
Plus the yellow springs match the rims and wing. lol

A little off topic, but the Traxxas Anaconda front Bandit tires will fit the stock CRT.5 rims correct?

[GO-RIDE.com]

Yep, those are them. To get the amount of droop I wanted I mounted them with the supplied mounts, but in the body mount holes on the rear tower. Much like with the Revo shocks on the front tower. They also come with heavy oil (manual says 80 wt) so you will want to go lower. I'm going to start with 30 or 40 wt.

[jnev]

Sounds good to me. Time to order up.

[jnev]

Couple pictures with all four new shocks installed:

[GO-RIDE.com]

Yep, looks just like mine. I had to cut 2 coils off each of the yellow springs to get the dogbones level in the back. I tried 25wt oil and it was too light, and I'm now running 30wt in the back and 25wt in the front. I've been thinking about getting the ofna blue springs for the front and cutting them down.

[jnev]

I'm running 40wt in front on the pink springs, and the stock oil and springs in the back. They seem to be perfect, but I still have yet to try the truck out to really know...

[rschoi_75]

Hi guys. I'm about to start this mod, but was wondering if any of you guys had some extra Jato shocks to sell. I sent some pm's to the guys that posted about it, but thought it would be a good idea to post here too. Don't want to buy all four if I don't need too, so if anyone wants to sell me an extra pair, send me a pm.

[GO-RIDE.com]

The Jato's are the plastic shocks. The stock Revo's (silver aluminum) come in a pair, but the nice hard anno Revo's come in a 4 pack.