trying to find the ideal suspension setup

[jokerjustin]

just like the title says im trying to get the best of both worlds.. i have already lowered and stiffened up my suspension.. the front drive shafts are level and the rear is a bit higher than level... im running 70wt oil in all shocks and im happy with the way it drives.. except for when i hit a decent jump the rear tends to bottom out hard..

im using blue springs with the preload maxed.. should i up the oil or get stiffer springs? i just dont want to go to high in oil and lose my driveability

[BrianG]

Thicker oil will definitely help the bottoming out thing. Maybe get those valved pistons (if it already doesn't have them) to make shock return a little faster.

[brushlessboy16]

Increase your rear shock oil weight,
Its really hard to get the best of both worlds- just have to play around with things, move the bottom shock mounting points in-towards the diff and readjust ride height- you will get more initial dampening..

[BrianG]

Also, not sure what you are running for rockers, but I liked P2's when I had my Revo (nitro conversion).

[jokerjustin]

im using all stock rockers(3.3 conversion) .. and the rear is in the inner holes already... i will look into those valved pistons... i have some new gtr shocks coming in from ebay so hopefully it will come with a set of pistons....

im trying to do this because i race every 2 weeks and bash pretty much everyday at the local bmx dirt and concrete track and i dont want to be having to constantly adjust the setup..

i think somethings wrong with me as i rather spend time with the car than the gf.

[brushlessboy16]

just build a basher then- i have a 3.3 conversion truck roller that i could sell you if your interested

[Semi Pro]

on my tekno platinum

progressive valves, gtr shocks, green/gold springs P2 rockers 45w front, 55w rear with 450 gram battery pack and revo responce tires

i race more than i bash, but i love to jump, this setup works pretty well for me doing both

[George16]

You're not landing correctly if your bottoming out hard with a 70wt oil. I have a revo conversion running on 5S with the Castle Neu 2200Kv and I don't bottom out hard. I'm using silver or white springs (I'm color blind) in the rear and green springs in front with 50wt oil all around. I try to land like the airplanes do (rear landing gear touching the ground first and then the front) and I found out that the rear will not bottom out as bad as landing on all four wheels at the same time.