New Sakura XI
11-01-2011, 01:44 PM
#136
cody - i tested the whole set a while back ...
4.25T - 35.8 lb/in
4.5T - 31.7 lb/in
4.75T - 29.2 lb/in
5.0T - 26.2 lb/in
5.25T - 24.9 lb/in
5.50T - 22.9 lb/in
5.75T - 21.2 lb/in
6.0T - 20.0 lb/in
6.5T - 17.9 lb/in
unless they made some changes, it's a fairly usesless set on rubber. btw - i have two sets for sale should anyone disagree with me.
4.25T - 35.8 lb/in
4.5T - 31.7 lb/in
4.75T - 29.2 lb/in
5.0T - 26.2 lb/in
5.25T - 24.9 lb/in
5.50T - 22.9 lb/in
5.75T - 21.2 lb/in
6.0T - 20.0 lb/in
6.5T - 17.9 lb/in
unless they made some changes, it's a fairly usesless set on rubber. btw - i have two sets for sale should anyone disagree with me.
11-01-2011, 01:48 PM
#137
not that i know of. the xray black spring set is pretty stout and goes from around 12# to 20#.
11-01-2011, 02:16 PM
#138
Will any type of spring fit the sakura shocks? Or will I need to organise a set of +4 towers and some TRFs...
11-01-2011, 03:17 PM
#140
Ok cool, thanks. I'll pick some of those up.
11-03-2011, 08:29 AM
#142
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ok so Im looking to purchase this car and return to tc racing but i have a few questions like: what is the exact reason for the plus 4 shock towers and what springs are being used since the 3racing kit is in sufficient for rubber tire asphalt racing? thanks in advance
11-04-2011, 12:22 AM
#143
Consensus is that the Sakura springs are to hard. I havent run my XI yet (
have to wait till the birthday ), but I use 14lbs on my current car for parking lot type surface. I plan to grab assosiated green, silver and blue, 4 of each. The +4 towers are to fit tamiya TRF dampers (and maybe others?)
11-04-2011, 06:48 AM
#144
Pretty much I switched to the +4 towers and the -1 spring retainers so I can run the TRF shocks with the 3 racing shock caps etc. Car is weapon have been switching between pink/silver, silver/silver HPI spring combo. Car feels a little free with the silvers all around but I find it nicer to drive.
11-04-2011, 08:26 AM
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ive read the thread already but it just wasnt very clear to me. between some guys saying you have to run other companies shocks to run softer springs and others saying no its not true. thank you for clearing it up.
11-04-2011, 12:03 PM
#146
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I do not have the capabilities to measure them but just compressing the springs on my pitboard using my finger makes it very clear that those springs are not equal. HPI Gold feels very close to the 5.25T Spring, but never equal to the 6.0T.
I tested the 6.0T and 6.5T Springs on the track and the car felt very sluggish, so they have to be pretty soft. I use to run 5.5T or 5.25T in the front and 5.75T in the back with very good results.
11-04-2011, 12:49 PM
#147
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while my test methods/calcutions may well have been flawed, i'm betting rather, that it's a qc issue. many manufacturers have no idea what their own springs test out at. probably why the lastest trend is simply to label the springs by wire thickness and coil spacing. that way, when their supplier sends them garbage, the end product still falls within their visual description, albeit performing nothing like other batches.
pretty much everything quantifiable in our industry is like this. yeah, i can read, and i know the bottle says "650 cSt" ...
the lessen, here? don't borrow shock oil, springs, tires, etc. 
while my test methods/calcutions may well have been flawed, i'm betting rather, that it's a qc issue. many manufacturers have no idea what their own springs test out at. probably why the lastest trend is simply to label the springs by wire thickness and coil spacing. that way, when their supplier sends them garbage, the end product still falls within their visual description, albeit performing nothing like other batches.
pretty much everything quantifiable in our industry is like this. yeah, i can read, and i know the bottle says "650 cSt" ...
the lessen, here? don't borrow shock oil, springs, tires, etc.
Last edited by seaball; 11-04-2011 at 01:01 PM.
11-06-2011, 02:33 AM
#148
Has anyone tried TRF mini springs? They look very similar off the car..
11-06-2011, 02:48 AM
#149
I did and they are to short.
You have to wind down the springplatform almost to the end.
TM spings are a good fit and i also used Tamiya springs on the Sakura.
This was with the -1mm lower spring retainer.
Left tamiya springs, right the TM springs.
regards Roy
You have to wind down the springplatform almost to the end.
TM spings are a good fit and i also used Tamiya springs on the Sakura.
This was with the -1mm lower spring retainer.
Left tamiya springs, right the TM springs.
regards Roy
