New damper set for 1:10 Touring cars
#1
New damper set for 1:10 Touring cars
Hello Guys
I am planning to make the new air damper for 1:10 Touring cars and I'd like to know how many would like to have a damper set, in order to optimise the serie to make.
Please write which car you have and specify the damper length fully extended from center of mounting holes (eye to eye).
Thanks everyone!
I am planning to make the new air damper for 1:10 Touring cars and I'd like to know how many would like to have a damper set, in order to optimise the serie to make.
Please write which car you have and specify the damper length fully extended from center of mounting holes (eye to eye).
Thanks everyone!
#2
It's a Damper of a brand new generation. It hasn't oil in it and is without the coil spring, just air pressure, easy to maintain, very strong contruction and eco-friendly.
#3
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How would one adjust such a system? The current shock design allows for tons of adjustability; oil viscosity, piston hole size, spring rate, and pre-load to adjust ride hight. Maybe you should post up yohr design or at least explain how you plan to address tuning with these shocks.
#4
How would one adjust such a system? The current shock design allows for tons of adjustability; oil viscosity, piston hole size, spring rate, and pre-load to adjust ride hight. Maybe you should post up yohr design or at least explain how you plan to address tuning with these shocks.
don't you think it's time for a new damper, like the brushless motor and LiPo came out to improve our hobby?!?
#5
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How would one adjust such a system? The current shock design allows for tons of adjustability; oil viscosity, piston hole size, spring rate, and pre-load to adjust ride hight. Maybe you should post up yohr design or at least explain how you plan to address tuning with these shocks.
I wouldn't. He might be on to something no doubt. You could adjust them very similar to how you adjust the oil filled ones.
If it works correctly, it might even be better. Less messy and a pain at the least.
Most people are scared of little changes, I for one like innovative ideas.
Good luck to you. Don't worry about the VTA guys, their cars aren't fast enough to feel changes anyway....
#8
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In the interest of weight savings, much work has been, and is still ongoing in this area
Good luck to you
Will be looking in on this discussion with much interest
#10
I have run Nitrogen Sprung shock assemblies on my Full Scale off road stuff before (Ultra 4 type stuff) and have always come back to conventional Coil Spring coil overs. The "Air Shocks" are lighter but the spring rate changes through the stroke at a very steep curve. It makes it harder to setup then a linear steel coil spring. Also the fact that a broken "Air" Spring means that that particular corner of the vehicle is now riding on the hydraulic bump stop is the reason for going back to coils. If I break a coil spring (only ever broken one in 12 years of racing full scale and only broke 1 and half turns off) whats left still holds that corner off of he ground.
The Coils are a very old technology that is very proven in the field of Motorsports. Sometimes I think simple is better.
I look forward to seeing these in person and would order a set just to see how the work.
The Coils are a very old technology that is very proven in the field of Motorsports. Sometimes I think simple is better.
I look forward to seeing these in person and would order a set just to see how the work.
#11
I'm all for innovation and different thinking but this is essentially like replacing the shocks/struts/springs on a real car with air bags. Yes you can alter the pressure in them but you can't control damping ability without also effectively changing the air spring rate. It's primarily only used as an accessory to a standard suspension to aid in holding the rear end of a vehicle up temporarily while hauling something heavy or by those with low riders who want a certain look. It is never used as a performance modification and rightly so.
#13
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I'm all for innovation and different thinking but this is essentially like replacing the shocks/struts/springs on a real car with air bags. Yes you can alter the pressure in them but you can't control damping ability without also effectively changing the air spring rate. It's primarily only used as an accessory to a standard suspension to aid in holding the rear end of a vehicle up temporarily while hauling something heavy or by those with low riders who want a certain look. It is never used as a performance modification and rightly so.