Originally Posted by
Hi-LowBlow
I think you're right most of the part. But i would say that thicker shock oil just makes more traction simply. Yes, it works good in hot condition, but i use thicker oil when i need more traction and big open track layout. At the small/tight layout track, i generally use thinner (i.e: 30-50wt) to get quicker reaction. In this case i also change the piston from 2 holes to 3 holes. (3 hole piston has more pack when it gets faster input so works really well with thinner oil)
Thanks,
I have tested shock damping from extremely soft to extremely hard and you are correct about heavier oil. Generally, heavier oil slows down the chassis movement and weight transfer. But if I increase the damping to very hard, then traction would be lost intead. Is this consistent with your testing, Hiro?