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Old 08-17-2009, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by louielou
what length should the cyclone tc shocks be and how do u measure them?
I haven't measured them. If you assemble them as per manual, shock lengths don't come into play when setting droop. Just make sure they're all the same length.

Some manufacturers had used shock lengths in the past to set droop, and some still do in off-road racing. If you look at all D8 setups, they measure the shock lengths for droop, even though droop screws are used for the adjustment.

On the TC, droop is adjusted by the droop screws and measured one of two ways:
- Using droop guage to under arm (under outer hinge pin). With this method, you should be in the 5mm and 6.5mm range.
- With the chassis on a setup board, the vertical distance from setup board to center of outer driveshaft. This method gives you a 8mm to 9.5mm reading.
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