When to replace shock springs?
#1
When to replace shock springs?
I have had my Losi 8ight since last August and still have the original springs on it. The car feels good (to me) but I was just wondering when people usually replace the shock springs?
I have never broken one, and can't feel a difference in the tension but I just thought I would ask.
Thanks in advance!
Cory
I have never broken one, and can't feel a difference in the tension but I just thought I would ask.
Thanks in advance!
Cory
#2
i would think if u take care of the springs....as in Not storing the car on its wheels u should be fine for a couple seasons....but if i were running the car much longer i would think on replacing them at some point.
#4
Unless they get bent, broke or otherwise damaged they should never need replacing.
A coil spring does not ever lose it's spring rate unless it gets physically damaged. A new springs uncompressed length will get shorter after a while until it reaches a set and then will remain the same throughout it's life.
A coil spring does not ever lose it's spring rate unless it gets physically damaged. A new springs uncompressed length will get shorter after a while until it reaches a set and then will remain the same throughout it's life.
#5
yeah they should last the life of the buggy, unless they get damaged..
#6
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I have a spring tension-ometer sort of doo-dad, that we built years ago, and check my springs each time I completely go through the car/truck or after each large event and have found that some springs loose some of their "rate" over time. I primarily use it to closer "match" sets of springs as there are minor differences bewteen springs of the same color. Nothing lasts forever, and as a result it's usually been my practice to replace them each season so as to start out with new ones each year.
#7
i wouldnt think that you would ever have to replace the springs
#9
I have a spring tension-ometer sort of doo-dad, that we built years ago, and check my springs each time I completely go through the car/truck or after each large event and have found that some springs loose some of their "rate" over time. I primarily use it to closer "match" sets of springs as there are minor differences bewteen springs of the same color. Nothing lasts forever, and as a result it's usually been my practice to replace them each season so as to start out with new ones each year.
any more info on this ? im curious ?