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08-30-2011, 11:12 PM

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I believe the manual shows the shocks built using full bladders. Team drivers have run & recommended emulsion shocks by cutting out the bladders since before the 22's release.

08-31-2011, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by big chris

I've ran my shocks with the gray o-rings for the past 6 weeks or so. I decided to switch to the black low-friction ones and was very impressed. Very smooth. I put them back on the car with the same oil, same spring, and same positions on the arm and tower........ The buggy was then 4mm higher!! I couldn't see what I did different and then I realized my other o rings were actually binding my shafts to the point they were affecting the rebound!

The rear suspension is so free now that it jumps all different. I guess I will have to learn to drive it a bit differently now. I broke an A-Arm in the rear because the buggy rocketed out of control over a jump the 2nd lap in thanks to that subtle change, lol.

Are you finding the black orings leak?

08-31-2011, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Corey Bernardo

I run on a pretty blown/loose out outdoor track in the summer months as well, hence the reason I came up with a loose track setup for everyone that runs on that sort of surface... The loose track setup that is posted on the TLR site is pretty much ON POINT (DIALED)for most conditions like you are speaking about but if you still feel you need to have the rear end locked in more. . . . Change the rear camberlink spacing... go 2mm inside and 1mm outside. .. that should help you out a lot.. rear camberlink height adjustment is really noticeable with this vehicle...

Of course I am taking into account you are running the RIGHT TIRES which is 90% percent of setup

Toy with that change to my existing loose track setup and let me know if it helped you out

Hey Corey, gave your set up a run on our track which is outdoor and it was really good, the only thing I ran was a standard 6000mah battery, was very happy with it..thanks heaps

08-31-2011, 07:09 AM

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Are you finding the black orings leak?

They are smoother and tend to require a little more up keep with shock oil, but the on track performance is well worth it... Black low friction O-rings are all I run....

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Hey Corey, gave your set up a run on our track which is outdoor and it was really good, the only thing I ran was a standard 6000mah battery, was very happy with it..thanks heaps

AWESOME!!! I am glad it worked out for you

I like the feedback thank you..

08-31-2011, 08:32 AM

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17.5 boost in the 22....Where should i gear at? sxxv2, outdoor medium size track, loose to medium bite, and i suck.

08-31-2011, 08:35 AM

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Stock spec or normal version? No Timing or boosted?

08-31-2011, 09:17 AM

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Casper Congrats on your win in SC brotha very nice

08-31-2011, 09:20 AM

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Thanks. The truck has been working really good for a while now. 22 was way hooked up to. Finished 2nd at that race.

08-31-2011, 09:39 AM

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Anyone suffering from "Sticky Rack" yet?

2 carpet races in, and its binding up. I took it apart and cleaned it but the slider is grabby as it swings left and right. I have all ti-rods disconnected when testing this.

08-31-2011, 09:43 AM

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congrats Casper that was my boy from my local club Felix law you battled with.

08-31-2011, 09:44 AM

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Stock spec or normal version? No Timing or boosted?

Normal version not the Stock spec and anything goes! Do you think itll make a big difference or should i just splurge for the stock spec?

08-31-2011, 09:49 AM

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congrats Casper that was my boy from my local club Felix law you battled with.

Felix was fast that is for sure. It was a great race.

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Normal version not the Stock spec and anything goes! Do you think itll make a big difference or should i just splurge for the stock spec?

The normal only gets about 50% of what the stock spec does from what I hear. Yes it will make a big differance. The guys with stock specs or Tekin's will have motor on you all day long if the class is open.

With the normal one you can gear at max allowable and probably still get away with full timing advance on the speedo you got. With my tekin at full boost I was at 29/70 at the shootout. With the stock spur highest you can go is 34/76

08-31-2011, 10:11 AM

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Is 2.5mm spacers as manual recommends for Spektrum S6040 servo the correct amount? I can't find a reference to this in the build guide.

08-31-2011, 02:56 PM

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Mine was a little grabby also, I slid it out and cleaned it, and it looked like it was dry seizing, a drop of oil rubbed in, wiped off till dry, and it feels better. I will be keeping an eye on it though..

08-31-2011, 03:16 PM

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I had an issue with the alum rack but never the plastic ones. Might need to get a couple more races on it to truely get it "broken in".

Are you guys using traction compount on the track? curious if fuzz is getting in there or tire foam with traction compound or something maybe? Not an easy place to get that kind of stuff but that fuzz goes everywhere!