SLASH Suspension Issues
03-30-2011, 11:15 AM
#1
SLASH Suspension Issues
hey guys ive owned the slash for a little over a month now and really like the truck. the problem that im having is the shocks are just way to soft. most of the issues i believe to have to do wit the battery. im running a duratrax 5000 MAH 7-cell pack and the thing weighs like 2 pounds. i tryed changing the shock oil from 25 wt. to 40 wt. and that didnt seem to do a thing. what should i do
03-30-2011, 11:21 AM
#2
One word...Lipo
03-30-2011, 11:25 AM
#3
dude i dont feel like droppin 300 bucks on a couple of lipo's and the charger
do you have any other solutions like maybe 1/8 scale shocks
do you have any other solutions like maybe 1/8 scale shocks
03-30-2011, 11:30 AM
#4
Thunder Ac6 charger from hobbypartz.com $55
2 Turnigy's Lipo's from hobbyking.com ~$65-70
Deans conectors $8
Correct me if i'm wrong but that is probably going to be the cheapest route.
2 Turnigy's Lipo's from hobbyking.com ~$65-70
Deans conectors $8
Correct me if i'm wrong but that is probably going to be the cheapest route.
03-30-2011, 01:00 PM
#6
hey guys ive owned the slash for a little over a month now and really like the truck. the problem that im having is the shocks are just way to soft. most of the issues i believe to have to do wit the battery. im running a duratrax 5000 MAH 7-cell pack and the thing weighs like 2 pounds. i tryed changing the shock oil from 25 wt. to 40 wt. and that didnt seem to do a thing. what should i do
You really should go lipo. They really have come down in price as have the chargers.
03-30-2011, 02:55 PM
#8
thanks for the comments guys. curently i have one huge spring clip in the fronts and 1 huge 1 medium and 1 small clip in the rear. i mean how much more pressure can i put on those shocks ive been looking around on the internet for 1/8 scale shocks that would fit on the slash but cant seem to find any. also lipo has come down in price but i dont have any clue about lipo's and how reliable or anything about them? the front shocks are fine but the reare sag like an inch off the ground its either "lipo" or "bigger better shocks" which one
ive been looking around on the internet for 1/8 scale shocks that would fit on the slash but cant seem to find any. also lipo has come down in price but i dont have any clue about lipo's and how reliable or anything about them? the front shocks are fine but the reare sag like an inch off the ground its either "lipo" or "bigger better shocks" which one
03-30-2011, 03:00 PM
#9
Absolutely Lipo!!!
Someone has a great sig on this forum but can't remember who. Says "guns and lipos are only dangerous in the hands of stupid people!" and it's very true.
If treated even somewhat properly, lipos are just as safe as Nimh or anything else. Even more so kind of. I've had 2 packs in my life blow. 1 Nimh and 1 lipo. The lipo caught on fire and destroyed a 1/8 buggy costing me $500 give or take. Flames were put out and only thing injured was my hobby fund.
The nimh while charging exploded like a friggin pipe bomb and sent shards of crap into my drywall 10 feet away.
Even 40wt oil is too light. Get a cheap lipo and charger and save up for some Losi 8ight shocks or Proline powerstroke. If using 8ight get fronts only for all around.
Someone has a great sig on this forum but can't remember who. Says "guns and lipos are only dangerous in the hands of stupid people!" and it's very true.
If treated even somewhat properly, lipos are just as safe as Nimh or anything else. Even more so kind of. I've had 2 packs in my life blow. 1 Nimh and 1 lipo. The lipo caught on fire and destroyed a 1/8 buggy costing me $500 give or take. Flames were put out and only thing injured was my hobby fund.
The nimh while charging exploded like a friggin pipe bomb and sent shards of crap into my drywall 10 feet away.
Even 40wt oil is too light. Get a cheap lipo and charger and save up for some Losi 8ight shocks or Proline powerstroke. If using 8ight get fronts only for all around.
03-30-2011, 03:36 PM
#10
I couldn't agree more with the lipo. I was resistant to trying lipo for a lot of the same reasons, but now that I have some I am kicking myself for not getting them sooner. The performance advantage is pretty big, and if you handle them with a minimum of common sense you will be just fine. Put it this way, you probably already have stuff sitting in your garage that is far more volatile than a lipo battery pack.
03-30-2011, 06:36 PM
#11
ok so lipo is probably the way to go then! does anyone have any links to some cheap lipo's and the charger
03-30-2011, 06:41 PM
#12
stock springs are soft as it is. order stiffer ones at the same time.
and still get the lipos. the performance gain is well worth it.
and still get the lipos. the performance gain is well worth it.
03-30-2011, 06:42 PM
#13
Get yourself some of these, I run them and they are good not the greatest ones I've ever had but Im keeping up just fine at the track.
http://www.hobbypartz.com/gens.html
And you want to run 60wt in the front and 50wt in the rear or 50/50 thats a good starting point.
You can also use the Traxxas red springs in the rear and the black up front.
http://www.hobbypartz.com/gens.html
And you want to run 60wt in the front and 50wt in the rear or 50/50 thats a good starting point.
You can also use the Traxxas red springs in the rear and the black up front.
03-30-2011, 08:03 PM
#14
ok ill start off with lipo's but i still want some upgraded shocks because face it the stock shocks suck after researching what "Neu_Racer" said about the losi eight shocks i wanna get the front shocks off the eight for all round on my slash but cant find were to get em
03-30-2011, 08:34 PM
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