Originally Posted by Toiffel (Post 9123886)

Anyone use the new air flow bodies yet?? Do they really work??

Originally Posted by Ridley (Post 9123183)

This is not correct.

A bladder shock will have more pack than an emulsion shock, with the same oil and same piston...but thats because the oil doesn't become an emulsified froth in a bladder shock. When the air and oil mix it becomes "lighter" in viscosity. While going lighter in oil increases traction and decreases pack, it does so equally in both style shocks, just far more consistently in a bladder shock as there's no way to correctly gauge the amount of air is actually in your emulsion build, and there's also no changing from start to finish as the oil and air are in different stages of emulsion.

Having a bladder allows you to build your shocks with more, and more consistent rebound. Faster rebound creates more traction as it keeps your tire on the racing surface. It also keeps your shocks consistent from start to finish of a race, as the air and oil never mix.

IMO, there is little, if any, reason to ever do an emulsion build over a bladder build.

Originally Posted by Keep'N It Cool (Post 9123773)

No wrong, The overdrive pulley is designed for loose tracks. It is designed to pull your truck out of the corner with the front tires. The sensitivity of your steering in the front is going to be controlled by the weight of your diff fluid. The lighter the fluid the more sensitive your steering is going to be.

I ran both the normal and overdrive this last weekend at our very dry local track. It did help to have the overdrive in to keep the truck strait coming out of corners and going down the straits.

Originally Posted by fasted (Post 9124444)

so i got some HT pads here.. but it seems everyone is using them in diff places. whats everyones thoughts?:confused:

Originally Posted by JEFFs SC10 (Post 9124406)

Thank you Jesus, the UPS guy dropped a box off at my house.

Is the Savox 1257 enough servo?

Dimensions(mm): 40.3x20.2x37.2
Weight(g): 52.4
Speed(@4.8V sec/60): .09
Torque(@4.8V oz-in): 111.1
Speed(@6.0V sec/60): .07
Torque(@6.0V oz-in): 138.9
Gear: Titanium & Aluminum
Bearing: 2BB
Case: Aluminum
25 Tooth Spline


or should I wait to get a 1258?

Dimensions(mm): 40.3x20.2x37.2
Weight(g): 52.4
Speed(@4.8V sec/60): .10
Torque(@4.8V oz-in): 133.3
Speed(@6.0V sec/60): .08
Torque(@6.0V oz-in): 166.6
Gear: Titanium & Aluminum
Bearing: 2BB


Case: Aluminum

Originally Posted by Wild Cherry (Post 9124368)

Sorry to correct you ..


The reason bladders have more pack is not due how much air gets mix with the oil ..;)


When the piston push's up against the bladder that makes more pack .
The piston must stretch the bladder a little to be able to move up inside the shock body....Remove the bladder and the piston does not have to fight to go up and thus more traction & less pack...

The rebound for the shock can be set the same for both , thus no difference in performance between the two in regards to rebound...