Originally Posted by
riggidy
I tried the Avid springs this past weekend and found that my buggy jumped way better but it did feel bouncier.
Overall I feel that the springs were a good investment.
I was using the orange/yellow Losi springs prior to switching.
I used Yellow rear, red front Avids.
Rears - ■Yellow: Rate: 1.99lb | Wire: 1.17mm | Coil: 12.50 | Length: 63mm | ID: 16.25mm
Fronts - ■Red: Rate: 3.28lb | Wire: 1.17mm | Coil: 7.75 | Length: 44mm | ID: 16.25mm
Front Oil - 35
Rear Oil - 30
This setup was for Norcal Hobbies - indoor.
What pistons and shock locations were you running? I assume AE shock oil.
I've attached my West Coast RC setup which works at almost any indoor track. On the front end, I also run #2, 30wt with 3 limiters and outside on the front arm. For this case, I liked the inside arm setup with 32.5wt. If you get too thick in front, it can throw off the balance in jump landings, so watch out.
I've found that with the AVID springs, you can run thicker oil that you couldn't run before with the kit springs, and the car still can manage the small bumps, but then it really helps the jumping/landing. AVIDs handle different than the Losi due do being thicker wire and more coils. In the rear I've tried GHEA #3 with 27.5, AE #2 with 32.5, and my current setup and all are very close in handling.