Originally Posted by bkspeedo

This is just a guess but i think one of the benefits of the short shock on a T4 aside from a minor CG change is the shock angle. If you look at the angle on most T4 setups there laid down quit a bit more than the T3 and other cars. Which i believe would make the shock more progressive as it compresses than a shock standing up. If I'm thinking about this correctly the car would be the stiffest when it starts to roll and get softer as it rollers further.

Look at the shock angle on a 1/8 scale or 1/10 nitro car, there laid down at probably a 35-40deg angle from parallel to the ground.

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