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08-17-2014, 07:28 AM

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Yes

Yes it's measured from center of top nut to bottom center of screw while car is lifted in air wheels off ground.
Suspension droop is defined as the amount of downward suspension movement there is in the wheels of a vehicle. The base measuring point for this droop can either be the chassis or the ride height of the car.
It is responsible for keeping the wheels in contact with the ground (or not!) when the front/rear of the truck rises or falls - like going into a corner, braking/accelerating or going over bumps.
More droop obviously allows for more wheel travel to keep the tires in contact with the track surface, but this is at the cost of agility - the car will not change direction as quickly.
The general rule of thumb with droop would be to have just enough to cope with the track you are racing at and no more. You must also consider the affect that the damping and springing on the car has
with increased droop as they have to be able to react quickly enough to move the wheel in and out of any holes, etc.

How to adjust:
Step 1: With only the bottm of the shocks attached, the droop screws raised all the way, and the chassis above your working surface so the arms are at full extension, you should be able to easily slide the top of your shock over the standoff screw, while leaving the shock at full extension. If the mounting hole of the shock cap is above or below the standoff/mount screw, adjust the droop screw accordingly ( to make the fully extended shock at the cap meet up with it mounting screw). Repeat for all four corners of your vehicle. Measure from the center of the top standoff screw to the center of the bottom shock mounting screw to get your FULL Droop setting. As a guide the Front shocks should be 109mm, while the rear shocks should be 127.5.

Step 2: To increase your droop turn the droop screw(from the top) counter-clockwise (loosen), turn the droop screw (from the top) clockwise (tighten) to decrease your droop. Remember, never back the screw out beyond full droop or you could risk damage to your vehicle.

*As stated from the Team associated manual (Truggy adjustment for example but applicable for all vehicles)

Front droop: Increasing front droop will increase off-throttle steering. It also allows the front end to lift more, giving more rear grip and less front grip on-power. Decreasing front droop yields more on-power steering and quicker response at the expense of some stability in bumpy sections. It will also give less off-throttle steering.

Rear Droop: Increasing rear droop will increase traction in bumpy sections, but will reduce high speed stability. Decreasing rear droop will increase stability in high speed sections, but will reduce stability in bumpy sections.

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Originally Posted by RevolutionM

Some setups have droop and some have shock length is this the same thing?

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