I'm not sure if anyone is still feeding this article but I finally stumbled on it and would like to make sure I'm not missing something.

I have a 2wd slash that I'm working on for my son. What I see when I drop it from 4" with springs only (not oil) is, the front does not oscillate, it goes down once and comes up and stops. The rear likes to smack the bench, come up, and drop back down and stop.

If its hitting the bench do I need a stronger spring? Should the front end move more than it is?

When I push down the front and rear ends and let go, they come up at relatively the same speed. I have tried several springs and see little change other than how far they pop up from being held down. I hope I'm not missing something here but I would love to be corrected if I am.

Thanks for this thread, I have been reading it ALOT!!!