Originally Posted by
Graham11
Well now I am confused, I am mostly 8th scale but this isn't how I built the d413 shocks. does anyone have a link to a guide to building the d413 shocks using the bladders.
You(or someone did anyway!) asked how to build with zero rebound and this is how its done!! all i do everyday is build RC shocks (get it RCShox
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Originally Posted by
ColourGhost
Thanks for the detailed description. I build them bladder style. I never thought you could have to much oil in the shock ? I will try and see if tuesday is a better shock building day. Thanks a lot for taking the time
the definition of emulsion built shocks is the mixture of air with oil, if you have too much oil and not enough air where is "emulsion" taking place?
Originally Posted by
Graham11
I built the d413 shocks the same way I build Tekno shocks and they rebound 100% even when i build them with none. I built them as follows, mind you I used b5 caps so didnt ream a bleeder hole because I don't normally do it that way:
1.Fill shock body 90% w oil and let settle. etc..
2. Put shock shaft at desired rebound position (in my case i wanted none so shaft was only 1/4 inch exposed)
3. Fill rest of way w oil
4. Put bladder on
5. Pull shock shaft down to suck bladder on and hold shaft.
6. wipe excess oil,
7. put shock cap on
And done, this is how I build 8th scale shocks but as I said when I did the d413 shocks this way, there was 100% rebound.
I must say the kit seems to be of great quality so far but the instructions are sub par, especially when comparing to other brands, i.e. tekno
thats 100% rebound your not going to want that for sure.
The car i use for testing has shocks built this way and they are zero rebound, since 2 stage pistons create their own rebound i have no need for pressure rebound built into the shock. One thing that is over looked is heat, no matter how you build your shock as soon as you start running laps heat builds up and the oil expands which increases your pressure rebound and there is nothing you can do about this which is why i prefer bladder built shocks, unfortunately the guy that loaned me his car cur the bladders so i am forced to run emulsion.
Wildcat, 2 stage pistons are pretty much done and flats are coming soon as well as something i am drawing up now that the car drastically needs!!
I am about to machine it now and will post up on facebook tomorrow!