Originally Posted by
bksrt
Im still only at page 16 so maybe i havent got to this part or i missed it, but how do you find the suspension frequency of your buggy? I have the losi 8 2.0 b. With silver fronts and yellow rears i have the back leaned out completely amd the front almost vertical and the back still rises faster. I cant slow the rear anymore and dont have any different front springs. I THINK i may have some slight binding up front. The rear is very smooth while the front takes a bit more force to move. The front doesnt really bounce it compresses and then rebounds to ride hieght almost like it still has oil in the shocks. You can really tell the rear is on springs only. Any suggestions?
Too drastic angle difference between front and rear shock angles is not recommended and you will keep chasing set ups if you keep it like that. Also too much difference in shock oil weight and spring Lbs difference should be avoided too.
Silver is 4.4Lbs(from I recall when I had the buggy, silver and green are the kit springs, aren't they?) but I can't seem to find the rate for yellow.
The front spring may be too soft(since it's kit spring, I doubt it though) or oil's too thick or piston holes too small or number of holes is less than the rear. Make'em balanced first. Or the rear shock has the opposite problem. If the shock acts like it's only on the spring, then the rear is more likely to have issue. Check oil, presence of air, piston holes, and spring rates.
If you feel there might be binding you'd better get rid of it first LOL.
I believe people here could help you more if you tell us how the car acts in your local track. (under/over steer, rear traction, track traction, what surface, how the car acts when it lands,etc)