Yeah, the VRP seems to be a good option. I have used Fioroni pistons, but they are for 1/8 scale. I'm not sure if they make a piston that would fit your vehicle.

The dual rate pistons I have used have the side effect of "up jacking", which is the chassis lifting as the shocks cycle...they work like a jack, because there is more resistance in compression than in rebound.

I mitigated this jacking effect by installing small springs inside the shock. They are like the springs from a ball point pen, and they go around the shock shaft on the inside of the shock. And since you are running 1/10, springs from a pen might be about right. I talked about in this thread: https://www.rctech.net/forum/electri...sion-dyno.html

Unfortunately I don't actually know if all the work paid off...my cars should run awesome now, but there isn't anywhere for me to race anymore. There used to be tracks relatively close, but they both closed down.


Davidka suggested stiffer shock oil...that is a different philosophy on suspension. I admit I have seen cars with extremely stiff suspension win races. The one that comes to mind was a 4x4 SCT, and the suspension felt like it had diff oil in the shocks. The suspension barely moved! But on that day and on that track, it worked. I am interested in making RC suspension work like it does on full size vehicles, but people get good results from a variety of tuning philosophies. There is no harm thinking outside the box.