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If you are using the 54 piston it is the lightest damping. Stock for a 1.0 8ight is 55 and a lot of guys run the heaviest damped 56 piston. I'm running green springs, 55 pistons and 30wt in the rear of my 8ight w/Losi conversion.
Sorry, I got it wrong.
My 8ight E kit setup was 56 NOT 54 piston in the rear.
Then I went from 25 wt oil (kit setup) to 30 wt. oil and the stiffer black spring.
I noticed today after posting that my 8lb 5oz car is bottoming front and rear.
I'm gonna race tomorrow and I changed to 56 piston/35oil/black springs for the rear and uppin the front to 54/50wt./green.
This is the second time I upped the shock oil wt. It is now +10wt over the kit setup.
With this heavier oil it bottoms out less just doin the drop test.
I'll see if it handles well with more dampening.
The 8ight E 1.0 kit diffs use 5000 center, 3000 front, 2000 rear and are workin fine for me.
When I used the Kyosho spur gear and lost some fluid the driving characteristics took a crap.
I resealed and refilled the center diff with 5000 and the car is great again. Nite and day.