Oil/Spring Tech (Your Setups For Basing)
03-24-2008, 12:58 PM
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Oil/Spring Tech (Your Setups For Basing)
Hey guys,
I am rebuilding my shocks on my Evader and am wondering how to set up my suspension for high ramp jumps, and slightly bumpy terrain, no racing. I am thinking of using firm springs with 30 weight oil. What are your setups for bashing? Please share...[8D]
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I am rebuilding my shocks on my Evader and am wondering how to set up my suspension for high ramp jumps, and slightly bumpy terrain, no racing. I am thinking of using firm springs with 30 weight oil. What are your setups for bashing? Please share...[8D]
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RE: Oil/Spring Tech (Your Setups For Basing)
As a starting point I will always use 22.5 oil in the front, 25 in the rear and for 2WD, about -2 or -3 degrees camber in the front (doesn't hurt for 2WD), 0 degrees camber in the back, or close to it, 1-2 degrees toe-in on the front and 0 degrees toe in the rear, 2 degrees anti-squat, sometimes I make the front shocks a little more horizontal if I am still not getting enough steering, as for tightness maybe 2 steps above stock in the front and 1 step above stock on the rear, etc.
http://users.pandora.be/elvo/15/1.html
You can't really think of just one setup alone, you need to think of the truck as a whole. You drive it a bit, try to find faults with how it handles, and then try to correct those faults, its an iterative process.
http://users.pandora.be/elvo/15/1.html
You can't really think of just one setup alone, you need to think of the truck as a whole. You drive it a bit, try to find faults with how it handles, and then try to correct those faults, its an iterative process.
Common sense really.[8D]
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RE: Oil/Spring Tech (Your Setups For Basing)
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As a starting point I will always use 22.5 oil in the front, 25 in the rear and for 2WD, about -2 or -3 degrees camber in the front (doesn't hurt for 2WD), 0 degrees camber in the back, or close to it, 1-2 degrees toe-in on the front and 0 degrees toe in the rear, 2 degrees anti-squat, sometimes I make the front shocks a little more horizontal if I am still not getting enough steering, as for tightness maybe 2 steps above stock in the front and 1 step above stock on the rear, etc.
http://users.pandora.be/elvo/15/1.html
You can't really think of just one setup alone, you need to think of the truck as a whole. You drive it a bit, try to find faults with how it handles, and then try to correct those faults, its an iterative process.
As a starting point I will always use 22.5 oil in the front, 25 in the rear and for 2WD, about -2 or -3 degrees camber in the front (doesn't hurt for 2WD), 0 degrees camber in the back, or close to it, 1-2 degrees toe-in on the front and 0 degrees toe in the rear, 2 degrees anti-squat, sometimes I make the front shocks a little more horizontal if I am still not getting enough steering, as for tightness maybe 2 steps above stock in the front and 1 step above stock on the rear, etc.
http://users.pandora.be/elvo/15/1.html
You can't really think of just one setup alone, you need to think of the truck as a whole. You drive it a bit, try to find faults with how it handles, and then try to correct those faults, its an iterative process.
Uh what that Brad guy said is pretty much it.
