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RE: ..MAYBE getting a.. a.. a.. r-r-r-RE...REVO!
It's just a little pile of rocks, and though my LST can handle, the extended suspension, thanks to the cantilever shock setup, it will be able to tackle the rocks better. And I really don't want a little electric right now, besides a t3 of course.
Ohh, and I saw the crawling video, where they had this buggy roll cage for the Revo. It looked awesome. I'll get a link, but do any of you know of a roll-cage like this? It made the revo look like a baja buggy with huge wheels. It was tight
Ohh, and I saw the crawling video, where they had this buggy roll cage for the Revo. It looked awesome. I'll get a link, but do any of you know of a roll-cage like this? It made the revo look like a baja buggy with huge wheels. It was tight
01-24-2006, 09:38 PM
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RE: ..MAYBE getting a.. a.. a.. r-r-r-RE...REVO!
ORIGINAL: alvinl
So, do the p2 rockers give you more suspension travel than the stock p1 rockers? You say it determines the "rate" of the pregressive travel, but what does that mean. Does it give you a stiffer suspension?
ORIGINAL: SlowDriver
alvinl,
The rockers set up the progressive travel of your suspension. Basically, if you watch your suspension closely (no, I'm not talking about chasing your truck down the track) you'll see how the rockers function.
When the suspension is fully extended (all the way out) and you begin suspension compression the shock piston moves slowly through the shock body. The more the suspension is compressed the faster the piston moves through the shock oil. This has the effect of being stiffening more and more as your suspension travels, due to oil viscosity and friction.
Which rocker you use determines the rate of the progressive travel.
... I'm confused, are you?
alvinl,
The rockers set up the progressive travel of your suspension. Basically, if you watch your suspension closely (no, I'm not talking about chasing your truck down the track) you'll see how the rockers function.
When the suspension is fully extended (all the way out) and you begin suspension compression the shock piston moves slowly through the shock body. The more the suspension is compressed the faster the piston moves through the shock oil. This has the effect of being stiffening more and more as your suspension travels, due to oil viscosity and friction.
Which rocker you use determines the rate of the progressive travel.
... I'm confused, are you?
01-24-2006, 09:39 PM
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RE: ..MAYBE getting a.. a.. a.. r-r-r-RE...REVO!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...7975117&q=revo
that's the link to the video with the awesome roll cage i am talking about.
that's the link to the video with the awesome roll cage i am talking about.
01-24-2006, 09:41 PM
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RE: ..MAYBE getting a.. a.. a.. r-r-r-RE...REVO!
ORIGINAL: mayhem maniac
It's just a little pile of rocks, and though my LST can handle, the extended suspension, thanks to the cantilever shock setup, it will be able to tackle the rocks better. And I really don't want a little electric right now, besides a t3 of course.
Ohh, and I saw the crawling video, where they had this buggy roll cage for the Revo. It looked awesome. I'll get a link, but do any of you know of a roll-cage like this? It made the revo look like a baja buggy with huge wheels. It was tight
It's just a little pile of rocks, and though my LST can handle, the extended suspension, thanks to the cantilever shock setup, it will be able to tackle the rocks better. And I really don't want a little electric right now, besides a t3 of course.
Ohh, and I saw the crawling video, where they had this buggy roll cage for the Revo. It looked awesome. I'll get a link, but do any of you know of a roll-cage like this? It made the revo look like a baja buggy with huge wheels. It was tight
The jumping Revo... I love my suspension for jumping... P2's... LT springs... 70wt oil...
01-24-2006, 09:44 PM
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ORIGINAL: mayhem maniac
It's just a little pile of rocks, and though my LST can handle, the extended suspension, thanks to the cantilever shock setup, it will be able to tackle the rocks better. And I really don't want a little electric right now, besides a t3 of course.
Ohh, and I saw the crawling video, where they had this buggy roll cage for the Revo. It looked awesome. I'll get a link, but do any of you know of a roll-cage like this? It made the revo look like a baja buggy with huge wheels. It was tight
It's just a little pile of rocks, and though my LST can handle, the extended suspension, thanks to the cantilever shock setup, it will be able to tackle the rocks better. And I really don't want a little electric right now, besides a t3 of course.
Ohh, and I saw the crawling video, where they had this buggy roll cage for the Revo. It looked awesome. I'll get a link, but do any of you know of a roll-cage like this? It made the revo look like a baja buggy with huge wheels. It was tight
01-24-2006, 09:46 PM
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RE: ..MAYBE getting a.. a.. a.. r-r-r-RE...REVO!
ORIGINAL: mayhem maniac
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...7975117&q=revo
that's the link to the video with the awesome roll cage i am talking about.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...7975117&q=revo
that's the link to the video with the awesome roll cage i am talking about.
01-24-2006, 09:49 PM
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ORIGINAL: REVOFAMILY
With the Revo, you have a progressive rate suspension... in other words, as the suspension compresses, it changes its shock/rebound rate... the P1's have relatively no progression... all the way to the P3's which have a HIGH progression.... So, to kind of explain it... as the suspension gets compressed, it is much lighter in the beginning, then it progressively gets stiffer... so, the P2's are a higher progression from P1's... which make it stiffer at the top of the suspension stroke... I run P2's with LT springs and 70wt oil... I can drop my Revo from my chest (~5') and it won't hit the skids on the ground.
ORIGINAL: alvinl
So, do the p2 rockers give you more suspension travel than the stock p1 rockers? You say it determines the "rate" of the pregressive travel, but what does that mean. Does it give you a stiffer suspension?
ORIGINAL: SlowDriver
alvinl,
The rockers set up the progressive travel of your suspension. Basically, if you watch your suspension closely (no, I'm not talking about chasing your truck down the track) you'll see how the rockers function.
When the suspension is fully extended (all the way out) and you begin suspension compression the shock piston moves slowly through the shock body. The more the suspension is compressed the faster the piston moves through the shock oil. This has the effect of being stiffening more and more as your suspension travels, due to oil viscosity and friction.
Which rocker you use determines the rate of the progressive travel.
... I'm confused, are you?
alvinl,
The rockers set up the progressive travel of your suspension. Basically, if you watch your suspension closely (no, I'm not talking about chasing your truck down the track) you'll see how the rockers function.
When the suspension is fully extended (all the way out) and you begin suspension compression the shock piston moves slowly through the shock body. The more the suspension is compressed the faster the piston moves through the shock oil. This has the effect of being stiffening more and more as your suspension travels, due to oil viscosity and friction.
Which rocker you use determines the rate of the progressive travel.
... I'm confused, are you?
01-24-2006, 09:51 PM
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RE: ..MAYBE getting a.. a.. a.. r-r-r-RE...REVO!
ORIGINAL: alvinl
Thanks Revofamily. That makes sense. I found 2 setup guides on the Traxxas website that go into pretty good detail of what to choose for what conditions, but they really don't define some of the concepts like this. I think I just need to pick up a set up p2 and p3 rockers and install them and see what I like. I have a spare set of p1's and the lt's that came with the truck. Do the stock pushrods work for p1 p2 and p3 rockers?
ORIGINAL: REVOFAMILY
With the Revo, you have a progressive rate suspension... in other words, as the suspension compresses, it changes its shock/rebound rate... the P1's have relatively no progression... all the way to the P3's which have a HIGH progression.... So, to kind of explain it... as the suspension gets compressed, it is much lighter in the beginning, then it progressively gets stiffer... so, the P2's are a higher progression from P1's... which make it stiffer at the top of the suspension stroke... I run P2's with LT springs and 70wt oil... I can drop my Revo from my chest (~5') and it won't hit the skids on the ground.
ORIGINAL: alvinl
So, do the p2 rockers give you more suspension travel than the stock p1 rockers? You say it determines the "rate" of the pregressive travel, but what does that mean. Does it give you a stiffer suspension?
ORIGINAL: SlowDriver
alvinl,
The rockers set up the progressive travel of your suspension. Basically, if you watch your suspension closely (no, I'm not talking about chasing your truck down the track) you'll see how the rockers function.
When the suspension is fully extended (all the way out) and you begin suspension compression the shock piston moves slowly through the shock body. The more the suspension is compressed the faster the piston moves through the shock oil. This has the effect of being stiffening more and more as your suspension travels, due to oil viscosity and friction.
Which rocker you use determines the rate of the progressive travel.
... I'm confused, are you?
alvinl,
The rockers set up the progressive travel of your suspension. Basically, if you watch your suspension closely (no, I'm not talking about chasing your truck down the track) you'll see how the rockers function.
When the suspension is fully extended (all the way out) and you begin suspension compression the shock piston moves slowly through the shock body. The more the suspension is compressed the faster the piston moves through the shock oil. This has the effect of being stiffening more and more as your suspension travels, due to oil viscosity and friction.
Which rocker you use determines the rate of the progressive travel.
... I'm confused, are you?
01-24-2006, 09:53 PM
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RE: ..MAYBE getting a.. a.. a.. r-r-r-RE...REVO!
ORIGINAL: AnotherBoringUsername
Um.. I think he'd rather have a hobbyclass crawler.
Um.. I think he'd rather have a hobbyclass crawler.
unlike most other wally world specials, you can actually replace and upgrade parts
01-24-2006, 10:02 PM
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alvinl,
Not necessarily stiffer suspension, but differences in the WAY the suspension reacts to compression.
Go here for more explanation: http://www.traxxas.com/support/index...cat=143&id=482
Not necessarily stiffer suspension, but differences in the WAY the suspension reacts to compression.
Go here for more explanation: http://www.traxxas.com/support/index...cat=143&id=482
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RE: ..MAYBE getting a.. a.. a.. r-r-r-RE...REVO!
I feel traxaxs gives a bad explination on how the revo suspension works, Its not progressive at all.Try It move your tires through the travel youll feel it, The supenspension is super soft and feel like ther is no spring for the first part of the travel then It hits a point at about 1/3rd the way through the travel where it gets stiff.P1s have this point earlier in the travel, p2s have it about at 1/3rd of the way through and P3s dont have it untill there halfway through the travel.The LTs give full suspension action through the whole travel.
01-24-2006, 11:07 PM
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RE: ..MAYBE getting a.. a.. a.. r-r-r-RE...REVO!
ORIGINAL: mayhem maniac
Thunderbird, I am not going to spend 150 for that stupid crawler. I might as well spend that on my Revo.
Thunderbird, I am not going to spend 150 for that stupid crawler. I might as well spend that on my Revo.
that and if you break it, take it back to wal mart and get another one, you won't have to pay to fix it
btw, they're goin for $80 now.
01-24-2006, 11:20 PM
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ORIGINAL: SlowDriver
alvinl,
Not necessarily stiffer suspension, but differences in the WAY the suspension reacts to compression.
Go here for more explanation: http://www.traxxas.com/support/index...cat=143&id=482
alvinl,
Not necessarily stiffer suspension, but differences in the WAY the suspension reacts to compression.
Go here for more explanation: http://www.traxxas.com/support/index...cat=143&id=482
