"my wife gave me that you're a dork look" - I LOL'ed. I identify with this! I had to subscribe, bro!
@DeeKay617
3 жыл бұрын
Omg he said it and immediately pictured my wifes your a dork face 🤣😂 same here at the same moment ii hit subscribe
@KS-wt9gj
5 жыл бұрын
60-70 weight oil works for my SCT’s in the front. Without losing wheel travel.
@effinchet6228
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. I have been wondering which oil weights I should be using when I rebuild my shocks. What do you use in the rear? If you dont mind me asking!!
@maverick744
4 жыл бұрын
Cool upgrade.. I appreciate what you are doing for your sons. I did the same thing only I started then on Tamiya kits the way I did and that way they built the whole car. I got them their first nitro in 08 which was the Tmaxx and they were able to strip the car and rebuild without looking at the manual. I wanted them to understand the concept on an engineering standpoint before they got RTR that was race ready. I wish Traxxas had a kit but in today’s world where everyone’s busy they don’t have the time nor patience to truly learn the way I did in 1983 when I started. I’m my opinion if you want to teach your children mechanical inclinations then get them a Tamiya or Kyosho and when they are ready to race at that level then get them a Traxxas. Great video thanks for the tip!
@jlp5137
5 жыл бұрын
LMAO, my wife gives me that you a dork look all the time.
@drivesideways6550
5 жыл бұрын
Ditto
@RandomStuffGarage619
4 жыл бұрын
My wife just flat out tells me lol
@aljensen7779
4 жыл бұрын
I was surprised when you revealed what breaks most often. As a 4x4 Slash owner, I was curious since I've been bashing mine for years. But I was surprised because those carriers have never been a problem on mine but mine came as a Platinum edition, meaning all four corners have Traxxas aluminum parts. Just figured I'd mention this if you don't mind laying out the coin, and want to fix it for good.
@David25522
4 жыл бұрын
The same for me accept mine aren’t aluminum. I have a 4X4.
@E_flores_72
4 жыл бұрын
Broke my rear carriers on the first day of use. Switched to aluminum
@stephen1805
4 жыл бұрын
1:50 and 3:10 - You're welcome.
@damonwheeler7538
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that info about the shocks. I have been wondering how to take the body roll down.
@LawrenceTimme
5 жыл бұрын
I normally take sway bars off. I like a bit of roll makes you learn to take the corners slower and accelerate smoothly.
@zedorda1337
5 жыл бұрын
So you take away the ability to take turns at higher speeds so you have to deal with a gimped system as a learning tool. So what, you learn how to drive worse? Sorry but this sounds ass backwards to me. Surely not a race winning strategy.
@tmmtmm
5 жыл бұрын
@@zedorda1337 actually, softer suspension (= body roll) can be faster. It's just not faster if you flip over. If you had no suspension at all, the car would be almost impossible to flip but it would also have less grip so when you entered a corner too quickly you'd just start sliding.
@Sphyxx
3 жыл бұрын
Owned my slash 4x4 7 years before I broke my first bearing carrier I've broken a dozen or so A-arms a couple axles but bearing carrier? Once
@TheDetailer123
2 жыл бұрын
I’m all too familiar with that look of “what a dork” from the wife, lol.
@justinc5356
4 жыл бұрын
The fuel line, is callled a "bump stop" it stops the bottom out effect where the rolling energy is increased by the bottoming out. You are basically adding an integrated bump stop, something that most decent coil over manufacturers on real cars do.
@cencoast_7.340
4 жыл бұрын
Most off-road shocks (King, Fox, Sway-away etc.), do not have an internal bump-stop. Since they don’t they rely on a separate bump stop and/or limit straps.
@cencoast_7.340
4 жыл бұрын
I get your point though.
@chasinelwood1977
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I am all too familiar with that looml. It is my wife's default facial expression.
@chrystalkiesinger8836
4 жыл бұрын
What size fuel line did u use?
@andyb9994
2 жыл бұрын
Very helpful as usual....thanks bro!!
@jeffscherger3490
4 жыл бұрын
I just tried this shock adjustment and setup. Wow thanks a ton this really helped.
@typogue5484
3 жыл бұрын
I do oval racing and it helped alot
@danieldifeo3699
4 жыл бұрын
Personally, i have a 4x4 slash and i have never ever broke one of those and i have had mine for like 5 or so years. The gearbox tho, thats a different story
@chadwhitehead182
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! What motor and batteries do you suggest for a decent upgrade for this sct?
@JustinRexFoell
5 жыл бұрын
Nice tip! if anyone has a hard time cutting fuel line even/equal JConcepts 2295 limiters work great as well
@ggweslie4145
5 жыл бұрын
Justin with the better idea thank you sir.
@BulldogB101
3 жыл бұрын
I use small o rings so it’s more precise!
@HalfGiant_S80
4 жыл бұрын
Just built a hybrid slash/rustler going home to mod the shocks..to all my RC's.
@ryansantiago941
2 жыл бұрын
Skip to 5:00 to bypass the blah blah blah
@HoosierRC
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve done this to my Erevo V1 I make my shocks like yours. Me running on street and dirt no jumps. With the weight of the erevo what shock spring/oil would you recommend?
@RodEvens
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, just wanted to say thank you so so much. It has totally changed how it was handling. Now my friends wanna know how I did it.
@muddfoot69
3 жыл бұрын
I use rubber O rings so I’ll know how many I’ve used. I also run 4 front shocks but it’s “Bomber” on road
@yorkrojas1452
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark, how did you come up with this solution? Just inerested in the story, i've heard of people putting the fuel line on the outside of the shock like a limiter, i think the stock 2wd has them on the rear shocks. Is this a different scenerio that im talking about?
@goofygoodpasture8511
4 жыл бұрын
Actually on the traxxas rustler you dont rally break the rear bearing carrier, you brake the caster blocks more
@angeldoom4207
3 жыл бұрын
I've only ever broken front bearing carrier and caster blocks and instantly upgraded to rpm best investment lol
@1973surfer
5 жыл бұрын
I have the tekno cvd and hub carrier kit with the M6 stub axle. It’s bomber.
@ed0c
2 жыл бұрын
i put small springs inside shock
@ajaxlogan
4 жыл бұрын
It’s called less droop and it allows more weight to be transferred to the front or rear of the car. Got my information from XXX Main Chassis Setup Guide.
@roddas26
4 жыл бұрын
We call it sag in the mtb world.
@cencoast_7.340
4 жыл бұрын
roddas26 Na, Sag is how much drop in travel there is when the static weight of the car/person’s weight is on the chassis. The original comment is closer to what this mod is. Essentially limiting the overall travel of the shock.
@roddas26
4 жыл бұрын
@@cencoast_7.340, I wasn't correcting the OP just saying that with Mountain Bike suspension it's called sag. Which it is. Cheers
@Todd_G_FPV
5 жыл бұрын
Did this to my 2wd rustler but I used the extra shock pistons and it worked perfectly. Also put the rpm 4x4 rear carriers on my rusty and they take a beating compared to the stockers
@danr6593
3 жыл бұрын
Can you do this to the Traxxas upgraded big bore shocks?
@rcreviews9894
4 жыл бұрын
The part I used to always break, is the drive shafts especially when I go 3s , and that’s mainly on the stampede 4x4 Vxl, but not any more I have steel mip cvds installed front and back
@mccowansam
5 жыл бұрын
Great tip I will have to this mine as I was told to buy the 4x4 chassis to stop the roll over as I have experienced at my local track. Thanks mate.
@builtforspeed5274
Жыл бұрын
Crazy I never replaced the carrier, more like the axle, the rear just snaps every time I use it kinda bummer that's why it sits now
@slotgear3222
5 ай бұрын
For those wondering, as o-rings have been mentioned- in the harbor freight oring multi-pack you’ll want the smallest o-ring A005 it’s 3/32”x15/64”x9/128” this will give a snug fit!
@TheRCAdventurist
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome tips , thank you for that my friend. 🤙 subscribed!!
@turb0z
4 жыл бұрын
I just bought 2 Slash RWD cars for my daughter and I to start racing locally and since the class does not allow for any part upgrades, the shop said focus on tuning shocks. I bought heavier oil, but the half rebound seems like an incredible upgrade especially since these things just have insane amounts of body roll out of the box. I just rebuilt her Rustler (4x4) shocks, and I wish I would have found this video first. I might go back and set her shocks up like this. My E-Revo 2.0 VXL is the next on the list for some shock rebuild love.
@MarkSantaMaria
4 жыл бұрын
Nicholas John i bet the guys in your area are already doing this and not telling anyone. Originally this class was designed to be cheap. Its still cheap with fuel line in your shocks ;)
@cencoast_7.340
4 жыл бұрын
No offense to this guy at all but what you are essentially doing is internally limiting the overall travel of the shock (on the rebound to be exact). This will indeed help with rollover since it makes the CG lower now. However, you’ve now got less overall travel. Also, for people asking if you can just add a spacer like the ones supplied for the outside of the shock: Yes, it will make for less body roll but you are now putting the CG higher making it even easier to rollover. Also, you now have stiffer suspension as a result (could be good or bad). The best thing to do is get the lower CG chassis or adjust where the shock attaches to the A-arm. This way you keep the most travel, you don’t have to change the spring-rate and you’re not trading one fix for the other. The truck to tuning is to isolate the “problem” and find a way to fix it without it affecting/effecting? Lol other characteristics in a negative way.
@brsrc759
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome tip man thanks
@meangrean
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Mark good video like always. But I wonder if you could help me. I have a 2x4 slash 25 turn motor. I than upgraded it to a monster slash with 2.8 tires vxl motor and 3s batteries. Now I have gone thru 2 tranny housings 4 clutch kits. When I install everything new after 2 minutes after driving the clutch is rally hot and will melt the tranny housing. I have the slipper clutch set to 1/4 turn out so it don’t slip. Still gets so hot that I can not drive the Rc. What am I doing wrong
@rustler08
4 жыл бұрын
This is what happens with improper suspension preload. You're forcing it into the proper suspension position and losing travel in the process. I would sooner cut the spring.
@cencoast_7.340
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly. This is only causing less suspension travel trying to fix a problem the wrong way.
@LandonChapman
5 жыл бұрын
My 9 year old son and I just started racing spec slash here in Indy this year (January 2019). Thanks for the setup tip!
@zacbolinracing9072
5 жыл бұрын
Landon Chapman we are based in Ohio and our first rc race car will be the slash
@t2nate137
5 жыл бұрын
If you wanted them to work on rc Buy them a race kit. LOL not really.
@dustinplee5067
3 жыл бұрын
I’m fixing to upgrade my Traxxas slash 2wd to a GoolRC brushless motor and esc
@cindyshields5753
4 жыл бұрын
I haven't broken 1 on my stampede 2wd 90t spur gear 23t pinion gear 48p I ain't broken a gear ethier they look like brand new so I ain't got issues.
@aspiercs2447
5 жыл бұрын
Would this be a good upgrade to do to a Traxxas slash that was modified into a Monster Slash ?
@CoryFugger
4 жыл бұрын
Have owned a bandit for about 5 years now, got all geeked out and upgraded my hubs and front shock tower to aluminum. Thankfully, they’ve held up the whole time. I guess I got lucky by replacing the hub before it broke on me.
@nate1643
4 жыл бұрын
How’s this upgrade on nitro slashes?
@sotorc1448
3 жыл бұрын
Should I do it to my slash 2wd vxl on 3s?? I use it on a dirt track.
@newamericatowguy3633
4 жыл бұрын
I'm late to the game on this but I've never broken a hub carrier on a slash... its always those damn rear stub axles that I break.
@danielrouxel2233
4 жыл бұрын
same on my stampede
@meademorgan6614
3 жыл бұрын
I don't have any off road cars, I have the Losi 22s Summit Drag Camaro, and the Traxxas Drag Slash I got into R/C racing very recently because of the drag cars. But I have subbed to your channel because, of the enormous amount of information in your videos. I've heard of that shock trick before in one of the drag race videos, but I didn't know what it meant to have fuel line in your shocks. I knew there was oil in my shocks, but fuel line?? Well now I know what they meant, and how to do the upgrade. Thanks from a newbie to the R/C hobby.
@bugzjonez4305
2 жыл бұрын
Don't believe the hype!!! 3 minutes to reveal the part. If it breaks that frequently, we've got the part number.
@blink4t2
5 жыл бұрын
It would be nice if you included some links of the products you're using. The fuel line and the pliers please.
@ConditionZero76
4 жыл бұрын
Amazon /autozone
@edwardcollado2732
4 жыл бұрын
Just finish putting together a t maxx that i bought from ebay. But i now realize that its not braking. Help please
@joellofquist2537
5 жыл бұрын
I got the lcg chassis not sure I want to lower the chassis anymore than it already is maybe a sway kit would be worth it
@tmmtmm
5 жыл бұрын
this doesn't actually lower the car unless you overdo it. What it is actually doing is limiting droop.
@alecboswell5527
5 жыл бұрын
Gotta have the droop though to properly use the physics of the suspension on jumps. The more throw a shock has, the more cusion it can provide on landing. Just thicken the oil on the car. It's way too light out of the box anyway. Then if that doesn't work you can get a sway bar kit for it or fashion one out of piano wire!😁
@icin4d
6 ай бұрын
Old video, but looks like a worth while mod. I would have thought there might be an issue with using a silicone tube that is submersed in a silicone oil. But if not, cool. 🙂
@Built_By_Charlie
3 жыл бұрын
what are those wheels? im looking for new wheels because mine broke (stock Rustler wheels)
@justinfaller5910
5 жыл бұрын
The rear bearing carrier might only be a problem on the slash because I do 40-50 foot jumps with my 2wd stampede and have never broken one
@timbr33
4 жыл бұрын
its the same part
@GunShy1961
5 жыл бұрын
Boil the Parts for half a Houer it will let them last longer .Boiling ABS is a very Old trick to imrpove durability
@zedorda1337
5 жыл бұрын
But they are not made of ABS and won't be changed in anyway with boiling. That is an extremely old and obsolete trick. Because now they are made from fiber reinforced nylons.
@ConditionZero76
4 жыл бұрын
ye thats old school, it wont do anything on the modern plastics
@michaelyoung5656
3 жыл бұрын
All you have to do is get little O-rings and do the same thing to it it's got to know how many to put in there and you can tune it better instead of that fuel line the Marines are cheaper
@jayputters615
Жыл бұрын
I have never broke one n i bash my slash hard and my brother has slash ultimate it has sway bars n he rolls just as much as i do with my vxl 4x4
@AlexCastillo-hw1wz
4 жыл бұрын
Would this be worth doing to my traxxas Maxx since it tends to roll very easy just until I get the wide Maxx upgrade
@douglikins2326
5 ай бұрын
Great content always enjoy your videos we all need to thank your wife for letting you share youre time with us😊
@chuckbareika5478
5 жыл бұрын
Mine are aluminum because they break all the time I will run nitro front shock towers and some other parts they are thicker
@Art-jl6pt
3 ай бұрын
Thx brah. 5:29 lol- it’s all good when you label the oil bottle - no ER trip. 7:14 pay attention here
@deepeddyracing
Жыл бұрын
What weight oil do you recommend for this setup?
@t2nate137
5 жыл бұрын
Your not wherein pants, last video was no shirt, now no the pants. Come on dude.
@robcarter6599
3 жыл бұрын
How about for off-road carpet racing?
@robertbledsoe6905
Жыл бұрын
Why not just then cut a little bit off of the spring or get a stiffer spring or shorter shock then
@JayJacksRC
Жыл бұрын
The imma dork look 👀 lmfao bro I think majority of us can relate haha 😅
@shanecoxsey2929
3 жыл бұрын
Would you still run this mod with the LCG chassis kit?
@ShiazVivek
4 жыл бұрын
is this something i can do to my stock shocks in MAXX as well. thanks for the video.
@cencoast_7.340
4 жыл бұрын
Can be done on almost all shocks that have an internal piston, which most all shocks have.
@brentnevius2849
4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Will you do one on adding a center diff. to my slash?
@jasonrojas2176
3 жыл бұрын
My birthday is on the 22nd of December lol
@WayneNagata
Жыл бұрын
Traxxas now offers allow shock spacers I use about 5 mm or more .
@AvromCrovax
Жыл бұрын
It's a bump stop. We break control arms not hubs.
@daneunderwood8683
4 жыл бұрын
The rpm ones are amazing haven’t broke one in a year
@areyousureyouenteredyourna85
4 жыл бұрын
I have owned a Slash, Bandit, and I'm currently souping up my second Stampede. Not once have I broken a rear hub carrier. I have broken front steering and suspension components multiple times on each, however.
@coolhand_steve3706
2 жыл бұрын
Get a script and practice it before you record. But great vid
@Boricua96792
5 жыл бұрын
I use the rod end ball for my shocks . Fuel line still have give . The ball from the rod end take out the guess work. But thats a great tuning trick.
@Boricua96792
4 жыл бұрын
Lockdown spinning my setup is for both , I use a lcg chassis and in the shock i use one or two rod ends ball in the shocks . I drag race so it will bring your arm straight and make the car more stable.
@davidreed3724
4 жыл бұрын
Do the ball ends add more weight vs the thin tube?
@patrachau7195
5 жыл бұрын
I would like to see more slash updates thanks
@kjetilpedersen583
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing information for Traxxas 😊
@kendalhanel3023
2 жыл бұрын
@MarkSM do you do this to front and rear shocks?
@tim5916
2 жыл бұрын
The fuel line is that something they have at the hobby shop.
@budmansdragracingchannel2726
Ай бұрын
Wont that cause issues when bashing big jumps?
@torrnadofiremagikk1
3 жыл бұрын
i got rid of chassis roll without using fuel line
@patpatterson6073
2 жыл бұрын
I know this video has been out a while but yes this helped out a ton now I can't even hardly get my slash to roll over. Thanks for the tip. And if people want to know I used 1/4 inch fuel line on each shock with 50w oil.
@CarlosDelaoGunEngraver
2 жыл бұрын
been searching for this, 1/4 inch in length that you left or 1/4 inner diameter line? thanks for your time
@KingMrBigE
2 жыл бұрын
"Gotta find the hole"... thats what she said
@jaxongallup5749
3 жыл бұрын
I got medal ones from Amazon
@Tonedalocc167
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve literally had my slassh for 2 years and have never broke it😂
@keldonator
Ай бұрын
The shocks are already so short on the slash...
@elgatooff-road719
Жыл бұрын
i broke that part once
@richardsatterfield4222
Жыл бұрын
What size fuel line did u use 1/4 inch?
@ed0c
2 жыл бұрын
don’t drink that water after lol
@SamieMan1
4 жыл бұрын
And when ever your wife gives you that look again just tell her that the r.c cars are really just real vehicles just smaller lol
@drog343
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that is a great mod, done to both mine and my son's Slashes, he gets the biggest benefit from this mod, as he doesn't modulate his throttle very well, and now doesn't roll nearly as much.
@Mace2.0
4 жыл бұрын
Is it kinda like the same thing as applying one of those shock collars that came with the truck?
@RedsFishin
4 жыл бұрын
No, adding more shock collars would add more compression and would exacerbate the roll-over problem he's trying to correct. He's basically lowering the car for cheap with this mod.
@lanesturrock5035
4 жыл бұрын
My front ones kept breaking on my grave digger and I put on the rpm and haven't broken it yet
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