08-13-2006, 11:47 AM
My reason for posting this thread is due to the fact that I've busted 2 shock shafts so far running aluminum ends. Also, My push rod ends on the rear rockers wear out after a quart of fuel.
I was running silver springs and 55 weight on all shocks with P2 rockers. I don't know if I'm going too stiff or what. Or if the problems I'm having are just problems you have to live with...
I just tore my shocks apart to replace the shafts with Ti-Ni shafts and stock plastic ends.
In doing so, I set it up like a revo 3.3 in respect to oil/spring/rocker combinations and I totally HATE IT!!! I just got back from running 3 tanks of fuel through it and they were the 3 most boring tanks of fuel I've run... ever. Anything more than a foot or so of air and it would bottom out. Anything over 2-3 feet of air and it would bottom out so hard my header would come disconnected. So, I just meandered around the skate park for a tank and came home totally disgusted. It handled like crap, the rear end drug on the ground at the smallest of jumps, steering was totally unresponsive...
If the rod ends and snapping of shock shafts are problems you have to live with to have a revo that can jump a few feet without bottoming out, then I may be selling the thing.
BTW, anyone know if the stock shock pistons are different front to rear? I bought a set of shocks off Ebay and I think I put the rear ones on the front and front on the rear...
I was running silver springs and 55 weight on all shocks with P2 rockers. I don't know if I'm going too stiff or what. Or if the problems I'm having are just problems you have to live with...
I just tore my shocks apart to replace the shafts with Ti-Ni shafts and stock plastic ends.
In doing so, I set it up like a revo 3.3 in respect to oil/spring/rocker combinations and I totally HATE IT!!! I just got back from running 3 tanks of fuel through it and they were the 3 most boring tanks of fuel I've run... ever. Anything more than a foot or so of air and it would bottom out. Anything over 2-3 feet of air and it would bottom out so hard my header would come disconnected. So, I just meandered around the skate park for a tank and came home totally disgusted. It handled like crap, the rear end drug on the ground at the smallest of jumps, steering was totally unresponsive...
If the rod ends and snapping of shock shafts are problems you have to live with to have a revo that can jump a few feet without bottoming out, then I may be selling the thing.
BTW, anyone know if the stock shock pistons are different front to rear? I bought a set of shocks off Ebay and I think I put the rear ones on the front and front on the rear...