Nice video. Just a remark: limiting shock travel using this method, or by using the downstops that most RC's lower suspension arms have, without cutting the springs to match the shorter travel, will increase the spring preload. What this means is, the shock will not compress until the preload force is exceeded. That means the car will have no suspension whatsoever until it crosses a large enough bump. The suspension will also have no droop, as the shock is already fully extended at neutral ride height.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this video. Step by step is absolutely perfect. I was able to lower my Rustler perfectly after watching this video. One tip I would give is to pay attention to your shocks in way of if the rear are longer than the front. In my case the rear were longer so my spaced to go inside the rear shock was longer than the front shock. Other than that this video was a HUGE help. Thanks!!!
Nice Vid Jason, and very good to refer. I did the exact same when I lowered my Rusty, except the part where u keep clipping away at the poly tube. All one has to do is take the measurements on the shaft of where the top is now, and where your desired line is, and that gives you the amount you need to subtract from the shaft, so total length. That way they don't have to go clipping away, and gives an exact measurement.
Watched so many shocker how too vids that make it sound so complicated but yours make it sound so easy. Whatever the subject top job thanks J. PS used your valineon rebuild vid when mine needed repairing. After watching several thinking can never do that. Your showed it was simple and the reason i subbed in the first place. Keep the how too vids coming!
Great video. Poly tubing can also be found where lawn sprinklers systems are sold. Poly tube is used for "drip systems" to water plants. 50ft roll should cost $5 at Lowes.
Yes, this solution is super for limit size of shocks and bottom of the truck can not go higher, but if you want to limit ground distance, you just can place silicon tube outside on the shock shaft. Then shock will not go bellow "user set" limit and bottom of the truck is not scratching the road. Is possible to make both of this solution together and limit up and also down limit with the same silicon tube :-) Yes, there are more solutions with super tough spring or different length of the shocks, but i like this simple silicon way.
This is cool, but you can also just buy shorter springs and have the exact same outcome. You’d have to buy shorter springs anyways because now these springs will be extremely compressed
Excellent video. Doing this is very simple, and can be useful if you find that for example, your new longer than oem shocks are 2mm too long to avoid binding the steering arms, or like in your case if you want to lower your car a decent amount.
Another tip: in order for your shock shaft not to be scratch by pliers.. you can remove first the shock oil and then use a screwdriver to hold the shaft then you can turn the rod end without using pliers. the shaft itself is a screw with a large part without the thread.
I love your channel never disappointment I'm glad you didn't stop doing videos very informative I am actually going to do the reverse use that to being as a stopper so it doesn't bottom out but I'll try that trick too of lowering it I like that
nice vid Jason. I prefer fuel line myself. I like the extra absorption the fuel line gives. ive crashed my car and broke an inner shock piston, I can imagine how much easier it would break with no give in the spacer.
If you do not cut the springs the ride will be a little harder then the stock length as the spring length is set for a certain length of shaft. If you want the same soft ride then measure your spring compress with full length shock then with the shortened shaft and cuf the coil out accordingly
old video I know, but just sitting here watching and thinking. You could put that mark where you want your ride height to be, then take the shock off. Extend it all the way and make a 2nd mark at the bottom of the shock body. then that is going to be how big your tube spacer will need to be. I would think that would work, just a 10 second 1st thought. Love the videos, by the way, great job
This will also completely decimated the functionality of the suspension system making it near useless. Or you can actually buy correct shocks/coils for the needed ride height.
Running stock class you are not allowed to change your shocks or springs, however you can shim your shocks and cut your springs to specs listed in the rules to remain legal. So what is shown in the video is correct. shocks work exactly as they should.
Now who here wants to write what happened with the damping effect of their shock since the travel of the piston now is so shorter due to the spacer fitted inside..
doesn't this heavily reduce your shocks travel and also make the car ride without suspension travel in one direction? I'm not trying to be a dick, i'm genuinely curious.
Nice video. Just a remark: limiting shock travel using this method, or by using the downstops that most RC's lower suspension arms have, without cutting the springs to match the shorter travel, will increase the spring preload. What this means is, the shock will not compress until the preload force is exceeded. That means the car will have no suspension whatsoever until it crosses a large enough bump. The suspension will also have no droop, as the shock is already fully extended at neutral ride height.
You could also use some rubber O-rings and stack them up to get the same results.
this is the best video on lowering shocks I have ever seen great video my friend
Such a great video! I subbed as soon as I got my channel
LOVE LOVE LOVE this video. Step by step is absolutely perfect. I was able to lower my Rustler perfectly after watching this video.
One tip I would give is to pay attention to your shocks in way of if the rear are longer than the front. In my case the rear were longer so my spaced to go inside the rear shock was longer than the front shock. Other than that this video was a HUGE help.
Thanks!!!
Nice Vid Jason, and very good to refer. I did the exact same when I lowered my Rusty, except the part where u keep clipping away at the poly tube. All one has to do is take the measurements on the shaft of where the top is now, and where your desired line is, and that gives you the amount you need to subtract from the shaft, so total length. That way they don't have to go clipping away, and gives an exact measurement.
Watched so many shocker how too vids that make it sound so complicated but yours make it sound so easy. Whatever the subject top job thanks J. PS used your valineon rebuild vid when mine needed repairing. After watching several thinking can never do that. Your showed it was simple and the reason i subbed in the first place. Keep the how too vids coming!
Thank you so much, I got new shocks for my rustler 2wd vxl but they were to tall so this really helped
lowering my shocks tomorrow. 16cents for the tubing at lowes cheapest upgrade I ever bought lol.
lol
Great video. Poly tubing can also be found where lawn sprinklers systems are sold. Poly tube is used for "drip systems" to water plants. 50ft roll should cost $5 at Lowes.
I love the tires
Finally a good video that explains how to do this in good detail
Great how-to video Jason! Two thumbs up!
Yes, this solution is super for limit size of shocks and bottom of the truck can not go higher, but if you want to limit ground distance, you just can place silicon tube outside on the shock shaft. Then shock will not go bellow "user set" limit and bottom of the truck is not scratching the road. Is possible to make both of this solution together and limit up and also down limit with the same silicon tube :-) Yes, there are more solutions with super tough spring or different length of the shocks, but i like this simple silicon way.
This is cool, but you can also just buy shorter springs and have the exact same outcome. You’d have to buy shorter springs anyways because now these springs will be extremely compressed
Sweeeeeeet!!! I'm gonna do this to my Xmaxx. I really don't go heavy bashing... and I hate the way it dip when I brake. Thanks for the idea
Excellent video. Doing this is very simple, and can be useful if you find that for example, your new longer than oem shocks are 2mm too long to avoid binding the steering arms, or like in your case if you want to lower your car a decent amount.
Another tip: in order for your shock shaft not to be scratch by pliers.. you can remove first the shock oil and then use a screwdriver to hold the shaft then you can turn the rod end without using pliers. the shaft itself is a screw with a large part without the thread.
Thanks for this.. helped me out for my race next weekend!!
Thank you so much this saved me from having to return a pair of shocks to Amazon
By reusing the same springs doesn't that increase the spring preload?
i have a duratrax evader and this helped alot for what im going for. i am going for 120mph+ and it is getting real close to done
Great video as always 💪🏻, did it with a Latrax Teton, looks amazing now! 🚀
Nice information brother... Thankyou...👍👍👍
I love your channel never disappointment I'm glad you didn't stop doing videos very informative I am actually going to do the reverse use that to being as a stopper so it doesn't bottom out but I'll try that trick too of lowering it I like that
nice vid Jason. I prefer fuel line myself. I like the extra absorption the fuel line gives. ive crashed my car and broke an inner shock piston, I can imagine how much easier it would break with no give in the spacer.
I learned something
..thanks
Ty this video is going to help me out soon!
If you do not cut the springs the ride will be a little harder then the stock length as the spring length is set for a certain length of shaft. If you want the same soft ride then measure your spring compress with full length shock then with the shortened shaft and cuf the coil out accordingly
Well said. Nice rustler
I’m using the the tube from the soft soap container lol 😂 about to put some small 1/10 shocks on 1/16 scale monster truck make it massive baby Xmaxx
Thanks for the info really helped me out! worked perfectly!
Wow that’s a beautiful Rustler I gotta say, mine is getting close to shiny but still some mismatching parts lol
The video thumbnail what suspensions are those I’ve been looking everywhere for them
I know it’s an old video but great video
Just wondering if I would leave my rear at the stock height and just lower my front what would that cause?
good how to vid, my two cents: measure and Mark with the battery installed, especially with fuel tubing
Thanks a lot. I can go way faster now with my Stampede!
Awesome video
old video I know, but just sitting here watching and thinking. You could put that mark where you want your ride height to be, then take the shock off. Extend it all the way and make a 2nd mark at the bottom of the shock body. then that is going to be how big your tube spacer will need to be. I would think that would work, just a 10 second 1st thought. Love the videos, by the way, great job
This will also completely decimated the functionality of the suspension system making it near useless. Or you can actually buy correct shocks/coils for the needed ride height.
Zed orda its a traxxas lol let him decimate that garbage.
Running stock class you are not allowed to change your shocks or springs, however you can shim your shocks and cut your springs to specs listed in the rules to remain legal. So what is shown in the video is correct. shocks work exactly as they should.
what tires/wheels are those ?????????
thank you!
Will I need to buy smaller springs?
Sweet n simple!! 👍
Lowering my shocks this weekend after I get my tubing on my 3s Typhon BLX 4X4! What size PolyTubing did you use 1/4" ?
What size is that poly tube.?
I'm doing this on my HPI Savage. I have 4 and I want to make 1 a street one
You are a GrandMaster of RC!
Do you think this is a good idea for a losi shortcourse truck ???
What diam is that poly tube? 5mm?
Nice tire..what brand n size you use
What size is the tube
Nice I'm going to do this with my inroad rustler
Can i get this polytube at home depot or lowes?
this is cool man， thanks for the video
thanks for the help, but doing this process, does it stiffen the shock as well?
Yes. The spring becomes more compressed thus becomes stiffer.
is it adviseable to cut the springs? if I still want the softness to be there?
RideWithBadan No
Don't cut springs. Get shorter ones
What is the name of those tires and wheels.... Upgrading my Rustler n they look nice
Good I liked it a lot
will fishtank air line tubing work?
What about vacuum lines?
You need soft spring to make it lower right?
Did you use 45W oil in the front and rear ??
Awesome Vid
where can I get a set of those rims and tires ? Are they still available that you know of
They look excellent :D
Does the ride height have to be even for all RC cars/trucks for example should my short course be level?
Ok but how to raise it?
does the chassis scrape the floor?
I dont have fuel line but I do have aquarium air pump tube. Will that work too? It looks about the same size.
It should work
Instead of polytube just use the plastic case on a bic pen.
Does this method will effect the droop on car?
Yes
This wouldn’t work on a crawler tho would it where you want down travel
Where did you get the tubing
did you mount your RPM bumper upside down?
lowering myne today. was gonna cut the springs lol #dragcar
What’s size tubing?
how do tou know the lenght of the shocks?
What kind of wheels are those
Can you put the link for where to get that rc car
Rides like a shopping buggy now lol
What size tubes
I did it differently
But does this still work
I cut the spring instead of using your method
Will this still work
Spring rate is Different. You want stiffer springs the lower you go so it doesn't bottom out
What wheels are those btw
Cool Iike it to bad you can't do opposite to raise them
If I don't want to stiffen the suspension can I cut the shocks some how?if so how much should I take off?
+Logan stoffer If you don't want the shocks to stiff then use shorter springs. If you have some spare springs you can try cutting them shorter.
+darkeclipticheart okay thanks will try;)
What kind of tires?
proline road rage
ok i was watching videos of rc drift cars. the rc's had there wheels bent in. how do you make your wheels stance on a rc?
Adjust camber links in this video its the silver link goingoing from the truck to the wheel front and back
what wheels are those?
proline road rage
+Spiroux3000 thanks
Why not just unscrew the bottom piece of the shaft and put the limiter there vs inside the shock..??
Carl Downing cause. That won’t lower it that will just stop it from bottoming out all the way it will still have its full expansion
what is the size of the polytube
Spiroux3000 1/4
omg thank you, it was free for me because i just used a Starbucks straw lol
What tire and rims are on you rrustler
With Traxxas dye-able wheels
First
Don’t scratch the shaft.
Is it polyethylene tubing?
Yep
I accidentally scratched my shocks bro :( now what to do)?
if you scratched the inner shaft you'll have to replace them. Scratches will tear up the seals and cause your shocks to leak.
@@darkeclipticheart now I know why they leak thanks for saying ur the best :)
@@Gridges_ no problem
wat do you use your rustler for (bash or street)
This is Deimos, his 100MPH Rustler.
Can u use this method to lift
To lift u should adjust the bottom of the shock where it goes into the a arm( move it inward) and use preload clips to stiffen the springs
Squatted rc truck asap
Now who here wants to write what happened with the damping effect of their shock since the travel of the piston now is so shorter due to the spacer fitted inside..
doesn't this heavily reduce your shocks travel and also make the car ride without suspension travel in one direction?
I'm not trying to be a dick, i'm genuinely curious.
yes this does limit the shock travel but with the shocks being compressed like this causes it to be much more stiff. great for high speed travel.
is anyone else mad that he wouldnt remove the hair that was on his shocks