Suspension

:: A-Arms
:: Make sure your hinge pins are clean and straight.
:: Keep the hinge pins polished to ensure smooth movement of your car/trucks suspension.
:: If you strip a screw hole, put a little CA glue in it then insert the screw for a temporary fix.
:: Graphite arms are lighter than nylon but graphite is more fragile because it does not “give” as much in a crash.

:: Springs
:: If the track has a lot of loose dirt (fluff) on it use a soft spring.
:: If the track is slick use a soft spring.
:: If the track has a lot of bite use a stiff spring.
:: For bumpy tracks use soft springs.
:: For smooth tracks use stiff springs.
:: The terms soft and stiff springs do not mean slide the shock collar up or down. Adjusting the shock collar does not change anything but the ride height of the vehicle. Doing this will drastically affect the handling of your vehicle.

:: If the track is bumpy use a piston with larger holes. Less “Pack”
:: If the track is smooth or has large jumps use a piston with smaller holes. More “Pack”
:: “Pack” is the resistance of the shock to abrupt impacts, such as landing off of a big jump.

:: Using a piece of silicone fuel tubing instead of the plastic limiters.
:: Cut pieces of silicone tubing, the same size as your plastic limiters to help save your shocks.Then replace the plastic shock limiters with the silicone tubing.   Losi Shocks aren’t as likely to be damaged by plastic limiters as associated shocks, because of the design of the plastic piece that houses the o rings.
:: In any case if your shocks are bottoming out to the point of damaging your o-rings, other measures should be taken to limit the impact of the landings.  (thicker oil, smaller holes in your pistons, ect.)

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