RC How-To: Change shock oil in Traxxas shocks
This covers the process of emptying & refilling oil in Traxxas Ultra or Big Bore shocks, or any shocks that use bladder caps. Brought to you by www.UltimateRC.com and the forums at www.UltimateRC.com
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what shocks and oil should i use for good perform in ON and OFF road riding?
@fernades45 That’s a much too difficult question to answer. It completely depends upon the vehicle. Usually what comes with a pre-built or RTR RC is already a pretty decent all-around setup for general use, but it varies. Off-road vehicles usually do well all around with roughly 35wt oil, but it depends upon the shock mounting points, type of pistons, and weight of the vehicle!
Folks, please share this video with others if you find it useful and feel free to link to it. Thanks!
i’m sorry, i didnt tell you the car xD
its a traxxas slash 4×4 STOCK RTR right out of the box
i want it to ON and OFF road, already know a good tires from pro-line -trencher- , now i want to know if i just keep the stock oil that comes with it or if i replace with other oil will make the diferent
Cool!
@fernades45 Ah! I’d say leave the stock oil in, change to Losi 1/10th scale springs (black 2″ front, blue 2.5″ rear), and get the sway bar set to experiment with. Start with silver bars all around and if the truck still rolls over too easily, try blacks up front. Also experiment with different shock mounting positions per the info given in my RC Suspension 101 part 5 video. Hope this helps!
haha the “show-off” method must be must harder to do with the shock tied down to the A-Arm LOLOLOL
thanks for the vid jang!
hi, you have to repair the clock behind you (;
@traxxasslash26 Yep done it many times in my racing days… faster, but tricky
Would this also work for a traxxas 1/16 e revo? also do you guys have any stickers, so i can sponsor you on my e revo? please let me know thanks.
Just out of curiosity… why don’t you remove the springs? This way you might end up with unbalanced shocks.
As I told you, I’m definitely not into this kind of thing.
But I think, anyway, that this tutorial is just great: the particular point of view of the camera, the one everybody trying to do this operation would have, is just perfect for to clearly show how to do it!
Also, you don’t rush, which is great!
Thumb up!
ill take those tires,