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Initial Steps
A. Shocks:
To adjust shock damping, remove the shocks from the car
by unscrewing the upper and lower shock pivotballs. You do not need to
disconnect the shocks to adjust spring preload (for ride height adjustment).
Setup Apparatus
None
A2.1 ADJUSTING SHOCK ABSORBER DAMPING
Front and Rear Default Shock Oil = 35W
To adjust shock absorber damping, disassemble the shocks and change the
pistons or shock oil.
• To get
softer
damping, use a piston with
more holes
or use
thinner
shock oil
.
• To get
harder
damping, use a piston with
less holes
or use
thicker
shock oil
.
IMPORTANT!
After reassembling the shocks, make sure you bleed the shock properly.
A2.2 SETTING THE FRONT SHOCK
ABSORBERS – UPPER MOUNTING
POSITION
Front Shock Default Upper Mounting
Position = 2ND LOWEST HOLE
Attach the front shock upper pivotball to the
2nd lowest hole
on the front shock tower.
A2.3 SETTING THE FRONT SHOCK
ABSORBERS – LOWER MOUNTING POSITION
There is only one shock mounting position on the front lower arm.
A2.4 SETTING THE REAR SHOCK
ABSORBERS – UPPER MOUNTING
POSITION
Rear Shock Default Upper Mounting
Position = 2ND LOWEST HOLE
Attach the rear shock upper pivotball to the
2nd lowest hole
on the rear shock tower.
A2.5 SETTING THE REAR SHOCK
ABSORBERS – LOWER MOUNTING POSITION
There is only one shock mounting position on the rear lower arm.
A3. TRACK-WIDTH
Track-width is the distance between the outside edges of the wheels, front or
rear. It is important that front and rear track-width is adjusted symmetrically,
meaning that the left and right wheels (at one end of the car) must be the
same distance from the centerline of the chassis.