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I really appreciate your input. I also have in the back of my mind that the overall oil volume is likely slightly smaller on the rovans because the volume taken up by the larger shaft. just looking at the 2 shock tubes (not sure if this is the right name) they are similar sizes, but if you take in to account the additional volume taken up by the larger shaft, the rovan would theoretically have less oil volume.Most of my knowledge comes from racing 1:1 cars years ago so I don't have direct experience with anything similar in RC. I was not a great driver but I have some chassis engineering and setup chops. Look at and measure or estimate the hole size in the pistons on these shocks and the number of holes and compare to the stock shocks. That should give you some idea, but I wouldn't go too high too fast. You are looking to find a weight that moves similar to the stock setup in the front and it's going to take you some testing to find the right weight, but I suspect if you goo too heavy you won't know if you are just barely too heavy or miles beyond. Practically, I'd go with whatever weight heavier oil seems like a significant step that you can easily/cheaply get your hands on. If you have 80wt, go with it and see.
They do also offer a remote reservoir https://www.rovanrc.com/product-rv85442s which would add more oil volume and adjustable dampening, but i'm trying to see if i can get a workable solution without them if possible. This solution is going to be pricey enough without adding another $84.
Just for reference for those curious who haven't clicked the link and looked at pricing, a pair of shocks is $72, so a complete set would be $144, and if you add remote reservoirs you would be at $228 for the set.
I will probably head to the hobby shop today during lunch so should have results of the heavier oil later today.
Thanks to everyone following and contributing to this journey