cageywhite
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I'm sure I'm going to get torched on this but here goes (and I don't really care lol) ...
But do you really - REALLY - need shock oil? And does it really make a difference?
I ask because I had all four of my Granite shocks go kaput and leak oil all over the place. I haven't looked but I'm sure they are bone dry by now.
I ordered some of those big bore aluminum replacement shocks from EBay which I took a couple of weeks to get here. In the mean time, I drove my truck anyway and let the springs to all the work. Now I'm no racer and my driving skills are marginal at best (I just bash), but I really could not tell any difference between the way the truck handled with full or empty shocks. Seems like the springs have a bigger impact than the oil does. I do notice that springs of different stiffness make a difference, expecially with spacers to adjust the rigidity of the shocks and the ride heigth of the truck. But not the shock oil, bone dry or different wieghts and made virtually no difference.
I should note that I had the same experience 10+ years ago when I got into the hobby with a Stampede and a Rustler. Those shocks leaked too, or the caps popped off during a run and spilled the oil out everywhere. I just popped the caps back on and kept driving, empty shocks and all. I drove both cars for months with my shocks bone dry and again, no difference in handling.
Makes me wonder if how much the oil really matters ... doesn't make much of a difference to me.
But do you really - REALLY - need shock oil? And does it really make a difference?
I ask because I had all four of my Granite shocks go kaput and leak oil all over the place. I haven't looked but I'm sure they are bone dry by now.
I ordered some of those big bore aluminum replacement shocks from EBay which I took a couple of weeks to get here. In the mean time, I drove my truck anyway and let the springs to all the work. Now I'm no racer and my driving skills are marginal at best (I just bash), but I really could not tell any difference between the way the truck handled with full or empty shocks. Seems like the springs have a bigger impact than the oil does. I do notice that springs of different stiffness make a difference, expecially with spacers to adjust the rigidity of the shocks and the ride heigth of the truck. But not the shock oil, bone dry or different wieghts and made virtually no difference.
I should note that I had the same experience 10+ years ago when I got into the hobby with a Stampede and a Rustler. Those shocks leaked too, or the caps popped off during a run and spilled the oil out everywhere. I just popped the caps back on and kept driving, empty shocks and all. I drove both cars for months with my shocks bone dry and again, no difference in handling.
Makes me wonder if how much the oil really matters ... doesn't make much of a difference to me.