Droop screws K8S

[KevinC]

Anyone using droop screws on the K8S?
If so, what part are you using and where the heck do these things screw in?

cheers,
kev

 

[Mastaa]

I think @gotnitro does.

 

[Hammer Down]

I used m3 x 12 and they go in the two holes on each arm 8 total.
I can post a pic later when I get home if you still need.

 

[TooTall]

I did same as @Hammer Down , seem to work fine.

 

[KevinC]

Thx guys,.....ya Hammer can you show pics? I think I know where to put them but not 100%.

 

[Hammer Down]

Will do ?

 

[Hammer Down]

If you take the top screw out of the shocks you can get the arms high enough to easily install them. The only ones my local Home Depot has were Phillips head...

And yes I know there is a screw loose on the skid plate. ?

 

[Lride Chart]

I am running the following in mine and they are working great. https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/arrma-kraton-8s-hand-me-downs.19125/post-277903

 

[KevinC]

Thx very much Hammer.....great detailed pictures, I may even have some of those in the shed right now.

cheers,
kev

 

[KevinC]

Got them installed and rigged properly me thinks......thx Hammer Down for the droop expose’....
cheers,
kev

 

[kratonwatch]

Hey guys. Was referred over here by a friendly member about shock fluid weight. I increased the preload about 3mm on all sides from stock and am adding a set of duratrax lockout x to the rig which will add some weight.

i didn’t want to increase preload much more, so I thought I should increase the shock fluid weight.

what are droop screws and how do they work? I’d consider doing the mod, but know nothing about it. Where should I start?

 

[KevinC]

From my understanding droop screws limit the downward travel of the suspension (Shocks). When your truck is airborne you don’t want your shocks fully extended......this can cause broken shock rod ends when you land.
Those small screws you see in the above pics ,......they contact the chassis and “lift” the A-arm slightly so as to always keep a bit of positive pressure on your shocks.

 

[kratonwatch]

From my understanding droop screws limit the downward travel of the suspension (Shocks). When your truck is airborne you don’t want your shocks fully extended......this can cause broken shock rod ends when you land.
Those small screws you see in the above pics ,......they contact the chassis and “lift” the A-arm slightly so as to always keep a bit of positive pressure on your shocks.

i appreciate the info. I’ll have to take a look at my car and the pics posted in this thread later to see if I understand this enough to make the adjustment

 

[KevinC]

Lots of good YouTube videos out there.......rc droop screws, etc...