Kraton Kraton shock oil confusion

[EAGLELITE]

im in the process of doing my shocks....the manual says the kraton uses 1000 cst oil,,,,,weight,,which seems kind of heavy. I was under the impresoon that 30 wt was the stock oil.....I want to stiffen the suspension a little. I don’t bash that hard just want a good ride for general use. Team associated oil says 1000 cst is 80wt. Is this going to stiffen the ride to much? What do you suggest is a good middle of the road shock oil.......I kinda want to keep the stock springs if possible. Thanks guys.....

 

[2fast4u]

I think V 2 was 800 in front and 600 rear but V 3 is 1000 front and rear but the V 3 springs are considerably stiffer. Hence the heavier oil.

 

[EAGLELITE]

I think V 2 was 800 in front and 600 rear but V 3 is 1000 front and rear but the V 3 springs are considerably stiffer. Hence the heavier oil.

Thanks...I need to stiffen the shocks a bit,,it’s a little to soft for my taste. What would be a stiffer oil that I could use

 

[Paultro84]

Do you have the V3?

 

[olds97_lss]

On my outcast, I'm actually using 40% associated 2000wt diff oil with 60% stock oil in all 4 shocks. I have the 2018 outcast which has stiffer springs than the Tekno orange springs everyone changes to. I didn't have any 1K arrma oil to replace, so using a syringe, I sucked the same amount out of all 4 shocks and topped them back up with the 2K stuff. So really, the rears probably are closer to 75/25 vs 60/40.

The oil really was 1000wt in the shocks. Very heavy stuff for "stock" shocks. Must have a lot of holes in the pistons or have really large holes, because the damping it gives isn't anything near what even 50wt has in any of my other trucks.

 

[Avery40]

im in the process of doing my shocks....the manual says the kraton uses 1000 cst oil,,,,,weight,,which seems kind of heavy. I was under the impresoon that 30 wt was the stock oil.....I want to stiffen the suspension a little. I don’t bash that hard just want a good ride for general use. Team associated oil says 1000 cst is 80wt. Is this going to stiffen the ride to much? What do you suggest is a good middle of the road shock oil.......I kinda want to keep the stock springs if possible. Thanks guys.....

I've seen a couple video's on what shock oil wt would be a good decision and I am going with 45wt

 

[olds97_lss]

I've seen a couple video's on what shock oil wt would be a good decision and I am going with 45wt

If stock is 1000cst, then your going to be a little over half of stock. 45wt is around 500-600cst usually, depending on the brand. Associated 80wt is 1000cst.

 

[TooTall]

This chart comes in handy for me:

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