Shawn NRC
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Can anyone tell me a good shock upgrade for my vortex and granite BLX something to handle so big jumps ??
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For the Granite read on the main partners is a huge 3s shock up grade thread.
LolCan you translate that bro?
Sure thing.Can you translate that bro?
Mine never works either, now imagine what it put in when I was trying to say Blackhawk.Sure thing.
*leer en la portada, por La Granite,
Close??
I shoulda learned my lesson by now. No talk to text! It acts like I speak some unknown language.
Did you need any additional spacers for the eyes on top or bottom other than the ball in the top?That thread has various options.
Infraction/Limitless/Felony front shocks for the Vorteks front.......and then "other" Arrma 6S front shocks (Kraton, Infraction, talion, Mojave etc) for the Vorteks rear.
(This is the route I have gone but the springs are so stiff, I've swapped them out for TA V2 "Yellows"). See below
A few Youtubers use the Aluminium Big Bore shocks from Ebay on the Vorteks. If you search for the Senton versions, you'll get the right ones. Thats the cheapest upgrade afaics.
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like washers?On the front shocks you need an Axial bushing to remove slop when you fit the top of the front shocks into the shock tower. So that uses two - one for each side. I then use a second axial bushing per side to stop the front shocka from rubbing the front drive shafts. So thats another two. And then I use the last two for the top of the rear shocks. You don't need any bushings to avoid hitting the rear drive shafts.
No washers or shims as well.like washers?
Common to use Nitro fuel tubing as well. Cheapest option I guess.
Hey buddy,That thread has various options.
Infraction/Limitless/Felony front shocks for the Vorteks front.......and then "other" Arrma 6S front shocks (Kraton, Infraction, talion, Mojave etc) for the Vorteks rear.
(This is the route I have gone but the springs are so stiff, I've swapped them out for TA V2 "Yellows"). See below
A few Youtubers use the Aluminium Big Bore shocks from Ebay on the Vorteks. If you search for the Senton versions, you'll get the right ones. Thats the cheapest upgrade afaics.
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It went very well! The one thing they found wasn’t cancerous so all good. It only hurt to sit down that one eveninghey Velo
How did the "procedure"go ? Hope you arent too sore inside
Quick summary as requested :
1. Widened car using Typhon RPM A-arms and a six piece Typhon Turnbuckle/rod end/pivot ball set from the UK equivalent to Jennys. And that's all you need. For someone experienced like you, its a 30 minute job. Main reaons for doing it - to enable a bigger choice of wheels without having to trim the steering. I know you like the Big Rock Ragnaroks on the Vorteks. I like the Granite Fortress but the Fortress' rub really badly if the steering track isnt widened. Plus im hpoing for a little bit better air control and more stable landings.
2. I know youve already changed your rear shocks. I did both my fronts and my rears. Infraction shocks on the fronts and Talion EXB on the back. Dripped out the stock 6S oil which is perfect for a 6S car but too dense for a 3S and swapped down to 40wt. May try 45wt or 50wt if long term it proves too bouncy. Also swapped the springs for the the TA V2 yellows we all love - for more stiffness than 3S stock but less stiffness than what came on those 6S shocks
I used the "inner" mounting points on the RPMs in order to give slightly more ground clearance - effectively the same as my Big Rock
3. Didnt change the shock towers as I want to keep the Truggy looks
(Im also using a CRCU motor mount and blx electronics for the reasons you know well)
I was hoping to run it at a new-to-me BMX track yesterday while my daughter was having a Break-dancing class but they were clearly having some kind of race evening and I couldnt get near it. So, I zoomed up and down a nearby field on really long grass and did some jumps and took some tumbles.
Its definitely not as "plush" now as stock but the aim is to make it "medium send" friendly and Im fairly confident Ive done that. Im hoping to take it to a place we've christened "Bashmore" on Sunday to really shake it down with the new set up.
There's no use pretending otherwise - its basically a typhon or Big Rock with a Vorteks shell. Hence my new nickname - "The Vorphon."
Yeah, that’s why I’m thinking a granite shock tower. I have one laying around actually.I think you were preplanning. Its really important to me that its right for my daughter but I also know "me" quite well and I wont be happy til its "done"..........which I really hope it is, now. Its probably not totally altruistic if Im honest. As she gets older she's gonna pull away from her "old" Dad in lots of ways so while she still likes RC bashing, i want "her" car to be one that she looks forward to driving. Im hoping that she'll land her first back flip with it this weekend as she couldnt quite nail it, in its stock form. And that will keep her motivated.
Im not sure if the outer shock mount on the RPMs is gonna be enough to facilitate using the Mojave fronts. Look forward to hearing.
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