Bartez
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- Senton 6s
So after mounting my heavy 6s brick in the Senton the standard springs are much too soft even on max preload.
Under heavy braking I am always scraping on the front and a little on the rear while accelerating hard.
I have ordered replacement springs from Tekno from forum suggestions
TKR8767 – LF Shock Spring Set (front, ORANGE, 1.6×9.0, 4.91lb/in, 75mm)
TKR8773 – LF Shock Spring Set (rear, ORANGE, 1.6×14.5, 2.75lb/in, 85mm)
The orange rear shocks are 100% perfect with medium / high preload, however the orange front are much too stiff and don't give much in the way for droop extension.
So I decided to order more springs this time I went 2 levels lighter and ordered the greens for the front and thought I may aswell get some heavier springs for the rear for some big air.
TKR8765 – LF Shock Spring Set (front, GREEN, 1.6×10.3, 4.14lb/in, 75mm)
TKR8775 – LF Shock Spring Set (rear, BLUE, 1.6×13.0, 3.13lb/in, 85mm)
The green fronts are much better, preload is set right in the middle and the car sits perfectly and now I have way more adjust ability depending on terrain and the required ride height.
In terms of ride quality the low frequency springs are far superior to the default standard that come with the Senton. There is tons more grip and control while on very rough terrain where the suspension is working hard and response is much better. It actually turns under braking without understeering.
For comparison to stock I have two Sentons, one is fully stock but with maxed preload on all springs and the other is custom. Side by side they still feel much the same for compression rate but now I have way more flexibility when it comes to adjustment depending on terrain and performance is far better.
If your upgrading definitely start with the orange for the rears and green/yellow for the fronts. In the future I would possibly try the durango desc10 stiffer springs for the front to see if they improve stiffness while still having good droop. I would also like to say that the 75mm springs have too much travel in them before they get stiff for the front, so anything sub 75 is probably a better choice. Knowing what i know now I would go for stiffer durango front springs.
Under heavy braking I am always scraping on the front and a little on the rear while accelerating hard.
I have ordered replacement springs from Tekno from forum suggestions
TKR8767 – LF Shock Spring Set (front, ORANGE, 1.6×9.0, 4.91lb/in, 75mm)
TKR8773 – LF Shock Spring Set (rear, ORANGE, 1.6×14.5, 2.75lb/in, 85mm)
The orange rear shocks are 100% perfect with medium / high preload, however the orange front are much too stiff and don't give much in the way for droop extension.
So I decided to order more springs this time I went 2 levels lighter and ordered the greens for the front and thought I may aswell get some heavier springs for the rear for some big air.
TKR8765 – LF Shock Spring Set (front, GREEN, 1.6×10.3, 4.14lb/in, 75mm)
TKR8775 – LF Shock Spring Set (rear, BLUE, 1.6×13.0, 3.13lb/in, 85mm)
The green fronts are much better, preload is set right in the middle and the car sits perfectly and now I have way more adjust ability depending on terrain and the required ride height.
In terms of ride quality the low frequency springs are far superior to the default standard that come with the Senton. There is tons more grip and control while on very rough terrain where the suspension is working hard and response is much better. It actually turns under braking without understeering.
For comparison to stock I have two Sentons, one is fully stock but with maxed preload on all springs and the other is custom. Side by side they still feel much the same for compression rate but now I have way more flexibility when it comes to adjustment depending on terrain and performance is far better.
If your upgrading definitely start with the orange for the rears and green/yellow for the fronts. In the future I would possibly try the durango desc10 stiffer springs for the front to see if they improve stiffness while still having good droop. I would also like to say that the 75mm springs have too much travel in them before they get stiff for the front, so anything sub 75 is probably a better choice. Knowing what i know now I would go for stiffer durango front springs.