blackgoat04
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not a lot of knowledge in rc suspension but why can't I just take a stock spring and stretch it a little bit for better absorption
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The springs don't absorb, the shocks (oil) are, the springs only hold the shocks at a specific height.
Even if the springs were super shorts (like, only cover the rod and not the body), it wouldnt really make any difference.
If you're losing fluid you may be overfilling them. You want the oil just to the top leaving a little space for the cap bladder. Make sure you're compressing the shock halfway or more when screwing on the top. When the cap is on, you should be able to fully compress the shock by hand and it should come out by itself albeit slowly in some cases.
Also as others have mentioned, springs do not help actual damping, they just help with the ride height of the vehicle and returning it to the proper height after a compression. Same with these people who think if they put a ton of pre-load on the shocks it makes them stiffer, which it does not.
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