Big Bore Shocks

[StevieG]

Anyone tried big bored shocks on a Madmonkey?

I have been running Kyosho shocks which are pretty good, but cannot help thinking about using Ansmann Big Bore.

Do they make much difference.

[Mad-Wolfie]

Unless you are running on really bumpy tracks all the time where the shocks are getting a hammering & the car is struggling to stay flat & true down the straights due to the bumps & lumps i can't see the need to upgrade to big bores. It's personal preference though.

If you just want to upgrade from the plastic kit shocks, i'd go for the standard X2/X2c shocks or upgrade to the 75mm/95mm standard metal bodied shocks from the Ansmann range & put the kit shock internals & parts into the metal body doing away with the cheese like plastic bodies.

[StevieG]

Cheers Wolfie,

I am running on a glass track with jumps and some bumps.

I may purchase a X2 so may look borrow the shocks of that to try.

Thanks

Stevie..

[Mad-Wolfie]

If you are running the standard shocks or even the pro shocks, if you haven't already done it, make the holes in the pistons slightly bigger - 1.2mm-1.4mm seem's to be favourable, 1.6mm is probably the limit & if you are still running the plastic kit shocks, nearer the 1.6mm hole i found was the better option for my driving style.. this can have a big affect on how the shocks react & may make the difference between sticking with standard shocks or pro shocks.

If you run on grass, it depends on how wet the ground is & how course the grass is, so it's hard to say if you would need big-bores - on dry grass you may be OK with standard shocks, but when the ground gets wet the going gets harder so may need the big bores to help handling. What i usually do if i'm unsure of the shocks is run slightly harder springs or go up 5 on the oil (e.g. from 30 to 35wt oil) when i think the shocks need to absorb the bumps better to make the shocks work a little harder, if it helps then you are going in the right direction, if not consider a change to big-bore shocks. If however the car is lifting a wheel on corners when the ground is hard, the shocks are probably too hard for the surface or it could be running too high on ride-height & heading beyond their limits as you can't really lift them any further to absorb the roughness on the straights, then it may be another indication you need to fit big bores.

[Smartalec]

Anyone tried big bored shocks on a Madmonkey?

I have been running Kyosho shocks which are pretty good, but cannot help thinking about using Ansmann Big Bore.

Do they make much difference.

PM sent :)

[StevieG]

Thanks Guys,

I think I will keep with the Kyosho's that I am running.