Cougar Rear shocks position

[ikey ji]

Hi guys,
I would like to know what is in theory the advantage of putting the rear shock behind the rear arms?
And what is your setting depending of the tracks?
I personnaly run mostly on dirt/clay low grip and bumpy outdoor tracks and i've found my cougar more stable with the shocks on the rear end.

Thanks for the advises.

Chris

[ian h]

On low grip probably a good option as it moves the weight of the shocks behind the axle so should generate more traction. I also found the rear end a little lazy with rear mounted shocks which should also help in low traction conditions.

[The Doctor]

Just try it and feel for yourself. I found that it made the car much more "lazy" in the corners and gave it more of a swooping feel than a sharp feel. Personally I think it's quicker with the shocks in front of the wishbones.

I've only tried it indoors on carpet so far though.

[gazhillAE]

Originally Posted by The Doctor

Just try it and feel for yourself. I found that it made the car much more "lazy" in the corners and gave it more of a swooping feel than a sharp feel. Personally I think it's quicker with the shocks in front of the wishbones.

I've only tried it indoors on carpet so far though.

You could also leave the shocks where they should be, add more weight on back end as in lead weights or brass bits from trish and the take some of the steering away with lets say 40 losi in front, 4 hole pistons, 4.5 springs, 50.5 link with 2-4mm of washers!

That will calm it down and will loose most of the snatchy feeling your talking about! Thats the setup im running now indoors and its piss easy to drive!

8mm longer chassis on it too

[ikey ji]

Anymore feeling about rear shocks especially for outdoor dirt tracks?

[lochness42]

Originally Posted by ikey ji

Anymore feeling about rear shocks especially for outdoor dirt tracks?

Try it We've got solely dirt tracks here, but it's still matter of preference.