B4 Shock length help

[Rick-J]

I have a second hand B4. It's going well but I struggle over humps and jumps. It never lands well (Could be my driving). I was looking at the car and it looks like it does not have much front droop. Cant find the info anywhere but what length should the front shocks be to get the correct droop. Would more droop help it land better? Blue springs inner hole on wishbones and middle on tower. Thanks

[sosidge]

Most B4 front end setups are with the wishbones level at ride height. With that in mind, a typical droop setup on the front would be with 2x .030" spacers on the shock shaft with a .71" shock shaft if you are using the inside hole on the wishbone - that adds up to a small amount of droop when lifted from rest.

If you are curious about the effects of running a longer shock - try it! You will probably find that the front end rides the bumps better but might make the car a bit less responsive on the steering and might grab a little bit in some corners.

The best way of landing the jumps is with the nose a little bit down. This is part throttle control, part setup. If you lift off just as you reach the top of the jump, the nose should dip down - powering on over the jump will lift it up. Setup-wise, a bit more nose weight or a relatively stiffer rear suspension might help.

PS Since the car is second hand, rebuild the car to the manual specs (or a trusted setup for your track conditions) if you haven't done so already - you never know what has been damaged or bodged by the previous owner.