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Originally Posted by SOAKONE
Okay, some of you may know I bought and built my first monster truck (Savage SS 4.6) over the weekend. Since I'm new to Monsters and somewhat a novice at off-road (mostly owned on roads) I have a few questions.
1. Are sway bars useful/recommended for a monster truck?
2. I've seen piggy back shocks, no intention of buying a set, but my curiosity wants to know what the benefits of them are?
3. The kit came with 10wt shock oil, is there a recommended general purpose weight or is 10 fine?
4. Would Carbon Fiber Chassis plates be a good idea for a truck or is it just bling factor and they'll still break?
5. Finally, I've also seen low CG Chassis plates and wondered how big of a difference in performance will those offer? Are they geared towards racing? Is the Savage race worthy or will it need to be modded or not very suited for the task?
Thanks, in advanced gang. I really look forward to meeting some of you this summer for some good RC'ing.
--ROBBMAC
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If you wanna race a savage heres what ya wanna do...
1. Take off 4 of your shocks, run 4 shocks with 30 wt in the front and 25wt in the rear... I think the stock black ( or purple... Same spring, differnt color) will work well. 4 shocks allow the suspenion to react quicker and the truck to steer much better. BTW.... The stock plastic shocks are fine as long as you dont go crazy on shock oil thickness ( If you look to upgrade please talk to me before you buy. Ive made the mistakes. I can save you money ) You can also put small pieces of fuel tube inside the shocks . 3/8ths of an inch is perfect. They limit the down travel just the right amount
2. Fill your diffs with 1k or 2k oil in front and 7k in the rear . This will help your truck to pivot and shoot around corners.
3. I personally would suggest a
www.twisted-toys.net extended and lowered chassis... This guy makes some of the toughest chassis on the market . They come with a heavy duty rear dogbone and a nice skid plate.
4. Invest in a desecnt set of nice racing tires... I run the wide offset proline wheels... It gives my savage a wide stance stable stance. Some say they hinder turning, i havent experinced this as my truck now turns inside other more "race breed"trucks.
5. A high torque steering servo is a must...
I have alot more info but this should get you going and shouldnt kill your wallet right off the bat