Droop screws

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RcJunkie13 said:
What are they for and how do I use them?

TIA
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Dec 9, 2011 — Many cars feature screws in the chassis or suspension arms that limit suspension travel. Although often referred to as “droop screws”, these are more accurately described as downtravel, downstop, or drop stop screws. Although downtravel adjustments affect droop, they don't define it.
 
Rep732 said:
I bought droop screw "pads" from fast eddy's because steel on aluminum really doesn't do well. And they work great
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Awesome! I have them in my cart for the next DDM order and was wondering if I should really get them? I watched the install video and i thought they’d be a good idea.

I will definitely be purchasing the kit now!
 
I believe the idea behind "droop screws" is for guys that do a lot of jumping. When you launch a heavy RC off a jump the lower A arms tend to snap to max extension and the abrupt impact causes the lower arms to jam against the chassis and stress the pivot hinge pins. Adding set screws to the lower a arms acts as a bump stop and supposedly saves wear and tear on your lower arms and hinge pins. Not sure if I totally believe this but I guess I can be an issue in certain driving surface conditions
 
Polar_Bus said:
I believe the idea behind "droop screws" is for guys that do a lot of jumping. When you launch a heavy RC off a jump the lower A arms tend to snap to max extension and the abrupt impact causes the lower arms to jam against the chassis and stress the pivot hinge pins. Adding set screws to the lower a arms acts as a bump stop and supposedly saves wear and tear on your lower arms and hinge pins. Not sure if I totally believe this but I guess I can be an issue in certain driving surface conditions
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don't shock tethers do the same thing ? ( limit downward travel ) Or Am I totally not getting it ??
 
Honestly if your shocks are tuned correctly to your type of bashing you shouldn't need any type of mechanical suspension limiting aids. Shocks are for controlling BOTH compression and rebound speed. I tend to favor tuning my shocks for slower action with thicker oil. Seems a lot of RTR RC's come from the factory with too thin shock and diff fluids. Same thing with my Savage diffs I prefer running thicker fluids and you get better power transfer into the dirt (but at the expense of lazy turning quickness) . I experimented with full locked diffs in my Savages and while the acceleration was insane, the cornering was terrible. Everything is a compromise and you need to experiment to find your specific "sweet spot" (just my opinion)
 
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