suspension help please

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maudsley

maudsley

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i bought my fg 4x4 beetle about 4 months ago. when new the shocks (x4) were shite to say the least. i could push car down and it would stay on floor. so i bought gpm alloy shocks from hobbytech in germany.

ok slightly better at first, but really same problem. there is hardly and rebound with these. i have tried to wind the pre load up on springs but still no better. springs are standard fg purple fronts / blue rears. the oil is 500 wt.

can anyone recommend all quality setup, shocks, springs and oil wt front n rear for this car so i can bash n jump with pease of mind as, it may aswell have no shocks at all at the moment.

i have a hpi baja 5b and want something similar in performance and bouncy as that. if poss?????????
 
mate I went through the same problem, stock suspension had bugger all rebound.

travel wise ive been told you will never get the FG to what the HPI can do, rebound first thing to do is get some violet springs. These are FG units and helped my rebound a fair bit. Screwing the adjusters down on the shocks wont help, this only adjusts height, or so ive been told.

First try the violet springs then try lighter oil.
 
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