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alan p 24-05-2010 11:09 AM

Damper pistons
 
Hope someone can help, which damper pistons should i be using with 30/40wt oil, i'm running #1 pistons at the moment, i changed the oil when rebuilding the dampers with white O-rings, Now it seams to bounce a little to much.

/tobys 24-05-2010 11:14 AM

do you mean the car bounces too much on the track? over/through bumps or off jumps?

30wt with #1's in the rear shouldn't be too far away but I know the Ghea pistons are popular - check http://www.p-dubracing.co.uk/ for availability.

with #1's you might find that you are bottoming out off jumps and/or big bumps, so increasing the pack (by using a smaller holed piston, such as #2) might help. however, the #2 pistons will not normally go through rough stuff as well as #1 - thats where the Ghea pistons come in.

alan p 24-05-2010 04:44 PM

Yes it seamed to have a rebound on rough sections but landed fine after big jumps,

Chillout47 24-05-2010 05:59 PM

do you know if anyone has tried the RPM dual rate type?

Belsten 24-05-2010 10:21 PM

ghea number 2's in front, ghea number 1's in rear, simples

jaxx 25-05-2010 07:09 AM

Alan if your thinking of getting some ghea piston, PM me we go halves on 2 packs. Works out a bit cheaper :thumbsup:

Big G 25-05-2010 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Belsten (Post 380149)
ghea number 2's in front, ghea number 1's in rear, simples

that's what I run and it seems to ride the bumps really nicely. currently on 30/25 oil

CODMAN 25-05-2010 11:18 AM

I've got them in mine. They work well but I don't have enough track time on them to give a good honnest review of them yet.

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Originally Posted by Chillout47 (Post 379930)
do you know if anyone has tried the RPM dual rate type?


Chillout47 25-05-2010 11:32 AM

thanks for the reply CODMAN, seems like you are reasonably pleased with them. Where did you get them from? I can only seem to find them on Feebay USA at the moment. Did you get light/medium or medium/heavy?

Cheers, Mark.

alan p 25-05-2010 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaxx (Post 380192)
Alan if your thinking of getting some ghea piston, PM me we go halves on 2 packs. Works out a bit cheaper :thumbsup:

Sounds good Mr J, how do you want to do this?

CODMAN 25-05-2010 05:14 PM

I got them at my LHS, but I'm in Canada so no idea who would have them in the UK. I know Amain hobbies has them if you want to order...

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ight-Medium-12

I got the light-medium for my B4 and am running 27.5wt rear/ 32.5wt front Losi oil on a fairly bumpy track. They work well, but I need to tune the oil a bit more. Maybe go down 2.5wt all round...

Cheers!


Quote:

Originally Posted by Chillout47 (Post 380257)
thanks for the reply CODMAN, seems like you are reasonably pleased with them. Where did you get them from? I can only seem to find them on Feebay USA at the moment. Did you get light/medium or medium/heavy?

Cheers, Mark.


jaxx 25-05-2010 06:05 PM

I'll order them, drop em off at work when they arrive, and next time i see you at the track we'll sort out the money, £16.50 Ok :thumbsup:

jaxx 25-05-2010 06:08 PM

Ordered!

Chillout47 25-05-2010 07:09 PM

OK, got a set ordered from JE Spares here in the UK. Which colour did you use? I think I will start with Losi 30 at front and 25 at back with silver springs all round. Its a B4 by the way.
Cheers Mate, Mark.

jaxx 25-05-2010 07:16 PM

I ordered Ghea pistons from P-Dub racing. Apparently there magic! as for colours i'll be using black at the back and the front? They only come in one colour. What have you ordered then?

Wraggy 25-05-2010 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx (Post 380398)
I ordered Ghea pistons from P-Dub racing. Apparently there magic! as for colours i'll be using black at the back and the front? They only come in one colour. What have you ordered then?

and there already packed and posted in the morning :thumbsup:

jaxx 25-05-2010 09:37 PM

Now that's what i call service, all ready to roll an hour or so after payment. Cheers wraggy

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Originally Posted by Wraggy (Post 380439)
and there already packed and posted in the morning :thumbsup:


alan p 25-05-2010 10:04 PM

You dont hang about Mr J :lol: looking forward to them arriving

Chillout47 26-05-2010 08:47 AM

Looks like we have two threads going in one here lads!!!

Sorry if I messed it up. Jaxx, I ordered the RPM pistons, they come in different colours depending on the rating.

I'll let you all know how I get on with them. If they dont work I'll try the Ghea ones, but for £6 they are worht a try.


Cheers, Mark.

jaxx 26-05-2010 08:55 AM

Ahh right, I missed the link to them in a previous post! Now I see :lol:


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