shock oil w help

[rc10fan]

Just got my 502 and was reading lee's set-up sheets he mentions 400w shock oil am i reading that right that seems really hi for shocks i always thought it was in double figures like 30 or 35 etc ?

thanks

[mattb]

thats probably tamiyas equivalent to 40w oil rob,kyosho do something similar their 350w is 35w.

[rc10fan]

cheers matt. ummm what you doing in here lol are you a secret tamiya fan lol. was down at the track today starting to look something like a track looks smaller but hard to tell yet.

[dimblum]

The "400" oil Tamiya is referring to is rated in 'cSt' or centistokes. It is a measurement of viscosity instead of weight.. Unfortunately cSt does not directly translate to a weight equivalent.. In other words, 400cST oil is not equal to 40WT oil. It is actually just a tad over 30WT.

Here is a pretty good chart posted by XRAY that gives you a more accurate comparison: http://www.rceasy.com/2008/01/10/xra...version-table/

Hope this helps.

[rc10fan]

top man thanks for the help. now im going to have to change my oil again lol. oh well i need practice building shocks i always seem to do one a bit different to the other lol

[mattybucks]

Originally Posted by rc10fan

top man thanks for the help. now im going to have to change my oil again lol. oh well i need practice building shocks i always seem to do one a bit different to the other lol

Have a look at Lee Martin's tips on TRF racing.
http://www.trfracing.co.uk/page_1265187551237.html

Re oil weight, in my 511 I use Losi 35 in the front and 30 in the rear most of the time, sometimes if i'm feeling a little crazy i use 32.5 in the front and 27.5 in the rear.