Big bores feedback!

[andys]

Well, after far too many shock refills and refits, I settled on 55 front and 42.5 rear for the oils.
Seems ok, we will see tomorrow !

Does anyone run any spring other than the kit blues ?

[coleman758]

I'm running, 6-hole kit pistons front and rear, Schumacher 45wt(f) & 35wt(r)
dark blue (f) and light green (r)

It feels quite nice to be fair.

I'm going to drop the weight of the oils to 35/30 and glue up the pistons. and give that a go.

[Marc0]

Just asking, is there any how to, to glue piston's holes? I never tried that, and if I can avoid to glue my fingers instead of the pistons... lol

[Big G]

araldite (I think that's how it's spelt). There's a thread about it.

[Chris-S]

Originally Posted by Marc0

Just asking, is there any how to, to glue piston's holes? I never tried that, and if I can avoid to glue my fingers instead of the pistons... lol

I use a soldering iron, find it much quicker and less messy than araldite

[MRT]

tiny grub screws might work i did this once on my 808! they were a lot bigger pistons tho! lol

[MRT]

Chris have you made those carbon plates yet?

[Marc0]

Thanks Chris

[Big G]

my big bores are in pieces at the moment as I decided to rebuild them with new seals. (something was wrong with the car and I wanted to replace all seals and fluids) so I ran the kit shocks down club tonight.

1.3x2 front 1.3x3 rear with 35/30wt (I think). Pistons were GHEA ones.

The car certainly didn't eat up the bumps like it use to with big bores. I really missed them. Using Craig's 2x1.8 and 3x1.7 piston config my car certainly deals with the bumps at our club!

While on the talk of shocks does anyone have any feedback of #TD330257 TITANIUM NITRIDE FRONT SHOCK SHAFT ?

I'm assuming the usual smoother action, etc.

[morgoth]

I glued some 4x 1.4mm pistons for the front and 5x 1.3mm for the rear. Filled with 450/350 oil. 400/300 might be better, but I have to try them first. They feel nice on the bench, but I haven't tested them yet. Isn't 2 and 3 hole a bit too extreme? A litte pack is nice imo

[Marc0]

I tried Craig setup with 2x1.8 front, and 3x1.7mm rear, but with 50wt front and 32,5wt, and it is very good ! A little bit too smooth for my favorite track, but a very good beginning with the big bore. The car seems to fly over the track. I just missed to limit front travel by 3mm... then the caster block is rubbing the front arm.

I will try with 60wt front and 40wt rear and let you know