@@erikn.8626the springs do not work the same because they are coiled up in such a way that they will have a certain stiffness but stretching them out will ruin the spring rate and therefore the springs will not work as intended anymore
@@brodyrhode9064 it does play a big part in the rear suspension geometry, since posting this comment I have gone with the big boy wheels and kept the stock stretched springs and the suspension more or less corrected itself.
Yea, I'm blown away at how much better it is in deep snow! I hope it will still rip good on dry pavement with the center of gravity being higher. I got it from a buddy who hadn't used it in years. I was RC deprived after my mini e revo crapped out on me a few years back...
Well, let’s see, he damaged the springs by stretching them out, as well as moving up the A-arms without saying he did in the video (which is the actual reason he got the extra height). Both those things would place the car’s center of gravity up higher and reduce its ability to cope with it, so yes, it will roll worse.
Better ground clearance is the main reason, also less chassis slap when jumping it. But, not as good handling in summer time now (higher center of gravity)
Please never do this to your vehicle. It’s a terrible idea for a variety of reasons. That extra clearance he claims to have gained in the video was achieved by him mounting the shocks higher on the A-arm (closer to the chassis). Increasing the length of a spring wouldn’t make it ride higher, because the shocks are already extended to their full length stock. You can’t make them extend any further. Another thing: My brother owns the Slash 4x4 VXL (slightly heavier than the one in this guy’s video) and it’s got the exact same setup. Same shocks, same springs, and same oil weight. Yet, it doesn’t sag down as much as he says it does. If you want to increase your ride height _without_ damaging your springs, for FREE, use the preload spacers (clips that go over the shock bodies) that come IN THE BOX to compress the spring more while on the shock (i.e. to stiffen the spring). One thing to note about stiffening your shocks, however, is it _will_ increase ride height, but it’ll also decrease performance, since it won’t be able to sag to absorb the G-force of a turn, and therefore will roll over more commonly.
@@erikn.8626Thank you for your meaningless answer, which has no connection with my first answer - how do you know how I drive - there are apparently still a lot of people with a lot of time who just hang around on the Internet ... 🤦♂
Much harder for the 1/16 also not as much improvement compared to this. Tried for myself maybe .25-.5 of an inch if that better off just upgrading to better suspension entirely
I don’t think I am gonna leave a like, because he was untruthful, and didn’t even know what he was talking about because he damaged the springs which will make it handle horrible and he also lied and said that he only lengthened the springs , but like my brother said a while ago, and he actually attached the shocks higher on the A arms to make the ride height higher
Its funny this is a "mod". So yes you have more clearance but your handling is gonna be dog shit. The body roll is gonna be insane and any top speed turns is gonna equal a roll over with all the slop in the suspension now. BUT if youre just jumping it in a straight line itll be golden.
@@devonm5037 Yea, but if you're driving this off-road in dirt/sand/snow (basically any low traction surface) or through grass where the chassis is gonna drag, its great! I haven't done this yet, but will definitely give it a try and see how it works out for me... This "mod" isn't designed for high speed/on-road racing (should be obvious lol)...
