Traxxas RC car Shock Upgrade - Slash, Stampede, Rustler, Bandit, Hoss 4x4 

Great informative video. It is still helping hobbyists 2 years later. Thank you

Thank you for such an in-depth guide on Shocks, I much appreciate this video!

Awesome video! I've been researching this a lot lately and this video combines everything I've learned into one place. I'll definitely be ordering GTRs now.

I appreciate ur explanation style u have helped me with a lot over the last year thanks 👍

Thanks so much for this video. I bought the big bore and THEN saw this video (before I opened them). Took the big bore back and got the GTR. Ordering the springs you suggested as well.

Great information, thanks for the video! Have a wonderful day! 👍😎👍

I've tried a ton of different shock options on 2wd and 4wd Traxxas vehicles. I like the GTRs with AE springs or even the AEs themselves.

Just got my first rc, a slash 4x4 for $70 from a guy who has no idea what he had. This thing has an arma 6s ESC, castle brushless motor and 4s spektrum LiPos. Just upgraded the suspension arms, camber/toe links, servo components, new wheels/tires. I’ve been jumping this thing 10ft+ to flat ground with the stock shocks for 2 months now😂😂 it’s only a matter of time I guess LOL

Great information on the shocks brother

Thanks for the advice brother 🤜🤛

I run team associated fox body shocks on my slash 2wd and they work great

Really good info 😊thank you

Nice vid - thanks!

Thank you! I've been thinking about upgrading the suspension in my Rustler, but I still don't understand the spring rate and how it relates to the cars performance. Maybe I just need to buy several sets and play around with them.

Ya gotta give the 30 yr? Old Ultra's some credit. They didn't leak, and you could upgrade their weaknesses. They were dependable. I totally understand how now they are sub par, compared to the gtrs but back in the day you could actually race and win with Ultra's because of their dependability and with losi springs, super tunable. Awesome seminar, I learned so much about how versatile the gtrs are😁👍

Awesome topic👍

Awesome helpful video! I have one question, what oil sets and springs should I run front and rear if I'm riding a mixture of them all, sand, skate park, street?

I put the GTR on my Slash 2wd, with RPM arms,the bottom shock mount was too big for them or the Traxxas arms, so I had to Dremmel them out quite a bit to make the ball fit

I have proline powerstroke shocks on my rustler they are great.

great video really helpful you said you need shock oil but the shocks actually come with oil unless you want to put in different better oil just saying but still a great video thanks

Greetings first thank you for your wonderful service you do an excellent job on your channel !!! What springs would you recommend for the Hoss going with the GTR shocks that you recommend. I do mostly skateboard parks where you can get some nice height. Thank you 🤩🤩🤩

upgraded the driveshafts on my hoss to the tekno. It's a good idea to upgrade to the aluminum hexes. These large tires and 3s seem to eat up the poly hexes.

I know this is an older video but the advice and results stand true. I went with the linked GTR shocks and orange springs on my new 4x4 stampede. I'm new to real RC cars and like to treat them how I wish we could survive in cars. Bash and jumps. on a simple ramp of maybe 3 feet of air I was blowing the factory shock's shock caps almost every session. The GTRs with Orange springs and 50wt oil front 60wt oil rear have worked well for me. I know the oil may be heavier than what others use but I have no idea what I'm doing and got a 2oz (each) pack from 50 - 100wt oil. Again this setup is working for me and I am no longer destroying shock caps! I'm up for suggestions about any further tweaks to keep my shocks relatively safe from jumps. I would love to go bigger/higher jumps. Thanks again for the great tips! Also, I don't know if it matters, but the linked Orange springs are two different colors. One is kinda a titanium orange and the other is black. It doesn't bother me but just a note.

I see you mentioned the sizes to buy for that vehicle, what size do you recommend to buy for slash 2wd LCG, and Slash ultimate, thank you for your time.

Im looking at these shocks for my new rustler 4x4. But not sure if i need long or short

are the Proline Pro-specs any better than the Traxxas GTRs?... is it worth the money? What about the TLR G3s?... what size and do you think its worth the money? Thanks for the advice and for the great content.

Installed the GTR shocks and Orange Tekno springs on our Hoss as per your recommendation. Is the Traxxas fluid any good? I notice Traxxas bottle doesn't say what weight. We also have 37.5 associated fluid to try. The setup with Tekno orange springs and traxxas fluid still seems kind of soft for the Hoss still, might have to try the red springs. Any suggestion on preload on these for the Hoss ? It seems they require quite a bit of preload on the rear to stop it from dropping too low. Thanks

What would you run on a traxxas bandit vxl, I want some lift to it

I bent both rear shocks on my 2wd Stampede on the first bash on 2s..... I love the GTRs I put on my Slashpede, but I run VG Racing blue springs.

I know I’m a little late to the game but have you messed with the differential fluids what weight are you running in your hoss

Unfortunately i bought the big bore shocks. Do the stiffer traxxas GTR springs fit on all of the Traxxas shock? Just want to try the blue spring rate on the shocks I have already. Thanks!

i only run the proline power stroke on my 2wd slash

So those xtra longs for the front will work for the slash 4x4?

I put the xx long GTR shocks on all four corners on my stampede 4x4, I made a whole forum about it on traxxas forums if you want more details.

TLR shocks are great for my slash 4x4.

Got hopsun kit with big bore shocks good??

I’ve always loved running the powerstrokes. I run them on my granite right now and the dual rate is phenomenal on it for the abuse I’ve put that poor truck through. What shock would you suggest for a lcg slash 4x4? Clay track.

I wish I would have seen this video about 6 months ago! 😆 🤣

are those gtr shocks xx long or just long?

There's no links, there are so many options, how do i know what to get?

Anyone know why the gtr shocks have way less springs than stock springs ? I got the gtr shocks and the travel seems to be lessened than stock set up

I am running my fireteam 1:7 arrma and it’s getting heavy. What would you recommend upgrading too? Or should I just upgrade the springs? I mainly just bash, run in dirt grass road, but jump it high 20’ ish

What’s the part number for the Hoss GTR shocks and springs? It’s not in your description.

Which shocks would you recommend for the 10th scale rally? mostly run on asphalt and low grass.

Tekno reds plus 40 weight for general bashing an occasional air time? Gonna be setting up a set of these for my stampede 4x soon

Great video Razor! How do the Tekno spring rates compare or differ to the Losi TEN Spring rates? Any idea? I have a Stamp4de truggy w/GTRs on it that I'm going to race at my local track. I've got a whole set of Losi springs. Thanks.

For general bashing what Wait oil do you recommend in front and rear diff?

How would one know which shock is compatible? Is it just length? Or what else do I need to consider?

I bought these but now my rear sits too low ?

Thanks for the video Razor. For a 2WD Slash general bashing without big jumps do you still recommend heaver oil in the rear?

I wonder if Maxx shocks would have any gains?

Great overview! I see Traxxas has a variable damping kit (part 5461) for the GTR shocks. Any idea what conditions this would help with or if its worth while?

What would you run in a 2wd slash on carpet?

Can I just get the shocks and get the springs later and use the stock springs?

You sound a lot like the guy on the Dobrinich channel. Are you the same guy?

I have a rc q I broke a bracket on my fan controller, anyway to msg u to ask for tips. Different car

Is there any way you can post the actual part numbers and not just links that aren't loading for me? Thanks!

Traxxas putting out the same crap over and over. Imagine that.

The best way to upgrade a Traxxas is to throw it in the trash and buy something else.