After this weekend we learned a few things that I wanted to share that will make your car even better. Mostly it has to do with the build.

1) On the 4wd the front and rear shock eyelets are different length. I saw 2 cars over the weekend that had one short and one long front and rear, Also the front spring cups, the short goes on the rear and tall on the front.

2) Its almost a must to ream the bottom shock caps to make the hole bigger. The mold is being updated for the future. If you tighten the cap and the shock gets harder to move in and out then make the hole bigger. If its ok tight and loose then its probably ok.

3) I was using traxxas xrings in my 2wd shocks. I was having a hard time with having the shocks and having to go really light on the oil, more than normal and the car was not handling very well. I checked the shocks the the traxxas xrings swelled to the point the shaft was very tight. I installed the new serpent xrings, went back to normal oils and the car was a awesome! Shocks were smooth as butter! part number 500487

4) When you tighten the top shock nuts make sure the shock moves front to rear freely. If you tighten the nut too much the shock will get bound up. I've seen shock nuts too tight very frequently.

Source:

P. Ciccarello