Thicker oil for a crawler (30wt amd above) greatly restricts the rebound and compression of the shock, which causes the rig to handle poorly. Thinner oil lets the shock do its thing quicker and gives better handling. So basically, in all my crawlers, I run a very thin oil 10-20wt. And in my fast bashing jumping rigs like my traxxas slash, ill run like 50wt in the front shocks and 60wt in the rear due to weight distribution, and impact or pre load absorption. Its all about handling and fine tuning👍🏼
Neither is better to be honest, it depends on the weight of your rig and a lot of variables in that aspect. It’s all a preference thing with oil weight and what YOU the operator thinks is good for your personal rig. Experiment yourself and you’ll learn the difference faster than commenting on something and waiting 9 months for a response.
Thanks for that video! Helped me a lot getting me to grasp what the weights acutally mean!
So which is better and why?
Thicker oil for a crawler (30wt amd above) greatly restricts the rebound and compression of the shock, which causes the rig to handle poorly. Thinner oil lets the shock do its thing quicker and gives better handling. So basically, in all my crawlers, I run a very thin oil 10-20wt. And in my fast bashing jumping rigs like my traxxas slash, ill run like 50wt in the front shocks and 60wt in the rear due to weight distribution, and impact or pre load absorption. Its all about handling and fine tuning👍🏼
@@callsignmohas5190 I took a stab at buying 15wt oil for my FCX18 and TRX4 and I was second guessing my choice. Thanks for the info!
Neither is better to be honest, it depends on the weight of your rig and a lot of variables in that aspect. It’s all a preference thing with oil weight and what YOU the operator thinks is good for your personal rig. Experiment yourself and you’ll learn the difference faster than commenting on something and waiting 9 months for a response.
Always 👎 on vids that dont reply
Thicker oil in a crawler makes it handle more predictably. If your crawler loses traction and hops while trying to climb, use heavier oil.