Killer shock upgrades!!!👍

I haven't dove into the Mini Crawlers yet.. I think I am one of a very few who hasn't .. lol I am still loving the 6th scale beasts. lol Nice work Troy. THanks for sharing

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

I am not a big fan of them, honestly. The world is really big compared to their size. For what most of your crawling is, I believe you are better off with the 1/6

As with the trx4 I tried loads of different shocks and am back to stock, all be it I have tuned them and they are silky smooth. The best shocks by far. So when I get my mini, I'll tuneing the stock shocks the same.

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Makes sense!

Nice one glad you showed the side by side

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I redid my factory shocks and they cycle up and down with no pushing or pulling back.they work great!

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@gonzodetroitify

Жыл бұрын

Would that be a zero rebound Rick

@rickwhitman6435

Жыл бұрын

@@gonzodetroitify yes

Same, here. For the price, I can't say it was the best initial upgrade I could have made. Could be wrong but I think they are the same as the stock plastic shocks except for the body material, and they do sell the aluminum shock bodies separately as well. I opened up the stock shocks after I had them out and some were a bit low on oil so checking them is a good idea.

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%! Perhaps these shocks will have a longer life, but basic performance seems very similar.

@TrillMurray

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the shocks come basically dry. Definitely try filling the stock shocks with oil before upgrading them. I'm very impressed with the stock ones

@marcinsochacki8707

Жыл бұрын

maybe some leakings?

Interesting , thanks for the video sir !

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Very interesting results! Thanks for saving me the frustration! Do you think the preference with how you setup your shocks (half out when inserting bladder) is playing role? If it’s trying to push them back out to that position it may be fighting the ability to go all the way in as the stocks did. Just a thought.

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

I really don't think so. The instructions suggested building them full extended, which would make it even worse in this theory.

Cool upgrade

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Yup I had the same thing happen to me. Lost a bit of flex but they look good lol

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for confirming it wasn't a fluke!

I went the less expensive route and just bought the grey aluminum shock bodies. I went with 25 wt oil and stiffer springs in the rear. I also used green slime on the shock o-rings during assembly. So far I am happy with the performance of this setup.

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Great! Glad to hear it.

Honestly in the comparison the stock ones seemed to have less height in the bounce. thanks for spending the money so I didn’t have to. 🎉🎉🎉 subbed and liked looking forward to more trx4m vids

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Thank you

@RoadsideRC

7 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

I’m planning on getting just the shock bodies for color purposes, but had no idea how to install them. Thanks for the video

@RoadsideRC

11 ай бұрын

Glad to help!!

I’m thinking that a lot of these accessories are mainly to be able to replace plastic with aluminum for people who prefer metal or if you want a specific color for aesthetics. Honestly, I don’t know how much of a performance difference any of them will make (driveshafts, steering parts, etc) with the exception of parts designed to add weight. Even so, I have to restrain myself from buying them all! I see that Traxxes now shows various brass weighted accessories on their website for steering and axle covers to add more weight too now.

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

I think you might be right!

@Elisplushies360woodierc

Жыл бұрын

Ya I think it’s just for looks also.

@80SWoods

Жыл бұрын

@@Elisplushies360woodierc I’m noticing that all 4 of my original plastic shocks are leaking suspension oil out the bottom onto the attachment bolt. Can you tell if the aluminum ones are leaking? If not, that may be a benefit of having the aluminum ones. Since they only hold a tiny bit of oil, I’m guessing it will be dry in no time.

Well, you essentially made the upgrade shocks shorter by installing them the way you did by setting the shock shaft half way when sealing the cap. Wouldn't that make you lose a little flex?

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Nope! That still allows full travel of the shock, but makes it want to come back to that spot as a resting location. Basically, how you do that helps set the "neutral" spot. The shock still has full articulation.

@TheRCBuildersPost

Жыл бұрын

@@RoadsideRC Hmm. Maybe they are just overall shorter shocks than the stock ones? I don't know, that's weird how you lost flex lol. I was excited for this release but wish I would've waited before I bought it. None of the parts will be available until January. I should've bought the UTB18. I could've used a Holmes 380 and ESC, 1.55 beadlocks, class 0 tires, and have fun until the parts release. Instead, I'm stuck with this thing lol.

The stock shocks are impressive to begin with let’s not forget that. Best RTR shocks of its class. I guess these are just for color and possibly more weight?

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

My only thought is the aluminum will be more durable over time. Otherwise, no reason to get them.

@oliverruelas1562

Жыл бұрын

I noticed the body roll disappeared when I upgraded my shocks. Now that could be just because I filled these shocks with more shock oil than the stock ones had….

It's unfortunate that these "upgrades" are so expensive with next no improvements.. unless the seals inside are some how better..? I've had my trx4m for a few weeks now and I'm experiencing some pretty leaky shocks, all 4.

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Good point on the seals. I didn't check to see if they were actually different. Might want to just rebuild your shocks. I am not seeing leaks on mine.

@matdiclemente3564

Жыл бұрын

@@RoadsideRC Thanks keep up the great videos man hopefully they do have a better seal so it's makes for a better purchase.. I'm just surprised mine have started to leak so soon. Also that I'm not seeing any other videos on anyone else having this issue. Especially when I cant find any rebuild kits anywhere locally. I've taken them apart and they all look fine, even replaced shock oil with a heavier weight hoping it wouldn't leak as much but it lasted about a week.. keep us posted on any leaks from the upgraded shocks please! Greatly appreciated 👍👍

@SYST3M_OVERIDE

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear I'm not the only one with leaky shocks. The fronts seem fine but the rears definitely leak. Opened them up and they were about half full where as the fronts were still full. If the seal is in fact better on the upgrades then it would be a bit more worth while.

What tires are those?

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

These are the stock Bronco tires. 100% do not recommend. Here are some you should consider: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIOuo9B7opCffps.html

Only difference is aluminum color body and still not an adjustable collar na u can buy the shock bodies for 15 still all a hard pass for me I feel the stock ones are great

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Agree - these aren't really worth the $$$

@jeromebullard6123

Жыл бұрын

Where can I get the shock bodies?

I am still running the stock shocks on my orange Bronco and I can crawl pretty much anything. My rig runs excellent...

@RoadsideRC

7 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you are happy with it!

@boyman999

5 ай бұрын

Did you ever get around to adding oil into the stock? Just curious.

sadly this upgrade didnt seem worthwhile it appears *left a big like👍Au👁fully watched*

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

They don't always work out!

LOL. They are the exact same shock (except for the main body). All they are is bling. What'd you expect? I don't get why people buy these when you can just buy the aluminum part.

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Yes - the aluminum part makes a lot more sense.

Do these leak like the stock ones do?

@RoadsideRC

5 ай бұрын

I didn't have any leaking issues on either stock or these..

@booya6437

5 ай бұрын

@@RoadsideRC No kidding? All 8 or ours have leaked like a sieve since day 1.

@anmic3590

2 ай бұрын

@@RoadsideRCHi! I just bought the ford and the chevy for me and my son, with an upgraded servo to srt dt-06 as adviced by the dealer. May I ask if the shocks needs to be filled with oil? If so, what oil should I use? Is there a video on how to do this? I have some oil from my slash, but not sure if it’s the right one. Thank you so much!

@RoadsideRC

2 ай бұрын

@@anmic3590 Yep! The shocks do need oil - just like I showed in the video and the weight I showed. Links are in the video description.

@anmic3590

2 ай бұрын

@@RoadsideRC Thank you so much!

Doesn’t look like you did the shock oil correctly. When you’ve added the oil and insured any bubbles are gone, before putting the neoprene bladder on, you should have had the shock rod fully extended downwards instead of halfway extended downwards like you did. I believe you’re supposed to insure there’s almost a full cylinder of oil to the tip top, then but the bladder(s) on. Excess oil will spill out the edge of the bladder. You then put your shock cap. Before 100% tightening that shock cap, push the rod up ever so slightly to see if you have any air that can be pushed out. If no air expels (only oil appears to come out), you know there’s no air in the shock. You can then screw the cap tight and you’re golden.

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

We have clearly been taught how to assemble shocks differently! You are correct that the instructions for these shocks suggested they should be fully extended when assembled. BUT - turns out where you have the shock extended is actually a tuning tool when assembling shocks. Where you leave the extension works as a pre-load or "resting" location for the shock. If you assemble some truly high-end shocks, you can really tell the difference.

@JayJacksRC

Жыл бұрын

I actually tried filling and closing it up which totally extended and filled full of oil caused constant leaking oil wouldn’t last a week before shocks would seem completely dead I actually called traxxas support and explained the situation the guy told me to only extend the shock out about 5-6mm he explained that these small shocks just aren’t designed for that much pressure in turn causes the constant leaking so instead of doing the 20wt shock oil I am now going to try doing them like traxxas support explained I will probably do about half way extended and I am trying out 40wt shock oil which is what the traxxas support fella said he uses 40wt in his Trx4m but thanks for the info very helpful all around and great conversation in comments!

I should have watched this before I went and bought the exact same shocks. Kinda disappointed about my purchase of the traxxas performance shocks.

@RoadsideRC

6 ай бұрын

Sorry you didn't get to see this earlier!

Just as I suspected, paying for the bling and not a real upgrade.

@RoadsideRC

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much. Only minor argument may be long-term durability...but that is about it.

Further proving, these TRX4 M-models seem like a waste of 💰 money. Nice video presentation illustrating the shocks!

@Elisplushies360woodierc

Жыл бұрын

Waste of money?

@gaffle-411

Жыл бұрын

@@Elisplushies360woodierc Yes… you’ll be pumping a nice chunk of money into this tiny truck just to get to the base performance and traversal level of a base-model TRX4 guaranteed. It’s too small! A standard sized rock will send this little truck tumbling whereas your typical 1/10 scale would scale it with ease. It’s cool that guys like Roadside RC does our testing for us to let us decide. He gets the views, provides the review and we can make an educated decision…

@80SWoods

Жыл бұрын

@@gaffle-411 I think the whole point of this size is that it’s not designed to climb the size of rocks that a 1:10 can and isn’t meant to operated on the same level terrain. Since it’s roughly half the sized, that means the terrain should also be roughly half size.

@Elisplushies360woodierc

Жыл бұрын

@@gaffle-411 Oh I see what your saying. Compared to a 1/10. For guys that are also into the mini crawlers like myself and have the scx24’ that are heavily modified and also Fms 1/18 fj cruiser this new mini traxxas performs much better than the others out of the box and with just 1/2oz of weight in the servo it just as good as my built scx24’s.

@gaffle-411

Жыл бұрын

@@Elisplushies360woodierc So do you have to find much smaller areas to run it and are you frustrated if / when you run it where your 10th scalers normally survive?

Did you over fill the oil?

@RoadsideRC

4 күн бұрын

What makes you say that?