SCX24 C10 Old Man Emu shock upgrade

[@felsenrogers4083]

I love how you think out of the box and come up with great solutions! Your channel rocks! 💯💯💯💯💯

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks for the great comment👊

[@MrsRabbit8]

I used the same trick to get the HR blue aluminium 43mm shocks on. Works pretty good, over time, the dust and vibration ate away at it. Recently, I got out my daughter's bead set, and found some beads that fit perfect. Been working good so far. Thank you for the video, I'm gonna have to try some of those out.

[@BullgearRCvideos]

The beads sound like a good idea, may have to look into that. Thanks for watching 👍

[@MrsRabbit8]

Oh, i forgot to mention, i put a screw through the bead, and put it on a dremel, then used a file to make a better shape. The same can be done with the suspension link ends. Cut the end of the link off, put a screw through, and spin it in a dremel, get the right size and shape and bamm, you've got a pivot ball. (Sometimes the shocks pivot balls get lost, good luck sourcing one, so...) Thanks again, I love your videos, you have a relaxing voice.

[@stpbasss3773]

I'm glad I found this video lol I hate these shocks I think they perform worse than stock, but with your little tricks I think I can make them something I like. I won't give up on these old man emu I love the way they look. I actually mounted the shocks in front through the upper hole that holds the body mount piece and in the rear I flipped the 2 little pieces where the shock bolts to and I mounted the rear through the upper hole for a body post.

[@BullgearRCvideos]

The way I did them actually works pretty good for crawling. It is a little different to run without springs like I am, but it works for my rig. A lot of what I do in videos is just me experimenting and seeing what I come up with. Sometimes it works, lol sometimes not. But they are sweet looking shocks for sure and look pretty good on my yellow truck. Hope you find a way to make them work for you👍

[@hotready4655]

@@BullgearRCvideos did you try putting shock grease in the body? I just got them on my truck tonight using your heat shrink protip but I realized the movement is not smooth and catches in certain spots. The shock grease really improved the dampening but it still catches now and then. Maybe there are burrs inside the body?

[@BullgearRCvideos]

@@hotready4655 sometimes random shocks do that. Quality control sometimes isn't the best

[@MSgtCLW]

Thanks for the info. Will come in handy for my SCX24.

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Glad to hear it bro👍

[@satorrotas]

These new shock absorbers look really good, it's a great upgrade. Very good tip with the heat shrink tubing, great work !!

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks brother, when I'm traveling sometimes I have to make it work with what I have👍

[@satorrotas]

@@BullgearRCvideos 😊👍

[@johndavid5627]

i tried rd4wd 40mm shocks .stiff as a board. total frustration on the course put the stockers back on,regained my sanity

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Yes too stiff, you have to put lighter springs in them

[@johndavid5627]

@@BullgearRCvideos i'm fishing thru my ball point pens for springs

[@Remoteaddicted]

Looking great with the tiny Emu shocks. Great video 👍

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks brother, appreciate you stopping by👍👍

[@Mtbmi]

With a full droop set up most people will take the springs and actually stick them on the other side in the shock, like over the shock shaft but still inside the reservoir so it still has the springs to help with crawling

[@BullgearRCvideos]

I will be doing some experiments to see what is going to work for me. The main objective was to achieve a good ride height in this video with the old man emu shocks. And I agree, I have seen some people say they don't run springs, but it seems to soft like this

[@ozboy8144]

Awesome upgrade i really like the light blue one alot.🙂👍👍 looking forward to see it on the trails

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks brother, I need to get some running videos done. I have three trucks with untested mods at this point. But where I am currently at, I just don't find any good spots. Maybe my next job will find me with some decent places to crawl👍

[@josepha5]

Great video. What does full droop mean with the shocks. I'm new to the hobby. Thx

[@BullgearRCvideos]

A full droop is when the shocks are fully compressed at ride height

[@AdventureTimeRC]

Nice upgrade brother these little crawler s are so much fun 🤘🏻👊💯😀

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks brother, and your right, I have a lot of fun messing with them.👍

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Awesome shock upgrade

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks brother, we will see how they do👍

[@rctrailcats3492]

That's gonna be good comparison build.

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks Gary, just wait until you see what I got coming for the grey one....it's going to be sweeet

[@theaverageredneck8426]

It might be trouble or expensive but I think it would be pretty cool if you tested expensive shocks vs cheap shocks or expensive tires vs cheap tires, etc...

[@BullgearRCvideos]

I will see what I can do bro👍

[@theaverageredneck8426]

@@BullgearRCvideos I appreciate it

[@eddieecheverria3395]

Can you cut a piece of spring to put inside that way its not so like dropping a rock?

[@BullgearRCvideos]

That's kinda what I was thinking. Going to take it on a test run and see what I think👍

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

Those Shocks seem to be a better option than many for these Micro Crawlers. Good insight, Lee!! 👍👍 One day I'll be able to afford one of those Micros, and join in all the fun y'all are having. I've used Heat Shrink Tubing as Shock Bushings in 1/10th Scale. I guess it's a useable idea for all Scales! Please stay SAFE! 😷 Carmine ✈🚂🚙

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks for watching brother. Hope your doing well👍👍

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

Hanging in there Bro! 😉

[@cgdoublezerorc]

Uh, so did you just NOT put a spring inside the shock? 00

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Exactly. Works well on the rocks for this rig. Not how I do it in my other trucks, and the drive is a bit different....but works really well

[@cgdoublezerorc]

@@BullgearRCvideos Thanks for the reply. I'm running these on an 1/18 Gelande. Liked, subbed. 00

[@fernsolo]

Those shocks look pretty good 👍

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Yeah, not bad😎👍

[@KurtsRCs]

Nice use of shrink tube I like it 👍👊

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks bro, seems to work real good for now. We will see how it does over time👍

[@lylekehrer6159]

Those look a lot nicer than seeing the spring on the outside I think. I've found out that with the Hot Racing shocks I had to use washers for spacers, lost one of them O rings before I realized. Your giving a lot of good advice whenever mine comes in. Ordered July 25th on back order, just looked earlier, should be in soon. Like the 'garage'! Poster board?

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks brother, I made the backdrop out of a sheet of plastic and glued scrapbook paper to it. That way I can travel with it and hide the motel wall🤣

[@crimsonchinification]

love your videos... Kinetic KMS now has a stock shock upgrade kit that has Telescoping 2 stage "Double Barrel" configuration on eBay. They are slick..

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Cool, I will check them out🤙

[@rustysrcgarage6935]

Excellent channel! Lots of good info! Thank you!

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks for watching brother👍

[@fishnfreak04]

Hey man, do you have links for these? I’m looking at getting my truck like that. Like what size tubing and screws etc etc

[@BullgearRCvideos]

store.rc4wd.com/RC4WD-Old-Man-Emu-Nitrocharger-Sport-Shocks-for-118th-Gelande-II_p_7579.html

[@GarzaLovesYou]

If you buy these, do they come in a pack of 4 like in your video? The link leads me to beleive it's only 2 shocks..?

[@BullgearRCvideos]

I believe they are a 4 pack if I remember correctly

[@rccrawler70]

Awesome upgrade .!!

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks bro👍

[@jamesswift4641]

Awesome upgrade to the truck👊👊✌✌💪💪👍👍😎😎🤙🤙🤘🤘

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks brother 👍

[@YYCRCFabricationz]

Very cool mod Brother, well done!!

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks brother Twist👍

[@martinhoel6056]

Looks good lee

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks👍

[@Banana_seals]

Would these be better than the hot raceing ones you think?

[@BullgearRCvideos]

That would depend on how you had the rest of the truck set up

[@smcarmel]

Now I want these shocks lol. Have you modded them to take oil? If so could we get a build video?

[@BullgearRCvideos]

I haven't modded them for oil. If I do, I will make a video👍

[@stpbasss3773]

Do not put grease in these lmao they bind and dont work with grease pr oil in them. Honestly I hate these shocks, they are too long and way too bouncy I can't get them to work right.

[@fredfredrc]

very nice vidéo good job 👍👍👍

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks brother 👍👍

[@montana4069]

Are those old man emu shocks 70...80... 90...mm?

[@BullgearRCvideos]

These are the 1/18th scale shocks. They are like 40mm

[@montana4069]

THX...Bullgear Rc

[@montana4069]

I cant find any 40mm shocks at all...i might have to customize the stock shocks.i looked on eBay and Amazon or Rc4wd.com...😭

[@BullgearRCvideos]

store.rc4wd.com/RC4WD-Old-Man-Emu-Nitrocharger-Sport-Shocks-for-118th-Gelande-II_p_7579.html

[@kingstonrc329]

Those look great man!!! Really nice work 👌🏻👍🏻😎. Dig the new background to..... 👌🏻

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks brother👍👍

[@chieffirewolfBorgman]

Thanks for sharing. I just picked mine up

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Very nice Tips ,great info. Thanks for showing us how to do it. Very nice video bro 👍🇺🇲😎🇬🇧👍

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks bro👍

[@richardpiper5840]

Great video 👍.

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks bro👍

[@RcNickster709]

Yeas sir that is the way we do it. Find a way to make it work and THAT is exactly what you did here brother. They look great Not sure if I would be a fan of full droop but I will be interested to see how it runs.. :P Thumbs up

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Thanks bro. I guess time will tell how I like the full droop, but the little test i did inside seems to be ok. Thanks for watching 👍

[@kinslersrccustoms6945]

Some really nice Vine work you're doing there. My fat sausage fingers would not like working on those LOL good video my friend catch you next time

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Lol, they can be a challenge because they are small, but fun just the same. Thanks for watching brother👍

[@rasclesrc4650]

Bullgear, you'll never want to go back to springs again.

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Works good, different, but good👍

[@gitan1048]

Scuse me there is slow description and slowwwww description

[@BullgearRCvideos]

Well I can't slow it down much further for you. KZbin has time limits you know🤣