Why are all RC Shocks the Same: An Intro to Tiny Shock Architecture

[@Gibsonlife573]

I knew your channel would be a big help to people when you first started it I knew it thank you

[@BoomslangSuss]

Thanks! More on the way.

[@Glocktologist]

Good video once again. Thermal expansion is why emulsion shocks are built ”dead” i.e. the shaft doesn’t come out on its own from full compression. Any pressure (above ambient) inside the shock will ramp up quickly when you drive an off-road car around the track at high-speeds. Same thing with the diffs: an amount of air is left inside on purpose to allow oil expansion. Failure to do this will cause the oil to push on the outdrives and lock the cross pins on the inside. The seal could blow, too.

[@HHxRC]

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[@BoomslangSuss]

Seen them both live more than once.

[@HHxRC]

@BoomslangSuss Alkaline Trio twice, once in Chicago, once in Dallas. Bad Religion only once, in Fort Worth. Hopefully, I'll add more to both. Keep up the good work!

[@BoomslangSuss]

Bands don’t endure forever, so see them as often as you can.

[@pocketfuloducks1062]

Another well done, informative production!

[@BoomslangSuss]

You are too kind. Any topics you would be interested in?

[@taimaishu-nao1922]

You said that I’d learn something. That Bob Fox fact was one that I honestly never knew.

[@MysticRiverRC]

Thanks for the education!

[@BoomslangSuss]

You bet! Hope you found it useful.

[@TimsRcsurgery]

I didn’t learn anything today but watched the whole thing regardless, this is a brilliant series of videos for anyone new to the hobby or just wants a refresher. Looking forward to the next one 😃🤙

[@BoomslangSuss]

I’ll try harder next time! Thanks for the nice words.

[@grokfro]

Great video. I definitively feel better prepared to go deeper into shocks now. Looking forward to your next video!

[@BoomslangSuss]

Much appreciated! I’ve got a lot more in store.

[@jonwarren231]

Great, informative video!

[@BoomslangSuss]

Thank you!

[@shawnrichardson118]

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[@OGRadGrow]

Awesome tutorial. Nice video 👍🏾🔥

[@BoomslangSuss]

Thank you! 🙏

[@Hungrybird474]

Some have e clips under and above the piston that I don’t like since they break one me . I like the ones with a nut on top of the rod and the piston sits as it should on a shelf 👍. Besides that kind I like the RC shock builds .

[@BoomslangSuss]

Agreed 💯

[@redrustbucket]

Alkaline Trio. Going to have to check them out. 👍

[@BoomslangSuss]

Solid punk rock.

[@redrustbucket]

Right up my alley then.🤙

[@BrickNewton]

​@@BoomslangSuss haven't heard that name in a long time. Need to go back and relisten again

[@BoomslangSuss]

They’re still putting out new material and it’s as good as it’s always been.

[@jonski499]

Team Associated uses X-Rings in the newest 13mm shocks

[@BoomslangSuss]

Nice. Thanks for sharing that.

[@285625417]

like for the alkaline trio shirt :)

[@BoomslangSuss]

Thanks!

[@snörre23]

What about smaller like SCX24, recently i read somebody said they are just another pair of links. So no need for all those considerations about oil. Oil Dampers only very recently have been used, the Injora 39 or 40 mm oil shocks seem to have become a standard.

[@BoomslangSuss]

I have a couple SCX24s. It's pretty tough to get oil to seal, and the friction in those seals would pretty much over power the oil damping force, so personally I run no oil and super light springs. Sometimes no springs. A good friction shock design (like using multiple o-rings - more or less to increase or decrease damping friction) would be a smarter approach for cars that small, but no one is going that path yet that I know of.

[@DubsnSubsSessions]

The injora oil 'filled' shocks actually tell you to not fill them with oil, just a bit for lubrication. Also the 39mm ones have a 1 piece piston/shaft with notch cut in the side rather than holes which causes a lot of friction, I have been disappointed in them so far.

[@Nic-bd6bj]

thank you for the video. I really like your drawings, most RC channels never make their own drawings... I have sth to add to the shock debate: kzbin.infoE3KMpwZfxZs?si=nTrU032QaduD6cOI 😆

[@BoomslangSuss]

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[@BoomslangSuss]

@@Nic-bd6bj Thanks for the comment! 🙏 I work hard on the diagrams so that they are super simple and clear. (it’s harder to make something simple 😂)