ridgehead44
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Hello,
I took my Sketer out for its first ramp bash yesterday. I jumped it off this ramp below:
I wasn't exactly sending it but trying to get some modest jumps to learn control. I still managed to knock out a hinge pin and dogbone, but I fixed those this morning. I'm definitely not the best driver, but I did notice the car tended to bounce on landing, even after those modest jumps of 6 feet or so. (2 meters)
To my understanding, the main culprit for a bouncy rig is the thickness of the shock oil. I believe the Sketer's stock setup uses 600cps oil which converts to 47.5 wt.
I was thinking of going up to 55wt/700cps to get it planted on landing. Does this sound like a good starting point? Any advice is much appreciated. Thank you!
I took my Sketer out for its first ramp bash yesterday. I jumped it off this ramp below:
I wasn't exactly sending it but trying to get some modest jumps to learn control. I still managed to knock out a hinge pin and dogbone, but I fixed those this morning. I'm definitely not the best driver, but I did notice the car tended to bounce on landing, even after those modest jumps of 6 feet or so. (2 meters)
To my understanding, the main culprit for a bouncy rig is the thickness of the shock oil. I believe the Sketer's stock setup uses 600cps oil which converts to 47.5 wt.
I was thinking of going up to 55wt/700cps to get it planted on landing. Does this sound like a good starting point? Any advice is much appreciated. Thank you!