Race Runners

[MogLux]

Hey guys
Does anyone out there know what the best weight oil and amount is best for 18inch race runners. Im are to rective, flops over to easy. Have been told to fit the heaviest shock oil i can get but ????

help would be great
thanks

[1MadEngineer]

plug the low speed bleeds!

[MogLux]

plug the low speed bleeds!

Is there any information anywhere about doing this, Iv never had them apart or not yet anyway.

[MogLux]

plug the low speed bleeds!

Is there any information anywhere about doing this, Iv never had them apart or not yet anyway.

Dont worry iv found this information in the Race runner website. Oil weights and amounts and shimming the spring.....

Thanks

[11_evl]

i used Dexron3 trans oil in mine.
worked lots better

can you post the link to racerunner site!

[MogLux]

i used Dexron3 trans oil in mine.
worked lots better

can you post the link to racerunner site!

Are you using the same amount of oil at standard, as im thinking of using 10weight instead of 7wgt, and adding about 15-20mm more oil in them...Dextron will be cheaper as i have shit loads of that ....endless supply

race runner link is http://www.swayaway.net/joomla/index.ph ... &Itemid=37

[joshy]

im using dextron in my racejackers aswell. Seems to work alright so far.

[Rhett]

Im running 20 weight in my foxys. It made the handling a lot better.

[MogLux]

Im running 20 weight in my foxys. It made the handling a lot better.

Rhett are you still running the stock amount of oil in the foxys

[Rhett]

No I have mine full with about a inch shalft still showing

[11_evl]

my fronts have the std amount for a 16" (240ml ish)

rears have more...
std was 240ml, i went to 350/400ml just to give it an internal bumpstop..

[lukethedork]

my fronts have the std amount for a 16" (240ml ish)

rears have more...
std was 240ml, i went to 350/400ml just to give it an internal bumpstop..

Is this advise from the manufacture? I wonder what sort of peak pressures you would be putting on the Nitrogen by overfilling the shocks with oil?

Luke.

[MogLux]

my fronts have the std amount for a 16" (240ml ish)

rears have more...
std was 240ml, i went to 350/400ml just to give it an internal bumpstop..

Is this advise from the manufacture? I wonder what sort of peak pressures you would be putting on the Nitrogen by overfilling the shocks with oil?

Luke.

Luke if you go to the link above and download the PDF, you will see the maxium amounts of oil allowed before hydraulic locking the shock. Also pressure wise 3000psi or 200bar is allowed before blowing seals out.

Matt

[lukethedork]

He mentioned adding more oil to add an internal bumpstop. I presumed he meant hydro locking the shock just before the end of the shaft compression?

If he meant adding more oil to ramp up the spring rate so as to not bottom out so easily then that is different to an internal bumpstop?

I'm confused?
Luke.

[1MadEngineer]

He mentioned adding more oil to add an internal bumpstop. I presumed he meant hydro locking the shock just before the end of the shaft compression?

If he meant adding more oil to ramp up the spring rate so as to not bottom out so easily then that is different to an internal bumpstop?

I'm confused?
Luke.

have another think about it! they are related...

[DIRTY ROCK STAR]

this wont stop you needing a manitou every track tho

[MogLux]

this wont stop you needing a manitou every track tho

Never said it would TWON....