What is Full Droop? A Look at RC Crawler Suspension. Part 1.

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Here's the latest episode in the "Not an Expert" series!
What I want to do is share my thoughts and observations as well as the results of my research or experience. If this helps a few people out then it's well worthwhile.
Today we're looking at the two extremes of suspension setups for crawlers and what the potential advantages and disadvantages are. We'll take a look at different spring positions and options and the effect that they can have on how your crawler might run and react to the trail.
I have to admit, I'm new to the droop idea as I've never tried it before but thought it was about time I gave it a go. I'll be following this up with some tests and some running video from somewhere a bit special!

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@scottfirman 3 ай бұрын

A crawler performs so much more differently than a normal RC basher or road racer. Nice video! Thank you for clarification on this subject.

@rcpie 3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. I hope it was helpful.

@honzastajner5827 Жыл бұрын

Perfect summary, it helped me to understand better. 👍Thanks.

@rcpie Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. I'm glad it helped.

@AndreCourtemanche Жыл бұрын

Finally, I get what droop is! Thank you

@rcpie Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@mohdchandra-1836 10 ай бұрын

That is very much clear explanation sir❤ thank you very much. So glad found your video

@rcpie 10 ай бұрын

Glad to have helped!

@MRBRUSHLESS 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video my friend nice 👍 share good stuff on explaining the droop on rc truck 🛻 great job thumbs up 👍

@rcpie 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. 😃

@reggaejunkie8642 8 ай бұрын

Great explanation sir! Thank you

@rcpie 8 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@edwardperez9833 7 ай бұрын

Great explanation. Thank you

@rcpie 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Glad it's helpful.

@olenairsoftguy88 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! thank you

@rcpie Жыл бұрын

Thanks. You're very welcome!

@tobrc 2 жыл бұрын

Very good! Higher is not always better! But sometimes it is....🌿😵‍💫✌😉

@rcpie 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@yesus00 9 ай бұрын

Nice explanation!

@rcpie 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. Hopefully keeping things simple!

@PIZZA_and_NITRO Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you. Best video ever. Sub'd

@rcpie Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Gypsy. I'm glad it was of help.

@ezeNdog 10 ай бұрын

But what if my crawler is heavy and compresses / droops the shocks under it's own weight while sitting on a flat surface?

@rcpie 10 ай бұрын

That'll be fine for trails. In fact, it's probably the nicest way to have your truck set up for trails. It means suspension travel both up and down (assuming they're not fully compressed) so the body/chassis can just ride along a smooth line. If they're completely compressed, you'll want to add some preload to the springs (or switch to harder springs) so it sits up a little. If you try proper rock crawling though, you're going to have a problem. When it gets steep, the suspension on the uphill side will unload and let the body fall away from the axle. This will most likely lead to rolling.

@Jeff-nu4lm 6 ай бұрын

Very helpful cherrs mate

@rcpie 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Glad it's helpful!

@Jeff-nu4lm 6 ай бұрын

@@rcpie just doing a full droop set up now ready for tomorrow, was interesting as iv had alot of rolling over , thanks again 😊

@rcpie 6 ай бұрын

@@Jeff-nu4lm Excellent!

@928RENTALS 4 ай бұрын

what about running with NO springs?

@rcpie 4 ай бұрын

People do it but it's only really an option for very slow crawling. I've tried it and really didn't like it.

@hellofromsoutheastalaskarc7517 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from southeast alaska what shocks are the best for mn99s?

@rcpie 2 жыл бұрын

It's a tricky one. I've not really found anything decent at the right size. There must be something out there but I'm yet to hear about them! I combined two sets to get a fitting and a spring that I was happy with but there's no damping. I'll hopefully look at them again in the future. Perhaps a tiny elastomer would work.