suspension

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[Russ]

The Suspension limiter also provides a stopping point for the up travel of the front wheels. If they are allowed to go too high the chassis could bottom out on the track. Also on some bodies the tire can travel high enough into the wheel well that it rubs the body and stops. This could cause you to throw a tire. Either case would be worse than bottoming out the suspension, as you would lose control, speed and possibly cause damage to the car.

With that said I still run the shortest limiters. I can't recall what springs I have but I'm sure they are the softest ones I have. It would be fun to experiment with all the sizes just to see if there is a change with each size.

The springs being compressed a bit shouldnt change the spring rate as the rate is linear.

Excessive travel on the suspension would cause more body roll and could shift the weight enough to roll over. That coupled with good traction and the laws of physics take over. Just look at the Overlands.

For long term storage of anything that sits on springs and soft tires its probably a good idea to put it on a stand. I do on all my bigger RC cars, but never really bothered with the small ones.

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