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<blockquote data-quote="GStone" data-source="post: 35846" data-attributes="member: 119"><p>I've had my SAW air shocks apart many many times and have played witht he oil and nitro level. Here's what I've found. More oil increases the rate, more nitro increases ride height. I've run mine with everyhting from totaly full of oil to almost empty and everywhere inbetween. I have mine set up now with max oil in front and rear...250psi in the front and 200psi in the rear. I need to take about 2/3 of the oil out of the rear shocks to get a good all around ride. With my set up like it is now the rear is just to stiff for bumping down a trail, but it works well in the rocks and off camber stuff , very stable. I wouldn't want to jump it like this (with the rear set like it is) I'd probably impact some vertebra on the landing. One thing I haven't seen anyone mention but I've found is almost a requirement for good working suspension with air shocks is a sway bar. I have a couple of differnet ones of those as well. I have a tappered bar that works awesome in the rocks and keeps everything very stable, but still doesn't help like I want it to with high speed cornering, I am ordering a non tappered bar for the race at UNF in May just for high speed stuff. I had one before and broke it (go figure , I never break anything, ha!) the only prob. with the solid type bar is it doesn't allow to let the rear suspension work in balance with the front. It's a trade off but worth it for jackassing at high speeds (my personal fav.) Oh.../I only run a rear sway bar. hope this helps some. Greg</p><p></p><p>rock equipment or speedway engineering for your sway bar needs...much cheaper than Currie.</p><p></p><p>oh yeah this is on a 3400 lb buggy with a close to 50-50 weight distribution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GStone, post: 35846, member: 119"] I've had my SAW air shocks apart many many times and have played witht he oil and nitro level. Here's what I've found. More oil increases the rate, more nitro increases ride height. I've run mine with everyhting from totaly full of oil to almost empty and everywhere inbetween. I have mine set up now with max oil in front and rear...250psi in the front and 200psi in the rear. I need to take about 2/3 of the oil out of the rear shocks to get a good all around ride. With my set up like it is now the rear is just to stiff for bumping down a trail, but it works well in the rocks and off camber stuff , very stable. I wouldn't want to jump it like this (with the rear set like it is) I'd probably impact some vertebra on the landing. One thing I haven't seen anyone mention but I've found is almost a requirement for good working suspension with air shocks is a sway bar. I have a couple of differnet ones of those as well. I have a tappered bar that works awesome in the rocks and keeps everything very stable, but still doesn't help like I want it to with high speed cornering, I am ordering a non tappered bar for the race at UNF in May just for high speed stuff. I had one before and broke it (go figure , I never break anything, ha!) the only prob. with the solid type bar is it doesn't allow to let the rear suspension work in balance with the front. It's a trade off but worth it for jackassing at high speeds (my personal fav.) Oh.../I only run a rear sway bar. hope this helps some. Greg rock equipment or speedway engineering for your sway bar needs...much cheaper than Currie. oh yeah this is on a 3400 lb buggy with a close to 50-50 weight distribution. [/QUOTE]
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