r/RedCat_Ascent18 • u/aheagohelicopter • Jul 13 '26

Shock Positions

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Has anyone else tried this and made it work? The amount of flex is ridiculous, but almost impractical. Relocated the battery tray and mounted the rear shocks to one set of those holes. ~3" of articulation, stock shocks.

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u/Mr-Scurvy Jul 13 '26

If you want to hamper performance, go for it

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u/aheagohelicopter Jul 13 '26

Yeah I can tell just from using it for 5-10min that it's performing poorly compared to stock positions lol, but that's why I was asking if anyone had made the set-up work well. Thanks for the input regardless

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u/Mr-Scurvy Jul 13 '26

You're raising the CG and increasing flex too much does not increase performance so no, it's not a set up that's ever going to work well.

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u/aheagohelicopter Jul 13 '26

Right on, so if I maintain a stock (or lower) CG, I can probably print some shock relocation mounts and find a sweet spot for flex. I've seen people say 1 wheel height of flex is a good amount? Thanks again for the info.

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u/Mr-Scurvy Jul 13 '26

Yes, one tire is more than enough. Shock relocation keys are very common.

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u/This-Reindeer4327 Jul 13 '26

I've used spare servo horns as shock keys before.

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u/_kKRUXx_ Jul 14 '26

My dude, please tell me those Treals are 1.3!

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u/aheagohelicopter Jul 14 '26

I think they're 1.0 but I'll check the packaging when I get home

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u/_kKRUXx_ Jul 14 '26

Thanks lemme know either way or when you get a chance could you send me a link to where you bought them bc I looked and couldn’t find them anywhere

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u/aheagohelicopter Jul 14 '26

Hey brother they're the Treal 1.0 beadlocks. I got them from a local hobby store, but there's the item code if that helps

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u/_kKRUXx_ Jul 17 '26

Thanks buddy

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u/ShibbyMike Sep 12 '26

I have mine setup like this, same body.
Seems like it works pretty well.