Damper Oil

[RC_Hobbyist]

For those of you that have built the Hornet Evo (or re-release).

Is the soft option damper oil that comes with the kit good enough for it's intended purpose?
Is there any reason I should look at going medium or hard?

[Kowalski86]

Hornets of all variations weight next to nothing, stiffer shock oil may work on pavement (and with a 5000mah NiMH brick), but I'd use what's in the kit.

[RC_Hobbyist]

2 hours ago, Kowalski86 said:

Hornets of all variations weight next to nothing, stiffer shock oil may work on pavement (and with a 5000mah NiMH brick), but I'd use what's in the kit.

Duly noted.

[kevinb120]

I was bored going through my originals and re-re's that are stock and ran them all around the basement one after the other.  I did almost accidentally throw the hornet into the air taking it off the shelf...

[MadAnt]

For the front shocks the soft oil is fine, the rear shocks are fine for on road use, but they do seem a bit soft when I drop the car. Some stiffer springs and single hole pistons or thicker oil in the shocks may help a bit, but I have not tried it yet. I run a shorty Lipo pack that is mostly up front, so tuning setups may vary.