Pro Truck Shock Set Up

[jcorsico]

Out of curiosity, do pro trucks have enough shock capacity? I know they run 10 Bilsteins (2 per front wheel, 3 per rear wheel) which would seem like overkill. But when I watch them, all of the trucks continually look like they are set up too soft; not enough compression damping, and they are always riding on the hydraulic bumps - the first 15 inches of travel doesn't seem to do too much. As a result of this, the trucks seem somewhat incapable of getting up on top of the whoops.

I know that this will probably be blamed on a lack of travel, but Ivan's trophy truck ran with like 23" or so all around, which is about what a pro truck has.

What do you pro truck guys think? Do you want to tighten down on the shocks, but can't because they overheat? Has anyone ever modified one of the trucks (while taking it out of the class) by swapping in a King Kong or moving the shock mounting locations?

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[Justin]

Horsepower. Look at Mark Millers truck winner of a few tt races.

[Harpo]

I'm not sure exactly which trucks you have been watching? But our two trucks work very well in the rough, we have no problem getting on top of and going all out in the 2'-3' whoop sections. The Bilsteins that we use work great. The trucks might seem a little soft, but after years of development, trial & error, that is what it takes to make them work. To me, as far as suspension goes, after riding in a Trophy Truck, its not much of a difference in the actual ride. One of the biggest differences is the design of the approach angle (Front Bumper) on the Protruck, you can't dive into the big holes like you can in a Trophy Truck.

[racer_dude]

protrucks just look like they run soft... from the outside they look like it is riding on the bumps the whole time..as drivers get more comfortable with their trucks they lower the ride height untill they end up like barstow rick and have the back tires tucked in the fenders at ride height, it is just preference and how their shocks are set up. and as far as ride they are awsome not harsh at all it is very plush... and maybe some of the holes you saw them going through were actually perty big because like harpo said you cannot dive into a whoop so if you mess up at the beginning of the section of big hits it is hard to regain that momentum with our motor restrictions and get back on top..

as far as the rear shocks and having three, one is a coil carrier and the other two bypass, some teams put all four of their bypass tubes on one shock and leave the other a smoothie, or put 2 on one and 2 on the other, just preference

and 23" of travel up front would be a huge improvement considering 19" is a good day strap's wet and streched out