Lighter weight Oil will make your car seem more responsive. Thanks Forums. What weight shock oil would you guys recommend for a general all around shock oil. By his logic I should be adjusting my shock oil in my 1:1 pickup based on passengers, box weight, towing etc. what and where? Unfortunately not all information provided on YouTube is accurate or complete. What weight should I use for jumps and bashing? So I have been bashing, jumping racing straight line and curves and it seems like I should change my shock oil to react differently to the jumps. There seems to be a lot of debate about what brand of oil to use in shocks and differentials. You should be fine. Since this is for that buggy, see if you can get a shock rebuild kit with tool (little thing to help seat the O-Rings in the base), rebuild the shocks and just put some 40wt in there. My truck seems kinda springy and when landing jumps, I bottom out almost every time. @stianbirkeland you'll find many people running 60-70 wt oil in their shocks. Heavy Oil will make your car seem sluggish. ... and that is just one variable with tires, shocks and springs, shock angle(lay down) and anti-roll bars. Shock Oil determines the damping of your car. Re: Best baseline shock oil weights? I will mostly be bashing but will see a little track time. For clay & big jumps I prefer 2 hole pistons to 4 hole pistons, I'm running AE 2 hole (12mm) 1.5 pistons up front with 27 1/2 Losi oil blue springs..no limiters, in the rear I'm running 2 hole (12mm) 1.6 pistons with 30 wt & yellow buggy rear springs & 1mm spacer. Menu. I'd also recommend getting this Losi 6pk shock oil which includes 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 weight oil which allows you to also experiment with different oils. The higher the number, the heavier (or thicker) the Oil. I might go up to 5K rear if driving mostly on wet hard pack sand. Oil is sold in small bottles from (usually) 10wt to 100wt. Im trying to find out whats the best difss oil for my arrma talion ... 7K middle and 2K rear when I'm bashing on loose pack sand. While silicone oil is recognized as the best for RC due to its ability to resist changes in viscosity due to temperature fluctuations, the labeling can be misleading. Drain any remaining fluid from the shock and check the color. Simply remove the shocks from the vehicle, remove the springs and remove the cap on the shock. Should I mix in castor, or just use after run oil? It's sort of a fine line between the perfect balance and too heavy of a set up. Knowing exactly how to get the best from your oil-filled shock absorbers can be a complicated business. ... Sticking to the same brand and just try it is the best advice. I have a very heavy baja and run 40w in the rears with 3 hole pistons and 20w in the front with 2 hole pistons and hd springs all around. And a drop from 3 feet bottoms out every time too. You can even skip the rebuild kit and just put the oil in there and see what ones leak and only fix those. buechelr: Engines: 16: Jul 30, 2010 08:04 AM: For Sale: FS: Shock oil, diff oil, charger, lipo batteries: edu01jose: Cars - Accessories (FS/W) 2: Dec 03, 2009 01:55 PM: Help! You may have to do this several times to find the right oil weight, spring and piston setup for your purpose. 1/5 rear shock oil? To clarify, only manufacturers using cSt as a […] I totally heard RC review in one of his videos for this heavy of a truck I would suggest this weight shock oil. Arrma Typhon 3s.