Need some help with my seven year old son's slider car. He had his first race last night and had alot of problems with the car traction rolling. Would like to know what to do with the shocks springs oil etc. Also does anyone make a better shock than the stock one? He runs on a high bite carpet track and you have to run the stock rubber tires.

Eric Knapp

How tight are the corners, Get the car as low as you can. put some spacers in the shocks to only let the shaft come out so far whatever it takes to get desired ride height. I don't think the stk shocks are so bad, I bought some losi alum ones they are not any better by much. I've been running 3000 and 5000 silicone diff lube in my frts and 100 wt in the rears. Losi makes some stiffer spring sets, I took some side springs from a pan car and tried them seemed ok. I also put some lead stuck low on the inside of the body but I don't think it was far enough off center to make a real diff. I put heavier foam in the tires and doubled up the right side. The little track I've run on has a center of about 20' long and 2' wide so rolling over is a problem and mine still will with rubber tires so they have let us run foam.I think on a wider radius track you good get the rubber tires to work they do in Omaha. The sliders really steer into a corner hard try and get it so you can use alittle steering as possible. I don't know if any of this will help but it is the things I've done so far but would still like to get mine better also want to get on a bigger track to see what it does there. Guess it depends on what your rule alow also.