Overview
The HoBao Hyper Extreme VTE2 1/7 Shock Spring Hard/Orange (2) H85140 is an essential replacement and upgrade component for owners of HoBao 1/7 scale on-road electric RC cars. This pair of shock springs represents genuine OEM parts manufactured by HoBao, ensuring perfect fitment and performance compatibility with your RC vehicle. Whether you're a dedicated competitor looking to fine-tune your setup, an experienced RC hobbyist maintaining your collection, or someone exploring the world of high-performance RC cars in the UK, these hard-specification shock springs offer the precision engineering you need for consistent handling characteristics.
Shock springs are critical suspension components that directly influence how your RC car handles cornering, braking, and acceleration. The hard rating of these springs makes them ideal for drivers seeking more responsive feedback and sharper handling response compared to softer spring options. The vibrant orange colour not only provides excellent visual identification during assembly and maintenance but also matches the aesthetic design language of the HoBao Hyper Extreme range. These springs are genuine replacement parts suitable for both maintenance and performance tuning applications, allowing you to experiment with suspension geometry to achieve your ideal driving characteristics on on-road courses throughout the UK.
HoBao is a respected manufacturer within the RC hobby community, known for producing high-quality on-road electric vehicles and genuine spare parts that maintain the integrity of your RC setup. Choosing genuine OEM components like these shock springs ensures reliability, durability and compatibility that aftermarket alternatives may not guarantee. This pair comes ready to install, requiring no modification or adjustment before use on compatible HoBao models.
Key Features
- Genuine OEM HoBao Component — These shock springs are manufactured by HoBao themselves, guaranteeing authentic quality, precise engineering tolerances, and perfect compatibility with your HoBao 1/7 scale on-road electric RC car without any fitment issues or surprises.
- Hard Specification Rating — The hard spring rate provides firmer suspension response compared to medium or soft alternatives, delivering quicker chassis reaction during cornering and more direct steering feedback that competitive drivers and experienced bashers prefer.
- Pair of Two Springs — This package includes two individual shock springs, providing a complete replacement set for one axle or allowing you to fine-tune your front and rear suspension independently for balanced handling.
- Vibrant Orange Colour — The distinctive orange finish not only looks professional and matches the HoBao Hyper Extreme colour scheme but makes these springs easy to locate during maintenance, assembly and pit-side adjustments.
- On-Road Performance Focus — Designed specifically for on-road electric racing applications, these springs optimise performance for tarmac surfaces where responsive handling and consistent damping characteristics are essential for lap time consistency.
- Essential Maintenance Component — Shock springs naturally lose their stiffness over time through extended use, making genuine replacement springs crucial for maintaining your RC car's original handling characteristics and performance reliability.
Technical Performance
HoBao shock springs are engineered using high-quality spring steel that maintains consistent stiffness characteristics across thousands of compression cycles, ensuring predictable and repeatable handling performance throughout your RC driving sessions. The hard specification of these springs is specifically calibrated for the HoBao Hyper Extreme VTE2 platform, providing the optimal balance between energy return and bump absorption required for 1/7 scale on-road electric racing. The engineering tolerances are precisely matched to work seamlessly with the HoBao VTE2-V2 and VTE2-8 models, maintaining suspension geometry and chassis dynamics exactly as the manufacturer intended. These springs form a critical part of the suspension system that directly affects how your RC car responds to track imperfections, driver inputs, and aerodynamic forces during high-speed corners. The hard rating makes them particularly suitable for smooth race tracks and experienced drivers seeking maximum steering response and minimal suspension squat during acceleration. Proper shock spring selection is fundamental to RC on-road performance, affecting everything from tyre grip levels to overall stability and predictability on the circuit.
What's in the Box
- HoBao Hyper Extreme VTE2 1/7 Shock Spring Hard/Orange (Pair of 2 springs)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What HoBao RC models are these shock springs compatible with? — These H85140 shock springs are officially compatible with the HoBao 1/7 Extreme VTE2-V2 On-Road Electric ARR and the HoBao Extreme VTE2 1/8 On Road EP Roller 80% Pre-Assembled models, ensuring perfect fitment without modification.
- How do I know if my RC shock springs need replacement? — Shock springs should be replaced when you notice reduced suspension response, more bouncing after impacts, inconsistent handling characteristics, or visible permanent deformation in the spring coils themselves.
- What is the difference between hard, medium and soft shock springs? — Hard springs provide quicker suspension response and more direct feedback but may transmit more vibration to the chassis; medium springs offer balanced characteristics; soft springs absorb impacts better but reduce steering response and are better for rough surfaces.
- Why should I buy genuine HoBao shock springs instead of aftermarket alternatives? — Genuine OEM springs are engineered to exact specifications for your specific HoBao model, ensuring perfect fitment, consistent performance, and durability that matches the original equipment quality and reliability standards.
- Can these shock springs be used as upgrades on other RC cars? — These springs are specifically designed and tested for HoBao Hyper Extreme VTE2 models; using them on other brands or models may result in poor fitment, incorrect handling characteristics, and potential damage to your RC car's suspension.
- How often should I replace my RC shock springs? — For regular hobby use, shock springs typically last 1-2 seasons of racing or bashing before requiring replacement; competitive drivers may change them more frequently or even between major races for consistency.
Why Buy from RC Model Shop?
RC Model Shop is a trusted UK RC retailer and authorised dealer for all the brands we stock, including Traxxas, ARRMA, Losi, FTX, Hobbywing, Spektrum and more. Based in Walsall, we have a physical store where customers are welcome to come in, view products and purchase in store. Whether you are a seasoned competitor, a weekend basher, or just discovering the world of RC for the first time, our team of experienced RC enthusiasts is here to help you find the perfect setup and provide ongoing support. Order the HOBAO HYPER EXTREME VTE2 1/7 SHOCK SPRING HARD/ORANGE (2) H85140 today with confidence, knowing you are buying from an authorised retailer with genuine products, expert knowledge and a commitment to customer satisfaction. Shop online or visit us in Walsall — we look forward to helping you get the most out of your RC experience.
- Brand: HoBao
- Part Number: H85140
- EAN Code: 4711256700540
- Product Type: Shock Spring Set
- Scale: 1/7
- Quantity: 2 (pair)
- Spring Rate: Hard
- Colour: Orange
- Compatible Models: HB-VTE2-V2 HoBao 1/7 Extreme VTE2-V2 On-Road Electric ARR, HB-VTE2-8 HoBao Extreme VTE2 1/8 On Road EP Roller 80% Pre-Assembled
- Vehicle Type: On-Road Electric RC Car
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