Team Magic E4 Thread
#961
Tech Master
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Ok...
Is anyone else having problems with breaking suspension arms??
I am breaking them extremely regularly... and it doesn't seem to take much of an impact, nudge or bump to do it... I am racing on a temporary car park type track so occasionally running over corner markers or brushing bits of the track barriers is par for the course... but of all the different brands running on the track the E4 seems to be the most fragile and cannot withstand any sort of impact... even hitting a bump at high speed seems enough to break the arms
I've also noticed that the arms seem very flexible... so much so that setting droop can be affected by the flexing
Is anyone else having problems with breaking suspension arms??
I am breaking them extremely regularly... and it doesn't seem to take much of an impact, nudge or bump to do it... I am racing on a temporary car park type track so occasionally running over corner markers or brushing bits of the track barriers is par for the course... but of all the different brands running on the track the E4 seems to be the most fragile and cannot withstand any sort of impact... even hitting a bump at high speed seems enough to break the arms
I've also noticed that the arms seem very flexible... so much so that setting droop can be affected by the flexing
#962
new of kfactory for E4
E4 Alum. 7075 Steeing Block Set
Item No : K2110
Spec : K2110
E4 Alum. 7075 Caster Block Set (w/bearings, 6 degree)
Item No : K2113
Spec : K2113
livree avec les 8 roulements
source: kfactoryracing
E4 Alum. 7075 Steeing Block Set
Item No : K2110
Spec : K2110
E4 Alum. 7075 Caster Block Set (w/bearings, 6 degree)
Item No : K2113
Spec : K2113
livree avec les 8 roulements
source: kfactoryracing
#963
Super Moderator
iTrader: (239)
Ok...
Is anyone else having problems with breaking suspension arms??
I am breaking them extremely regularly... and it doesn't seem to take much of an impact, nudge or bump to do it... I am racing on a temporary car park type track so occasionally running over corner markers or brushing bits of the track barriers is par for the course... but of all the different brands running on the track the E4 seems to be the most fragile and cannot withstand any sort of impact... even hitting a bump at high speed seems enough to break the arms
I've also noticed that the arms seem very flexible... so much so that setting droop can be affected by the flexing
Is anyone else having problems with breaking suspension arms??
I am breaking them extremely regularly... and it doesn't seem to take much of an impact, nudge or bump to do it... I am racing on a temporary car park type track so occasionally running over corner markers or brushing bits of the track barriers is par for the course... but of all the different brands running on the track the E4 seems to be the most fragile and cannot withstand any sort of impact... even hitting a bump at high speed seems enough to break the arms
I've also noticed that the arms seem very flexible... so much so that setting droop can be affected by the flexing
#964
Tech Adept
Anyone running this car with foams on carpet? If so, are there any issues with the rims rubbing on any of the suspension components?
#966
Tech Champion
iTrader: (17)
Ok...
Is anyone else having problems with breaking suspension arms??
I am breaking them extremely regularly... and it doesn't seem to take much of an impact, nudge or bump to do it... I am racing on a temporary car park type track so occasionally running over corner markers or brushing bits of the track barriers is par for the course... but of all the different brands running on the track the E4 seems to be the most fragile and cannot withstand any sort of impact... even hitting a bump at high speed seems enough to break the arms
I've also noticed that the arms seem very flexible... so much so that setting droop can be affected by the flexing
Is anyone else having problems with breaking suspension arms??
I am breaking them extremely regularly... and it doesn't seem to take much of an impact, nudge or bump to do it... I am racing on a temporary car park type track so occasionally running over corner markers or brushing bits of the track barriers is par for the course... but of all the different brands running on the track the E4 seems to be the most fragile and cannot withstand any sort of impact... even hitting a bump at high speed seems enough to break the arms
I've also noticed that the arms seem very flexible... so much so that setting droop can be affected by the flexing
I know for sure there are no hard foam bumpers from TM or any aftermarket mfr...so, try to spot a P-dub or Parma hard foam bumper and modify it to fit the E4. I have several laying around and just need to wait untill I've got the RS then I can start mounting the bumper.
#967
Tech Master
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Pick up a Tamiya 415M?? arm and try bending it... then do the same with a E4 arm and you'll very quickly see that they are not all the same
I've raced a 415 it is various forms since it was released as an MS and that would be something like 3 or 4 years, and in that time I've broken maybe 3 arms in total... I've broken that many in 2 weeks with the E4...
#968
Tech Champion
iTrader: (17)
Sorry to be blunt... but ... how many touring cars have you had...
Pick up a Tamiya 415M?? arm and try bending it... then do the same with a E4 arm and you'll very quickly see that they are not all the same
I've raced a 415 it is various forms since it was released as an MS and that would be something like 3 or 4 years, and in that time I've broken maybe 3 arms in total... I've broken that many in 2 weeks with the E4...
Pick up a Tamiya 415M?? arm and try bending it... then do the same with a E4 arm and you'll very quickly see that they are not all the same
I've raced a 415 it is various forms since it was released as an MS and that would be something like 3 or 4 years, and in that time I've broken maybe 3 arms in total... I've broken that many in 2 weeks with the E4...
#969
Sorry to be blunt... but ... how many touring cars have you had...
Pick up a Tamiya 415M?? arm and try bending it... then do the same with a E4 arm and you'll very quickly see that they are not all the same
I've raced a 415 it is various forms since it was released as an MS and that would be something like 3 or 4 years, and in that time I've broken maybe 3 arms in total... I've broken that many in 2 weeks with the E4...
Pick up a Tamiya 415M?? arm and try bending it... then do the same with a E4 arm and you'll very quickly see that they are not all the same
I've raced a 415 it is various forms since it was released as an MS and that would be something like 3 or 4 years, and in that time I've broken maybe 3 arms in total... I've broken that many in 2 weeks with the E4...
Solara was also right in that "most" all TC arms are the same. There maybe, and are as you have pointed out, some that are different, but on the whole there's not much between them all.
One thing you should think about ShadowAu. No one has really answered your original question.................
Perhaps your one of the few who have had problems with arms breaking.
Regards,
British Menace
#970
Tech Master
iTrader: (7)
I went for ages before I broke anything (bought the car October of 2007)... even the drive shafts seemed to be lasting very well.. but since I broke that first one its like a dam has burst and now I throw $40-$50 worth of parts at it per race meeting... and to make matters worse most of the time I don't even get to finish a whole race day before I run out!
(arms are about $20 a set here... drive shafts around $50 a pair)
#971
Tech Master
iTrader: (4)
Arms are only about US$7 from rc mushroom - a good source of spares if you're running the original E4.
My car has only done 2 meetings, but I had 3 absolutely huge crashes the last time I raced it - and no damage at all
I know what you mean - I had the same problem with my Evo 5 - took forever to strip the front diff gear, but after the first one, I did another 3 in about 10 runs
My car has only done 2 meetings, but I had 3 absolutely huge crashes the last time I raced it - and no damage at all
but since I broke that first one its like a dam has burst
#972
#974
But good job on supporting the local shops and stores, comes at a price though. People here want to make money at the hobby/sport instead of just 'getting by'. And who can blame them. Others in the far east ARE happy with getting by.
Not only that, but your money still buys you a good deal of stuff across there?!
I think its also a mental thing on the car and breaking parts......... when you first get the car, your spending time getting used to it, not thinking of really going fast, or of parts breaking.
After a while, you start to really push and your thorghts start to go towards what will happen 'when' you crash, not if. Then if/ when you do break something, your thinking "..........is it a week part of the car? Will it break again when I crash"
What happens is your thinking about the broken part, and low and behold, you crash and break again.
Coincidence?? Funny how others have the same story.
Sorry for the long story all.
Regards,
British Menace
#975
I haven't broke a single arm running on the rug. I use the p-dup bumper for the cyclone, fits without any modifications.
Last edited by Tomradio; 04-11-2008 at 03:31 PM.