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Traxxas rod ends for the peace of mind...;)

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Originally Posted by Krawl (Post 7730780)

Traxxas rod ends for the peace of mind...;)

do those mount onto stock turnbuckles?

While RPM make's all type's of parts for all type's of RC vehicle...installing them correctly is crucial.

Here's the method I use....Before poping the ball's into the cups I heat them in boiling water. This is to help them re-turn to origianal diameter after strecthing them from installation. The plastic is softer when it commes out of the boilng water. I also install them from the bottom upthat way if they do
stretch it will not pop off from landing hard since the top is still original size.

Just a tip I use on my RPM stuff .....Arm's, ball cup's it work's on all plastic's not just RPM.

put losi titanuim ballstuds and losi ball cups

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Originally Posted by 8ight-racer (Post 7728911)

Not crashing helps... :ha::D

+1. I've never popped a ball cup on my SC10. About a dozen race days on some of the biggest tracks. Heck I can't even remember when the last time I popped one on my B4, T4, B44...

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Originally Posted by 8ight-e (Post 7729595)

Ehh, who cares about all that nonsense. If it's popping off all the time, get some captured ends, and then beef up the hinge mounts. If a part breaks, who cares, it's all replaceable.

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Originally Posted by 8ight-e (Post 7729595)

Keep in mind before modding w/ captured ends when you crashed before and had a cup pop, now you will transfer this impact to a part on the vehicle.. the next thing in line will break, it may take a hit or two.. but in will happen. I've done it before and it has never worked out, best bet is be patient while you learn to drive, as you get better you won't crash nearly as much and won't have this issue. After a ball cup pops a few times I would replace it, most likely it has stretched out, even the rpm ones. For example the guy above has aluminum hubs.. so naturally all this pressure will move to that inside block, which will break when hit right, that or it will work the ball stud out of it and strip the plastic. So do you want to replace that part, or just pop the ball cup back in place? Your choice.

ThunderbirdJunkie will simply replace that piece when it breaks with its aluminum counterpart.
This is primarily a bash truck, and it gets run hard and beat harder than most of the SC10 owners in this thread are willing to run their trucks. Parts breakage is part and parcel when you're playing with toy cars, anyway :D

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Originally Posted by djtroy (Post 7730692)

I had my balls pop when I would turn a corner hard.

May wanna see a urologist about that.