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Old 08-20-2013 | 08:17 AM
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kcobra
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Gotta vent here a bit. If this RC8T-CE kit is any indication of AE/Thunder Chicken's quality control, they sure have hit the crapper. I'm half way through the kit and have had nothing but issues. So far:

- Wrong shock tower included in kit.
- CVD pins that are to long causing the large bearing they ride in to bind.
- Spring type clip that goes around the pin in the hubs not being formed correctly. Looked like a tear drop instead of a circle.
- One hub not aligning with the axle. Had to force the pin in.
- Pre-built turn buckles having the ball ends installed backwards.

I've built probably 15 1/8th scale kits over the years. This kit has been by far the worse of the bunch. I don't remember the original RC8T kit I built 4 or so years ago having all these issues.
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