Originally Posted by
RCSteveH
Are the Associated cups superior compared to the Tekno ones? Cause I did the opposite in my RC8T3e. The Associated were very brittle and broke on impacts I thought should have survived. The material on the Tekno feels softer and is holding up much better. It hasn’t broken yet.
The thing that happens with the tekno 1/10 rod ends is they will start to bend permanently after a while and will lead to camber changes that you didn't want. And will eventually bend too far and snap. The associated ones are much stiffer and keep the camber where it should be. They can probably break on a severe impact easier than the Tekno ones but I find their benefit to outweigh the risk.