Originally Posted by
eevul
Interesting.. I had another race day yesterday and had yet another broken link in the main. 2 corners in, I get around clean and taking a left and the car violently rolls ( no traction rolls all day). Once I start rolling again, my car is dragging it's rear left...I gotta figure this out as these stupid things are a pain in the ass to keep replacing. I have to check if this one is from the original box set or if it's one that I had replaced already. Maybe the stock set were garbage to begin with.
Mine all split right on the mold line during installation (1 of 4 from the kit and 3 of 4 from the spares I bought). The split in the plastic was not noticeable until I compressed the suspension and could then see the ball cup spread open and pop off. Once on the track, the car has been a tank and very enjoyable to drive. Later I switched to the 19mm pull rods for the rear to get better ground clearance adjustment range for USGT tires and they installed without issue.
BTW, I bought some of the "hard" suspension spares and the sound these parts make when you "jingle" them in your hand is absolutely freaky - they sound like they are made out aluminum. I've tested one upper arm - assuming these super hard plastics would shatter like glass but so far it's held up. I have not tested a "hard" lower arm yet however.