Originally posted by Zizu
But the biggest drawback of the car is its durability.In three weeks I've replaced 3 rear lower arms,3 shock shafts,front belt,2 spurs,3 pinions,front knuckle and 2 sets dogbones.Never have I replaced parts for my other cars this much in 3 months let alone 3 weeks.Any ways to bulletproof this cars is very much appreciated especially shock shafts.Thanks
Zizu, why are you breaking the parts? I find that you only breaking parts like that upon high speed impact. Parts like the knuckles will never break on soft impact as they will pop out of the pivot balls first before breaking. I find the knuckles more durable than say the stock knuckles on the 705. The dogbones will break when you hit the car when you're on power. Pinions and spurs will only strip when your engine mount is not secured tightly. I'm assuming you're running on a fairly clean track. Secure the engine mounting screws hard with a T wrench and you will not have stripping problems. A tip is to tighten the engine mounting screws when the engine is hot. As for the front belt, mine has already gone through 12 liters of fuel and still using the same one. I only changed the side belt after 10 liters of fuel.
Are you using a oneway front on the 710? What are you running on the other cars? Oneway also?
There are some tips to make the shock shaft have more twisting play. Look for Pyramid or Goldfinger's postings.