Originally Posted by
Starteur
I am running a TT01 Type E with thw reinforced uprights.
I am trying ball studs with longer threads, I think that is the problem.
The ones I just installed, the threads portion is flush with the bottom of the uprights, so the upright is filled with the threaded portion of the ballstud. Because regular ball studs, the threads portion is only halfway into the upright, then when you hit the board it applies a lot of pressure on the ball stud and the weaker link is the upright so the hole becomes oval and then breaks.
I think I just solved my problem by analyzing it!
I'll let you know, my next race is the 16th of january.
Starteur
Gosh that is bad news for me
I was so hoping the TT-01E uprights would minimize the breakage. I guess I'll just have to learn to drive better
and stock up on the parts bag in the meantime.
Not to rain on your parade, but I have been running ball studs that were actually longer, by about 1 mm, than the hole they screw into in the original TT-01 uprights. Hope it works out for you.