Originally Posted by
circitmage
interim report out ... completed the build .... opted to simply dremel out an indent in the rear top plate to accomodate the regular bullets since I couldn't wait for the low profile ProTeks to show up ... I'll buy a new rear top plate if this one breaks ;-)
Anyway ran the B44.1 on the baseball diamond - mistake ... totally crudded up the interior with sand and gravel ... luckily had an air duster in the car ... somehow dropped the front right CVA when running on grass ... looking for advice on how to setup so this happens less if at all
dumb move - ran on the local street ... hitting somewhere north of 45mph *easily* ... can hear the slipper slipping on start up so I'll tighten that up soon ... anyway, crashed fairly quickly, broke a front A-Arm ... now I've been waiting for a regular replacement for about a week ... has anyone played with the GPM aluminum hop ups?
In all the years of running the B44 and 44.1 I've never had a front CVA drop out of the outdrive unless I broke a front arm. Check for cracks in the suspension and bulkhead, also check your shock setup for too much droop.
Front arms breaking is just a fact of life with the 44. Just buy a few packs of front arms, shock shafts/ends and some shock caps and you should be covered. Aluminum arms will just bend or break other parts of the car that are harder to replace.