A fellow racer did that very same thing. It cracked and he waited for them to be released. Turns out the old style fit just fine. He didn't even have to mod it work.

4wd 1/10 buggy had been dead at our local track for the last two years. Yesterday we rallied the troops and had 10 entries . . . it was a total blast! Everyone left with a huge smile on their faces. We all forgot how much fun it is to drive one of these like your hair is on fire.

However, many of the racers broke something throughout the day . . . arms, shredded diffs, a shock tower. They are ballistic fast but the trade-off is that the speed vs. scale makes them more susceptible to breakage. Could be part or the reason 1/8 4wd buggy is far more popular.

None-the-less, most of the racers said they'll be bringing their 4wd buggies back for the remainder of the indoor season

Knowing we were going to have a big 4wd class this weekend, I ordered a B44.2 last week. It arrived at my house on Friday when I came home from work at 5pm. At 2:30am I finished the build . I modified my B44.1 body to fit (barely). Woke up at 6am to be at the track at 7am. The car was pretty close to dialed with the kit set-up. We run on a high bite clay indoor track and run slicks made from super soft tires.

I don't know that the extra length made this car any better than my B44.1. I liked the extra space it affords for the electronics though. The big bores seemed to reduce the chassis slap compared to the older v2 shocks. I like the slipper, but it did worked it self loose periodically throughout the day. The spur gear cover/guard is really nice; I used to make my own out of lexan. The chassis protector is soo much nicer than the old lexan version. I don't like the amount of play between my front caster block and the arm. I swear it needs a .2 spacer between the caster bock and arm.

.2 is perfect but I didn't do it on both kits. I am afraid getting rid of the slop would make it break. I guess I will give a try I just couldn't bring myself to do it. They are a sloppy fit for sure. The spacer would have to help the steering I would think. You guys think it should be spaced to the front or the rear??

This lid is a must. The air flow is 100% better than the JC and and the fit is spot on. The 4.5 didn't get over 145 geared 18/81

Had a good maiden run yesterday although broke a front arm in a not-so-violent collision. slightly disappointing... Anyone knows about a stronger option, as far as I could see there is no carbon version from AE right...?

And yes, I am aware of the fact that practice makes for less crashes, I am just not quite there yet :-)

Yesterday the car really got broken in. I ran 5 packs and I had previously ran 3 before that. Once the clay dried out a bit and the car started hooking up great it was dialed. I did break an arm but I will blame it on the slash going the wrong direction.
The slipper did loosen up twice during the day. Not a big deal but a little annoying. Do any if you guys lock tight the nut?
I felt like it was holding better after I thghtened I the second time.

First time out with mine, I broke the rear tower. Second time out, I broke another one. WTF? Why did they make the rears thinner than the fronts? I think I'm gonna buy two fresh ones and sandwich them together. Install with some longer screws.
What body is that?

Keeping it on the wheels helps

Good idea on the shock towers. I think the rear isn't as thick because the wing generally takes most of the impact in a crash ( in theory, at least). I wonder if someone makes a thicker rear?

The body is a pro-line bulldog.

sae or metric on the bolts?

SAE on almost everything. I think a few parts on the big bores might not be (the shafts are 3mm) but I used sae and everything went together just fine.

ProLine Bulldog. Made a world of difference on my .1.

The only difference between the .1 and .2 shock towers is that they added an extra mounting hole (further inside) that pretty much no one will likely ever need

It also wouldn't be that hard to drill that mounting hole into a .1 tower ( assuming your .2 tower still had it's holes on one side.

Thinking about adding a 4wd buggy to the stable and am wondering what folks think about the 44.2 and the ZX-5. Both brands are well supported at our track. Is one more durable than the other? Driving differences? Maintenance? Not looking to start a flamed thread, but looking for some thoughts and opinions. Also, how about a 44.1 with big bores compared to a 44.2. I will be primarily using it on a medium/high bite indoor clay track. (Top Gear PDX) Thanks.