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Old 02-26-2013 | 09:24 PM
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Be careful with those rpm shock towers. They flex, and will bend shafts like crazy, especially with heavy oil
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Old 02-27-2013 | 06:01 AM
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Be careful with those rpm shock towers. They flex, and will bend shafts like crazy, especially with heavy oil
thanks for the heads up...do you recommend anything else?
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Old 02-27-2013 | 06:30 AM
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thanks for the heads up...do you recommend anything else?
I was aware of this. I havent had any troubles yet. But i think i might get a set of the FLM towers
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thanks for the heads up...do you recommend anything else?
I put stock shock towers back on my emaxx, sure they snap on a hard impact to the shock tower, but they don't flex. I was bending shock shafts with the rpm towers just by jumping the truck.

I don't recommend aluminum shock towers with aluminum bulkheads either. Aluminum bulkheads are nice, however when you add an aluminum tower, there is no longer a flex point if the truck lands on the lid. I was running flm hybrids and flm shock towers, and had a pretty bad upside down landing. It snapped the chassis off where the bulkhead bolts on.
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Old 02-27-2013 | 06:48 AM
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yup that was my fear, and I'm pretty sure that the chassis is going to be the next thing that goes/gets replaced on my emaxx, just waiting for it to break first, so I can have that "Holy SH*T that was AWESOME" moment...lol
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Old 02-27-2013 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Cinnabun
I put stock shock towers back on my emaxx, sure they snap on a hard impact to the shock tower, but they don't flex. I was bending shock shafts with the rpm towers just by jumping the truck.

I don't recommend aluminum shock towers with aluminum bulkheads either. Aluminum bulkheads are nice, however when you add an aluminum tower, there is no longer a flex point if the truck lands on the lid. I was running flm hybrids and flm shock towers, and had a pretty bad upside down landing. It snapped the chassis off where the bulkhead bolts on.
So order a aluminum chassis when you order those flm towers
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Old 02-27-2013 | 03:57 PM
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I run RPM towers with TRX Big-Bore shocks, TiNi shafts. Never bent one. That flex isn't as bad as you think. Conversely, switch to 1/8 shocks. No more issues.
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Old 02-28-2013 | 08:20 AM
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and I received my tires yesterday...tell me what you all think...I laugh and say they are badass just because of the ridiculousness of them.

have a good laugh and tell me what you guys think, wheels are axial true beadlocks, and the tires are RC4WD.
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Old 02-28-2013 | 09:44 AM
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Lol. I like the rims. But the tires just don't fit that truck.
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Old 02-28-2013 | 11:15 AM
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Lol. I like the rims. But the tires just don't fit that truck.
that is what makes it hilarious! took it out for a run at lunch... definitely need to gear it down...and I mean waaaay down. slipped way to much and the motors where working hard.
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