The AE FActory Team B44.2 Thread
#5883
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#5887
I have a feeling though, like others have mentioned, the arms are designed that way.
Like a crumple zone in a car that is designed to be the flex, crumple or in rc arms break area.
If the arm was designed to resist failure more so than the bulkhead, you'd be tearing further into your car to repair it. If your hitting a post or whatever immovable object at a high rate of speed, something has to give. I would prefer to change an arm instead of something further down the line.
Think of the screw count to get to the lower bulkhead compared to changing out an arm.
Like a crumple zone in a car that is designed to be the flex, crumple or in rc arms break area.
If the arm was designed to resist failure more so than the bulkhead, you'd be tearing further into your car to repair it. If your hitting a post or whatever immovable object at a high rate of speed, something has to give. I would prefer to change an arm instead of something further down the line.
Think of the screw count to get to the lower bulkhead compared to changing out an arm.
#5888
I have a feeling though, like others have mentioned, the arms are designed that way.
Like a crumple zone in a car that is designed to be the flex, crumple or in rc arms break area.
If the arm was designed to resist failure more so than the bulkhead, you'd be tearing further into your car to repair it. If your hitting a post or whatever immovable object at a high rate of speed, something has to give. I would prefer to change an arm instead of something further down the line.
Think of the screw count to get to the lower bulkhead compared to changing out an arm.
Like a crumple zone in a car that is designed to be the flex, crumple or in rc arms break area.
If the arm was designed to resist failure more so than the bulkhead, you'd be tearing further into your car to repair it. If your hitting a post or whatever immovable object at a high rate of speed, something has to give. I would prefer to change an arm instead of something further down the line.
Think of the screw count to get to the lower bulkhead compared to changing out an arm.
#5889
Tech Apprentice
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 59
We'll give me stronger arms if I start breaking other stuff then make that part stronger, it's almost comical how easy arms break sometimes. How come my tekno can survive hits going twice as fast it weighs twice as much, but my b44 can't, it's not like I'm the only one breaking arms and how do other brand cars not have this problem, it's design flaw and why should we just deal with it. Ok say what you want like don't crash but even the pros had dnfs due to breaks.
#5892
Anybody break the new hard arms.....got a pair put have not put on yet. Hard arms and new balls, B44 is out to get some.
#5893
We'll give me stronger arms if I start breaking other stuff then make that part stronger, it's almost comical how easy arms break sometimes. How come my tekno can survive hits going twice as fast it weighs twice as much, but my b44 can't, it's not like I'm the only one breaking arms and how do other brand cars not have this problem, it's design flaw and why should we just deal with it. Ok say what you want like don't crash but even the pros had dnfs due to breaks.
that's funny, you called people telling you not to hit things 
If you make the arm stronger (heavier), you need to make the bulkhead stronger (heavier) and then what the bulkhead connects to, the chassis, a couple more holes and screws. Then you need beffier pins. Then you need... you get my point.
The wheeler is the F1 of offroad and built for speed. SCT (especially 1/8 based) is an apple to orange comparison. That class is built for those that bang doors and are built for drivers that may slam into things on occasion
#5894
The xb4 doesn't break arms or any other parts regularly and it's not "Beefey" it is built top notch, hb looks to be as well. How about try it and test it,
then we will see? You never know, maybe the arms can be a bit stronger still but not too much that other parts will fail....? It's not always black and white. This is why we test.
then we will see? You never know, maybe the arms can be a bit stronger still but not too much that other parts will fail....? It's not always black and white. This is why we test.
#5895
Tech Apprentice
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 59
All I know is when I break stuff I look more at my driving not the integrity of my equipment. I'm running a 5.5 on a high bit wide open big jump track and iv only broke one arm and it was my fault. So maybe I'm not getting the same arms as everyone else!



