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Old 01-14-2013, 04:08 AM
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same ones just another plastic
Jörns got Yokomo ones I think from those days, Will be interesting to see what the XB4 ones cost as I put together one of those kits and they are HARD to get on
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Originally Posted by Matt Howard
IMO the only weak point on this car is the kit ballcups, unfortunatly they're a unique size and the ballstud needs to be replaced as well. And before the few guys come on here and say "you're building them wrong", have you looked at a pic of Jorn's car recently? yeah, they're not Durango ballcups on his car anymore either
this ball cup/ball stud setup has worked out great for me

http://www.rcshortcourse.com/forum/t...tml#post302771
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Old 01-14-2013, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ekt
One fix that will reduce chance of breaking towers is to put 1mm spacers between the tower and transmission case. Generally the towers break on the side where the motor mount is, by flexing into it during crashes.
really. first time I have heard of this fix. Thinking of ordering up exotek rear tower as it looks beefy. maybe I will have to add the 1mm spacer. all 3 towers have broken in the same spot exactly. broke a truck rear arm right on the seam too friday night. Had a awful night of racing and lots of "bad Luck". I am not a novice driver and am having a bit of durability issue right now that is frustrating the hell out of me. Our track (carpet on top of concrete floors) can be a bit rough on vehicles I will admit. I also managed to explode a rw machined spur. lol see pic below. not sure if motor moved or what as i just packed up shit and went home and haven't touched it since then.

I am new to the machined spurs. Is this a normal occurrence vs molded spurs. I expected teeth to be wore down not broke off lol





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same happend or was happening to my spur i lost about five teeth then i replaced it and noticed notches on the pinion so i replaced that also i havent had a problem yet , im now putting in a new slipper shaft mine looks like it has a slight bend
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I would say the motor had to move to create such a massive failure as that. I only run RW spurs in my MM DEX210, and have not had a single issue as they still look new.
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I have a dialed 210 in the fs section. Fully hopped up. It is listed in my 410 ad.
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Originally Posted by Walkman
I would say the motor had to move to create such a massive failure as that. I only run RW spurs in my MM DEX210, and have not had a single issue as they still look new.
I have not had any bad luck with these spurs and by no means was blaming the spur. I just wondered if this is common with machined spurs since I have only used molded spurs in the past.

molded = teeth burn up
machined = teeth break off

I landed the downside to a big jump and that's when the awful sound occurred. I have not inspected to see if it moved yet as I had a bad night in general and packed up after this lol
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I have burned up a few molded spurs over time, but I have had good luck so far with machined spurs. Also that noise sucks as you know it just cost you money. Check your pinion good, I roached an associated spur on my SC10 and didnt check the pinion good enough and it roached another spur. So now if I roach a spur the pinion is replaced as well just to be safe.
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Originally Posted by jacked103
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Thanks Brandon!!
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Originally Posted by zipperfoot
Didnt mean to come off grumpy. I was trying to strongly emphisize that many rumors are just that, and have little basis in truth. Thats how a product gets a bad rap. Most of the questions people ask me about the buggy are related to something they heard, not something they experienced, So needless to say, i have spent a fair amount of time defending the buggy, and have become a little defensive. Sorry about that.

I have run the buggy mod and stock. In all honesty, the weak points for me have been the ball cups, rear inner ball stud being attached to the tranny, and the steering rack plate. Fix/upgrade those parts and you should have a pretty durable buggy.
Also, when building the shocks, apply some green slime to the orings. The shocks can leak a little from the bottom but this seemed to do the trick for me.
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Here is my current layout in the car. It's pretty dialed.
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Originally Posted by jackcarter3


Here is my current layout in the car. It's pretty dialed.
what brand of carbon towers are you running
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Looks like Tresrey front tower.
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Originally Posted by Walkman
Looks like Tresrey front tower.
And 8 racing rear.
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