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2 rc10t 1 losi eight 2.0 (converted to brush less) 1 ofna ultra lx or mbx (still trying to figure it out) 2 traxxas stampede 2 t-rex 250 1 t-rex 500

i have a serious question here. what's the point of aluminum c-hubs, steering blocks and hub carriers? in almost 13 years in the hobby iv never broken any of these parts. i only know 1 guy who's broken a steering block. these don't seem like parts that need to be aluminum for durability sake. so what's the point? wouldn't it be better to make those parts out of graphite or a carbon composite to save the weight?

Looks like an Ofna Ultra LX to me.

Quote: Originally Posted by Surfer_Girl comments like that really rub me the wrong way. if manufactures didn’t listen to the consumers and supply them with what they want, then they wouldn’t be in business. Thats exactly my point though. It seems most of the other companies either try to push the market the way they want it to go or follow on the coattails of the success of others. Maybe this is one of the reasons why 25% of all the hobby...

1 - The diff itself 2 - Yes 3 - Same problem in the rear only I think Im gonna have to sand down the gear a bit. Ive assembled lots of Tamiya kits without any problems. The bearings are seated well. This is driving me nuts..

Well put Grizz, I noticed that the Associated stuff seems to be shaft driven, and your Tamiya is belt. Do you think the belt driven car has the advantage, or are they pretty equal, depending on set-up? Almost seems to me like belt might be the way to go, as the rotation of everything is parallel to the wheels instead of perpendicular like with the shaft. That's one of the reasons they made front wheel drive cars, with the motor in the...

Honestly, I think the whole shaft vs. belt debate is much ado about nothing. Even though the shaft drives may be a WEE bit more efficient, the vast majority of us won't be able to tell(much like those tiny differences in older matched battery packs, those few hundredths of a volt might be better, but if a driver missed a single corner entry or brushed a wall once, that tiny advantage would be completely lost). But there ARE differences in...

If that was aimed at it, I've already got it covered with a brushless Slash, a 2.2 crawler, and a Tamiya Mini Cooper

Quote: Originally Posted by BrandonWilcox What truck is that? It's a build of mine which utilize Kyosho Rock Force and HPI Wheely King components. See here- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6qykB0vcWs Scan through my other youtube uploads for a bit more as well as the truck below. http://www.youtube.com/user/vsci79 This one was built from a PTI Goliath.

im collection is!!!!!!! one 1/16th E-revo