I know man...again, thats why I followed up with the explanation of why I call them that so people would know thats just something I do cuz to me theres only stock parts and hop ups. Who makes the hop ups doesn't matter unless you start talking about the quality of the hop ups. Plus when you're...
There is not a single stock kit on this planet that you can bash at a skate park that isnt going to break something at least every second or third trip. I get that youd rather keep replacing broken parts with stock one but you're in the minority here. Most people prefer to rebuild their rigs...
Bro, you're contradicting yourself. You say that you hardly ever break parts and then you say "In 6 runs, i broke the chassis, twice, blew a front diff twice, broke the center diff housing 4 times (ok, so i didnt know at the time the chassis was cracked, and causing it to flex, and the way the...
Ok, so you're the exception to the rule. You apparently bash your kits and break them just like everyone else. Just because you chose to replace your broken parts with stock parts instead of trying to make your kit stronger by replacing broken parts with hop ups doesn't mean that it isnt a good...
Aftermarket generally refers to any non stock part regardless of manufacturer, or at least thats the way I've always used that term. For example Traxxas HD arms. They dont come stock on the kit, theyre still made by Traxxas, I call this an aftermarket part. Some people just call em hop ups. same...
All brands need after market support. No matter how much they cost. Having after market support ensures that you can take a kit and make it as strong as possible so it breaks less often than it would otherwise with stock parts. Honestly I think a lot of companies build em to break out of the box...
I dont think anyone cares what you do for your own hobby practices. you're hobbies are your hobbies and its your money spend it any way you want. I dont think theres anyone in here that would say differently. The problem, at least from my point of view, is when people come to the forum asking for...