Jebus! What the heck.

[AoD]

Ok, I "semi" broke my RC10 today, or sometime...

I was tearing apart my clutch bell and trying a different idea that a friend showed me while replacing the bearings that were in it.. By the way his idea was awesome!

Anyways, I peeked over and noticed a dogbone was bent, yes.. bent..

Now I can't even bend these by hand, much less figure a way my truck could.. I tried and tried to bend it back, but no way man.. What the heck could cause it? BTW they are aftermarket arms.. Some steel kind a guy from the race track gave me. He went to CVD's, and I inherited some nice bones for free lol

 

[Mayhem]

You could of hit somthing going a decent speed. More pressure then just you pusting

 

[AoD]

I wouldn't know what though, I haven't been hitting anything lately lol

 

[Mayhem]

Well if you did hit somthing to glanced at you truck to see if it was intact and never notice the bend.

Face it.

 

[AoD]

Probably, but it had to be within the last gallon, I just did a complete teardown last gallon... Hmm.... Last time I looked they were straight, I'll have to get a pick of it.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

Looks like it's time for CVD's. Not only are they stronger they dont bind so your suspension does its job and also get more traction.

 

[AoD]

I was thinking about that, what all advanatages do they give?

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

fully rebuildable and to repeat my self no binding, almost 0 backlash, and they are stronger than dogbones. Think faster with more control and less slop.

 

[SilentHunterKellen]

One more thing, The shiny ones are...well...shiny! Okay here, the MIP shiny cvd's are actually way stronger than the stocker on most trucks. MIP seems to make great Drivetrain parts. A Rustler down the street has a Set of MIP cvd's installed, and They are stronger and the universals seem to be a good choice. The Price for a Whole set of SHINY's for a Four Wheel Truck will be upwards of $60.00. For a Two Wheel Truck,or Car, It will be way cheaper-I imagine in the range of $20.00-$40.00. Here is A Site That I found: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXAW59&P=7
It is for a Rustler. Now, Is this a Post count filler?

[move]-Kellen[/move]

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

postcount filler!:flaming::spam

 

[AoD]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!

I'd get blue if possible. My RC10 will be all blue one daym ohhhh yes sir.. BLUE!


I gotta call the local shop and see how much they'll be... With my recent unemployment... I dunno yet. I know dogbones sure as heck aren't worth it. lol

 

[gmcman]

i have a Losi and i run the mip cvd's i paid around 20 at the lhs i go to so i think they should be comprable to that in price :radio:

 

[AoD]

They told me 27.87 for the actual kit for them.. What all of a conversion would I have to do? Just wondering.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

poop I paid $175 to put MIP Shiny CVD's on my T-Maxx all the way around I got ripped!

BOy does my rear feel sore:stickup:

 

[AoD]

LMFAO humbolt T-Maxx is a different beast though. I'm only needing two shafts, the Maxx has six in all reality

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

true dat! But my rear is still sore and I walk a little funny. For a price like that it should really be a "no brianer" for you. I love CVD's and if I ever buy a car without them thats the first thing going in. One big thig I just dont understand about Traxxas is why do they think those telescoping plastic driveshafts are a good idea? Those are the biggest pieces of junk to hit RC. Dont get me wrong I love my T-Maxx and Traxxas is a great company in my opinion and I would not be into RC if it wasn't for buddy and his Maxxes to make me pop wood and I have never gone flaccid since. So I owe a lot to them for getting me into it in the first place.