savage dogbones

[hpibasher]

i have a problem with snaping dogbones from jumping.I will snap the heads off or bend them in half. what would cause it to do that.I have been through six and thay are not cheep.

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

HPI dogbones are weaksauce. I hear that GPM Racing and Innovative-RC make the toughest dogbones for the Savage. May want to check them out.

 

[olds97_lss]

Which ones are you breaking? The ones to the wheels or the center ones?

 

[hpibasher]

to the wheels the silver dog bones

 

[olds97_lss]

Maybe check your axle cups to look for notches being cut into them. I know that happens with the center cups and it causes the dog ears to hang up when rotating, then they twist and bend or break.

 

[frickenjoey]

+1 Olds. I know I was breaking a few and it was due to the cup being worn. Since it only happens to him when jumping it makes it sound more like a bad drive cup. This is since the dog bone moves around more in the cup when the geometry of the suspension is changing...like when jumping. When you land it sinks the dogbone farther in the cups. If it is notched....pop...there it goes.

 

[olds97_lss]

Exactly. With the centers, it's noticed when under strain like when braking or accelerating, not so much when jumping except for the jar'ing it takes when it hits the ground.