501x ball cup problem
 

anyone recomend a good set of quality ball cup ends for the turnbuckles as the standard ones cost me time during the racing last night when they popped off 3 times :mad: and a link to a good supplier please

neil i no serpent do good ones

yeah i know just thought there mite be another alternative as cant seem to find serpent ones

kirky said bout em didnt he :D

Have you tried the new Tamiya ones?

51283 5mm Heavy Duty Adjuster - 8pcs

whos selling them m8 :confused: are they from tamiya site

Try http://www.racingfactory.fi/shop2/ca...ails.php?p=850

btw if the Kyosho cups fit they'd be the best I think..

I've got the Serpent ones on my 501X right now. With the kit turnbuckles though there isn't a heck of a lot of rod in the rod end. I might switch over to some B4 titanium turnbuckles for the extra length - but the short serpent ball cups don't give a lot of adjustment.
I gave the car an immense beating and the ball cups never jumped off.. they aren't a direct fit though and have a bit of friction unless you are careful - so not ideal.


On woodys car this weekend I tried some Hot Bodies D4 ball cups - but they are a smaller size and need HB ball studs too. But he didn't have a failure and they seem a good fit with the kit / kanzen ti turnbuckles.

were did you get your serpent ones from jimmy :confused:

Elite Models / Elite models in Halifax is the UK Importer - but I'm sure other shops can get this stuff. I will post a few words on them soon maybe :) They are good, not ideal - but then I've not found anything that is yet. The Tamiya ones are good for a couple of meetings, then get progressively worse.

I'm using RPM bal cups. Had to change the ball studs to Schumachers

I use the ball cups from the RB5 Ultima on my car - no problems since I fitted them, plus they are the same size as the original ballstuds so no need to change other parts :)

ive got some white losi ballcups but need some ball studs with the same thread as the tamiya if anyone knows of any ?

have you the part number for these ?

Schumachers use a metric thread. That's what I used anyway

I have them in stock.

so i gather these below are the the kit ones :confused:
Tamiya Low Friction 5mm Adjuster (8pcs)
[53601]

Seems like they are identical to the kit ones??? :wtf:

Or not???

UM112 4.8mm Ball End. I have just ordered some from RC Champ along with a load of other goodies... :cool:

Ahahah, those Tamiya ball cups are so crap! I popped them off twice today and did NOT even hit anything.

I'm going to order the Kyosho cups..