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Originally Posted by Manix
What sort of bits do you end up breaking? Wishbones, shock towers?
What sort of electrics do you let them run?
Matt
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Overall the car is quite tough. Of course given enough power and bad driving, you can break anything. With this car, broken rear shock towers are the most common problem. The upgrade carbon-resin is stiffer, but this makes them more brittle. This issue can be avoided by mounting or trimming the wing so that it won't hit the tower in a flip.
I've experienced one bent rear shock shaft, and one broken front shock shaft (at different times). Both happened on a very large 8th scale track where I was traveling VERY fast (14T motor, Race ESC & lipo).
I've popped out a rear suspension hinge pin in crash once catching the rear wheel on stop-sign post. The plastic balls and plastic mounts in the standard kit allow a bit flex, so they will typically pop out in crash. This makes it easy to loose the balls and tiny spacers on the shaft. Metal balls and metal mounts make good upgrades. They will eliminate the popping out problem, but they can cause bent pins and/or broken arms instead. This is just the nature of things though. I love my Durga..