Lee,
First of all. Thanks for offering to help us with our setups and general questions.. I don't know of any other sponsored racers who do this on open forums.. Your help is very appreciated.
I've been racing Tamiya for several years now. I currently run a 501X and my friend runs a 511X. We have been having trouble with the front arms breaking too often. It mostly happens on off-road tracks with extreme jumps, but has also happened on smoother indoor clay tracks..
I tried to work around the problem by using stiffer springs in the front and slightly heavier oil.. It helped a little, but I know this is not the best way to go..
What do you do to help your car survive extreme jumps without damaging the front arms?
To note: I have tried DB-01 arms, stock 501X arms, and the more recent lower profile racing arms. The lower profile arms break the easiest. Unfortunately the thicker DB-01 and 501X arms still break too - but they sure do take more of a beating before they do..
Thanks.
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