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Originally Posted by arransmith27
Not sure how much truth there is in this, but i was advised that Associated were considering discontinuing the 10R5.
The calandra does look like a nice option
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Associated discontinued the RC10R5 last December. Due to demand they did one final production run in May, put together from the stock of spares they had, but that was the last run of them.
Nothing needs changing on any pan car, they all have everything they need as standard. The biggest advantage over others is both building and driving them correctly.
I would suggest looking through Mark Paynes blog for tips, especially his L4 front end build. The R5 has different parts and a different way of mounting it to the chassis, but the tips work the same for getting the R5 front end built properly.
http://markpayneblog.blogspot.com/20...front-end.html
The one problem with the Associated diff is the use of an aluminium cone to put a side load on the outer flanged bearing in the diff, it means you end up with a rough diff after a short while as the bearing wears and it is usually destroyed in a right side impact. Replace the cone with a Corally 10010 thrust bearing and as long as you don't let it slip the diff will last for ages without needing a rebuild.