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Originally Posted by colmo
Everything I said about bashing a TRF applies to a B44.1. Carbon fibre based race chassis will not fair well if bashed - they would require good maintenance to ensure things do not fail. They're strong - my very similar BJ4WE has taken some almighty hits (due to other drivers I hasten to add!) and come away relatively unscathed - but still needs checking after a few runs to check screws, linkages, bearings etc.
The Durango DEX410R is going relatively cheaply - I think MB Models had a deal for £175 including carbon shock towers? It's very raceable, not too expensive, has good UK parts support, but you will need to check it over, as it's still not really a basher. The alloy chassis will score up on stones - a vinyl wrap could help there.
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Can I assume that everything using Carbon Fibre chassis requires this kind of maintenances? Or only for these particular cars? I won't mind about the checking as I always clean up my hotshot every outing in the old days.
Comparing DEX410 and RC10B44.1 and TRF502X from:
* Reliability
* Parts sourcing
* Potential
Would you be able to rank them on each point aboves? For example:
* Reliability (durability): RC10B44.1, TRF502X, DEX410
* Parts sourcing (online): DEX410, TRC10B44.1, RF502X
* Potential: etc etc etc
(from best to worst in order)
Please
Anybody are welcome
