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Originally Posted by hloland
Thats the important parts. The screws, ball bearings, main gear shaft, and slipper are also different.
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Don't underestimate the importance of the screws, some of the mounting holes on my RTR Ultima DB/SC had stripped threads when I disassembled the car...
The seltapping big threads are part of this, together with overtightening in the factory.
Perhaps I was just unlucky, as it wasn't the only problem: one the threads in the motor plate also turned out to be stripped as well when I disassembled the car for the first time. Luckily I won the car, as I am now sure I will NEVER EVER buy an RTR!
Anyhow, to get back on topic, I'd recommend getting an SC-R instead - RTRs are indeed cheap, but on every front money is saved: bearings, shocks (which are awful, they leak a lot and their construction makes it a pain to replace the o-rings), the stock tires wore down in 3 runs on the rear end of my car (ok, it was on tarmac but still it's pretty bad) while giving less grip than any other tire I ever ran with (on dirt, gravel and tarmac: the Proline Switch M2s make the car drive like it's on rails on all these surfaces and don't show signs of wear yet after 3 runs on the same tarmac) and I wouldn't be too surprised if the part trees that get rejected for kits are then checked if there are good parts on there for RTRs: The parts are ok, but I have the feeling all the replacement parts I bought so far for the car (which is an impressive list for the few runs it has had) are tougher
Plus, using good parts from bad trees is actually a lot cheaper than using good, complete trees.
Negative as this all sounds though, I'm not trying to put you off getting an SC: I find the handling of the Ultima SC absolutely amazing! It's just a whole different car than the 2WD buggies I've driven so far, the over- and understeer comes and goes a lot smoother than on the 2WD buggies, which feel really nervous compared to these cars - plus, the SCs can handle way bumpier and rougher terrain
