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Originally Posted by stickboy007
If you run a 13.5 or 10.5 in your CAT2k, then it will be fine. I have a 10.5 in mine and haven't snapped any of the plastic universals at the dogbone. The real problem with those universals is the cup end where the wheel axle mounts into with pins. The holes in that cup do not have a lot of surrounding material, and they can snap if you put too much power through them. I've snapped two so far, but have otherwise had no problems.
Long story short, if you're not an idiot with your motor selection, then the drivetrain on any of these vintage 4wd buggies will be just fine.
I have experience running the following, listed in order of ranking by my personal preference (last is best):
Lazer ZXR: Not as much droop as the CAT2k or YZ10, so the jumping performance is relatively poor. I really want to put more time into mine, to play around more with setup, but in short, it has very quick steering. The main advantage over the CAT and YZ10 is the adjustable center one-way. Great for low grip tracks and/or hairpins. Weaknesses include the steering rack, C-hubs, and front shock tower mount. Center one-way locking nut tends to back out, so check that after every run. The ZXR body fits rather tight, so you may find yourself having to run the ZX body to fit the electronics comfortably.
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Still like what youve written, yokomo yz10 would be my other car of choice as its so simple and user friendly, out the standard box you could win a major event easily, but spares arent easy to come by which is a shame, superb car. Cat 2000 wasnt my cup of tea and lacked steering plus wasnt a good car on carpet and too much to do if damaged. Preferred the Bosscat to this.
You forgot to add all the new mods for the zxr, plus all parts still easily available such as belts, bodyshells and undertrays (parma tomcat shell, zxs shell & undertray and gear covers) from kamtec, cf flat bits for zx, zxr and other new better mod designs including tub chassis from fibrelyte, wheels team c are a direct fit, pure ten blue steering has been the replacement steering since Jamie Booth used it when he won the nationals and dont break and still loads out there. Ujs built for the zx5 (they made eight sizes and two are a direct fit) plus hexes for the zx5 are also a perfect fit.
One way resolve is reverse a nyloc nut and it wont come loose. Unsure how you broke a c hub as im renown for breaking everything and never managed to break one, however teamlines version is unbreakable and ballraced. Fibrelytes semi circular tower reinforces the front gearbox and only broke one in twelve years and i hit a ceiling iron beam at roughly 50mph on the wall of death.
Other mods such as a b4 slipper clutch fitting layshaft, belt tensioners, and car can be modified to handle a 4.5 without issues and droop isnt an issue with longer ball joints on the shocks plus equalizer shocks which do appear on ebay like what Ellis used to win the euros as they did give more ground clearance. Otherwise you have the wishbone extensions which do the same job.