Recommended / essential upgrades for dex 410R

[Naushad]

Hi,

I hope I can get a quick answer here. I've just bought a 410r. I am not intending to race very competitively, but I was wondering what upgrades are recommended. I have the alu hinge pins. Some people have mentioned the roll-bar kit.

Is there anything else? I don't want to go to full fat 410!

Thanks.

Naushad

[jaffacake]

I have looked at set ups on the Durango site & it seems alot of drivers are not running any roll bars indoors,so if you are mainly running indoors i would see if it handles right for you before spending on roll bars
You already have the plastic side pods & plastic strengthener which seems to be favoured indoors.

EDIT- Are you running indoors??

[Kusal]

I only had the ball studs/ball cups replaced (TC6 stud/Losi cups), the diff loop holder and the alu servo saver.
For the rest no breakages!!

[Naushad]

Given the Uk weather in general, lets say I'll be running indoors most of the time! I use an anti-roll bar kit on my academy SBv2, bmax and bx. They seem to work well. So I may go with this

I've got the plastic side bars!

The ball cups I will just leave for now and observe if they do come loose.

Why the alu servo saver though?

N

[sly]

These are not standard on the R version.
http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74874

[Naushad]

yeah...but are they really needed for the 410r. I have plastic ones that many ppl use. I would imagine that you'll just add weight with those although they are more durable.

N

[Big G]

I wouldn't bother changing anything until you have run it personally.

I never broke a servo arm, the diff never jumped out and a ball stud has never popped off during a race...

[Naushad]

I'm beginning to think like that...

Instead of going gung-ho and buying parts the logical step is just to race and see!

I'm going to rebuild it first and then install the gear:

Novak 6.5 ballistic
Novak GTB / kinetic
Spectrum/Ko propo servo
Speccy Rx.

[ian h]

Get left and right handed M3 taps and use them on the kit ballcups to cut the threads into them. very easy to adjust them then without them popping off.

[wacattack]

I upgraded the shock towers to CF, the alloy hinge pin holders and the rear alloy gearbox inserts.