Another broken shock tower,3rd time

[cornishboy176]

I dunno I it's my driving or what,but it's not as if I have been driving like a tool,just a flip over and 'bang' goes the shock tower,only thing was then i was a bit nervous going over the jump where i did it so had slower lap times but at least i finished the races today,this is the only problem I am having with the 210,apart from that it's a brilliant car,I was thinking about an Ali one but then maybe something else might break like the gearbox casing,I have put washers in between the tower and gearbox now,so fingers crossed!!

How Is everyone else getting on with them or any ideas?

[nicmo]

As far as i know its the part that breaks the most in this model. People that i know of that got the aluminium one never had any problems so far.

[jayst]

ive put nicks carbon 1 on since ive had it and not broken it ( touch wood )

[losichris]

Originally Posted by cornishboy176

I dunno I it's my driving or what,but it's not as if I have been driving like a tool,just a flip over and 'bang' goes the shock tower,only thing was then i was a bit nervous going over the jump where i did it so had slower lap times but at least i finished the races today,this is the only problem I am having with the 210,apart from that it's a brilliant car,I was thinking about an Ali one but then maybe something else might break like the gearbox casing,I have put washers in between the tower and gearbox now,so fingers crossed!!

How Is everyone else getting on with them or any ideas?

Think you'd really have to batter it to break the gearbox casing.
I havent broke a single part on mine ( touch wood)
I think the CF rear tower is strong

[Robocop]

If it was the double thats where mine went when i had one

[Cream]

Originally Posted by cornishboy176

I dunno I it's my driving or what,but it's not as if I have been driving like a tool,just a flip over and 'bang' goes the shock tower,only thing was then i was a bit nervous going over the jump where i did it so had slower lap times but at least i finished the races today,this is the only problem I am having with the 210,apart from that it's a brilliant car,I was thinking about an Ali one but then maybe something else might break like the gearbox casing,I have put washers in between the tower and gearbox now,so fingers crossed!!

How Is everyone else getting on with them or any ideas?

You could always try a different brand

[mattr]

I've done three, swapped to Cream on saturday, not driven it yet.

A club mates son has done several, drove a (slightly modified) cream tower all day saturday, several prangs, no problems. No damage to the gearbox housing either.

[neil_p]

I didn't break a plastic tower but decided to change to a carbon one from nick gurnell just incase.

What I am having problems with is the spur gear cover. Broke 7 now (the top part that sticks out) and tried different ways to do the screw up, but that small part of the plastic is very weak and it is very frustrating. Anyone else had the same problem?

Sorry not trying to high jack your thread. Mods feel free to move.

[the dug]

used to have same problem. the motor mount plate, where the cover screws on is extremely close to the tower. have put 2mm spacers in and so far not broken anything. touch wood.

[Tomk26B4]

I've only ever seen one shock tower break, and that was yesterday at tiverton coming off a double but it wasn't like it was a huge leap or landed heavy?