B44 snapped front shock shaft

[reg]

hi there,iv been reading some other forums and they have been saying that there front shock shafts have snaped easly,iv just been out in the street to test my new gearing,droped off a cerb(side walk)and the front one has snapped where the threaded part ends,i was just wondering what is the best wat to go,do i just order new shafts or different ones or do i get compleatly different shocks,i dont think they are brill,
what have others done or what would you suggest
thanks
mark

[josh_smaxx]

Same happend to me, front end just started dipping in rd 3 at a regional, snapped for no reason. The older style silver unobtanium ones (old style B4 FT kits) are the strongest, also people use losi shafts in the front (they are slightly longer but its a silly small number i wouldnt worry). I just bought some losi shocks off a friend so im putting them on when i get around to it.

[reg]

thanks mate,sorry to hear about it snapping in the race,i will have a scout about and see what peoples stock is like for b4 or lossi
mark

[josh_smaxx]

Originally Posted by reg

thanks mate,sorry to hear about it snapping in the race,i will have a scout about and see what peoples stock is like for b4 or lossi
mark

I still founf the spring though

[rocketrob]

I'm sorry to hear you fellows problem with the shock shaft breaking - but I'm concerned when people note how little was done (hopping off the curb, front end jsut dropped unexpectantly) when the damage happened. And thus my point is to suggest seldom is the action that results in the breakage actually what caused the damage, as it's almost always a previous confrontation (hitting a lamp post, coming down hard off a jump, high speed collision with another car) that causes the damage and it only finally shows up later while the driver has long forgotten about the previous action that really led to the breakage.

[Mike Hudson]

i've broken one (myown fault) and another from being hit at batley outdoors track a few weeks ago by a car drivin the wrong way on the banked corner into me in a race! was leading aswell the shaft was bent and there's a nice dent in my shock body and the guy didnt even say anything about it just ignored it cost me a race and parts

[reg]

Originally Posted by rocketrob

I'm sorry to hear you fellows problem with the shock shaft breaking - but I'm concerned when people note how little was done (hopping off the curb, front end jsut dropped unexpectantly) when the damage happened. And thus my point is to suggest seldom is the action that results in the breakage actually what caused the damage, as it's almost always a previous confrontation (hitting a lamp post, coming down hard off a jump, high speed collision with another car) that causes the damage and it only finally shows up later while the driver has long forgotten about the previous action that really led to the breakage.

I know what you are saying,but the chance of having a crash in the last round of the last lap on the last corner is very slim and to do just enought damage so that next time i snezzed on it(not after hitting a lanp post) it snaped isnt right,if it was from a race crash it would snap before the end of the race as did josh_smaxx,iv been racing long enought to know a week part,
mark

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Originally Posted by josh_smaxx

Same happend to me, front end just started dipping in rd 3 at a regional, snapped for no reason. The older style silver unobtanium ones (old style B4 FT kits) are the strongest, also people use losi shafts in the front (they are slightly longer but its a silly small number i wouldnt worry). I just bought some losi shocks off a friend so im putting them on when i get around to it.

Yep I'm running them B4 team kit ones also on my B44, I'll probably never break 'em either. Been through many hard crashes and bad landings and they are still
holding up! I'm running the stock gold shafts on the rear end tough.

[Zedman]

Just ordered some Losi shafts, do I just fit as normal as they are a couple of mill longer ? or do I need to fit spaces to limit travel since they are slightly longer ( PS have been informed by my local shop B44 shafts have been help up in customs since Tues in case anyone else is having trouble getting hold of them )