carbon front tower

[Mr X]

i broke my plastic front shock tower on the lazer and i was either thinking of getting the carbon tower or get the plastic one again and bolt/glue a piece of aluminium to the back to reinforce it. i was wondering if the carbon tower is that much stronger and is it worth getting it?

[jim76]

everyone in the uk tends to get the atomic carbon fibre front shock mount and place this behind a standard kit one. Once doubled up the front end is rock solid.
I'm not sure how the new graphite composite compares to the original plastic, maybe slightly stronger. But if you can double it up with a plate beind that will definitely help.

[Mr X]

im just wondering about one thing, the regular kyosho tower has the screw heads go inside the tower. if i put a reinforcement on the back it wont be countersunk anymore. would this cause a problem since the screw will be pushing on this reinforcement plate and there will be nothing behind it to support it. would this cause unneccessary stress and cause problems?

[jim76]

i'm not quite sure what you mean as i can't remember how the shock tower originally went on, it's been a while!

i have the alloy front mount, and use normal round head screws, from the back of the shock towers, into the alloy mount through the graphite tower then the kit tower. I've had some pretty heavy crashes and it's been fine. Just check the screws don't vibrate loose every now and then.

[Mr X]

would you be able to post a picture of your set up? i searched the whole kyosho forum and couldnt find one.

[KyoshoK]

personally i run the aluminium tower mount but run standard shock towers. i prefer to break a shock tower than the shock mount. when you crack the shock tower, the good thing is that it still allows you to finish the heat.

i just keep a few front shock towers on hand, there real cheap anyway like $5

[jim76]

Originally Posted by Mr X

would you be able to post a picture of your set up? i searched the whole kyosho forum and couldnt find one.

sorry, forgot to take a picture last night. i'll try and sort one out for you later. As i've said, i've had my fair share of impacts and no sign of damage to the alloy mount.

[Mr X]

ok i made my reinforcement, it took me like 30 minutes to make it with a hacksaw and a file so noone laugh. i ran it all day today and got ranover by a moster truck and it was fine so i guess it works.

[KyoshoK]

what about issues of drag. i thought it would slow down car a little

[Mr X]

that could be fixed with a faster motor, also im at no where near the level where milliseconds count. i didnt notice any difference after i put it on except that its super strong now.

[jim76]

Originally Posted by KyoshoK

what about issues of drag. i thought it would slow down car a little

drag? have you not removed the material from the middle then? Even though, at our scale and speed i doubt it will make a huge noticable difference.

[BenG]

Cutting it out would also make it lighter.

With a dremel it would take 2 minutes.

[JCJC]

After breaking a carbon fiber mount after a years use, I am thinking of mounting two carbon fiber's back to back.