B44 v/s Bj4 WE

[nitrokillah]

I was wondering if anyone has Moved from a BJ4 we to a B44 and could tell us witch they think is more durable.
I'm lookin' to get one of these , But I have some issues on Bulkhead and Shock-Tower Mount.
Alu v/s Plastic...
and has Any one had issues with this on the B44.

[Lee]

Personally, i think the BJ is a stronger car in every way, the WE is 3 years old now and hasn`t really changed since winning the worlds.

The B44 is as someone mentioned a "chinese knock off" its lighter and the only thing that has changed from the BJ is the slipper, which is nice, but it does have its flaws in the form of breakages.

People also say that the B44 has very little sidebite which can make it hard to drive.

I have a BJ4 and i really dont think id move to a B44, i dont think it any better at all.


And yes i know it will win the nationals and the worlds but that is because of the dream team AE have at there disposal

[Northy]

Originally Posted by Lee

the only thing that has changed from the BJ is the slipper, which is nice,

Jim has had nothing but trouble with the new slipper, getting slack over a run. He now runs it almost locked to cure this

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[OldTimer]

Originally Posted by Lee

and the only thing that has changed from the BJ is the slipper

Remember the gearbox case's have been redesigned which reduces the problems with the old TC3 style gearbox's stripping the gears.

@ Northy, silly question but he is using the o ring in the slipper?, i have done 4 meeting without any slipper problems, i have actual been using it like a proper slipper and backing it off on low grip stuff etc.

There is a mint BJ4 in the for sale section, it could even be converted into an S4 (that should keep jonathan happy)

[Northy]

@ Jonathan,

Yep, it's build per kit.
The adjustment doesn't move, it seems to warm up and expand. Once cool it goes back to its original setting.

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[d16dcoe45]

I know the B44 is a nice car, but at my track they are dropping like flies --sometimes they run out of parts at the track for some guys to make the main!! Its common knowledge where I race that that B44 is probably the least durable 4wd out right now. There was a guy last week who broke in every qualifier--he is not the best driver, but it got to be a little ridiculous--front arms, rear arms, broken ball cups, etc. The zx5 sp is the other main car, and those rarely break. Also, I think the Bj4 is far tougher. I know it doesn't seem like there is much difference but even the hole placement (for the ball studs) in the top deck is slightly changed in teh Bj4 to make a srength difference.

I know I have taken some bad knocks with my Bj4 WE with my 6.5 Vector motor, and the only thing I have ever broken on it was one front arm. The BJ also has the old "unobtanium" grey shock shafts which for whatever reason seem to be more durable than the (new batch) of matte gold shafts of the B44.

BTW, I race at a small indoor (dirt) facility here in the USA that is tough on cars--solid walls, tight and narrow lots of small jumps--this track eats B44s alive.