Broken Parts

[ryan_93]

i broke my front shock tower on my d4 today (1st run with the car it was brand new) can anyone tell me what other parts people have broken the most.

thanks

[Scouser]

Wishbones and bizarrely, outer hinge-pins, which kept working their way out and catching on the wheel and bending!

[_sleigh_]

Under extreme accidents, the only parts I've broken so far have been...

1 x Front wishbone, the point where this broke has been revised on the D4 Worlds car.
1 x Front gearbox top. Even though it broke, the car stayed together to finish the run.
1 x Rear hub. The ball stud pulled out of the side. Resolved by running longer bull studs, and now running the Ali' 0* blocks.

Apart from that, the car has been strong as an ox.


As for other peoples experiences..

The outer hinge pins do seem to need the grub screw tightening more than you think, but once done it should be a fit and forget part.

I've seen a front shock tower go, but it only de-laminated and again finished the run easily. This part has also been revised on the D4 Worlds car.

[tom_mb4]

only thing that has broken on mine was a front wishbone but that was due to another car running into while i was stuck waiting to be marshalled

[tty_wai]

Is your kit the World Championship Edition?

if not, make sure you change to the new Bumper (wider than first edition) to protect the front brace.

[telboy]

The only thing I've broken is the front shock tower, which in turn broke the mounts off of the front gearbox. But it was a stupid accident on my behalf.