Stronger front wishbones for the XX4/ X5

[gps3300]

After breaking 2 Losi graphite wishbones & 2 plastic ones in 2 weeks:( I ordered a set of replacement arms from I&Q Tuning (http://www.iq-tuning.ch/en/crashback.html).

They are confusing called "Crashback Arms" so I had visions of them being useless & floppy, however nothing could be further from the truth. Admittedly they have marginally more flex than Losi graphite arms, but this is partly why they are stronger (also made of thicker material). You can't notice any difference on the track & they're a whole load stiffer than my Yokomo MR4-BX front arms.

So far I've been impressed with their performance on the car, the moulding quality is excellent and Markus's service is top-notch, a really friendly guy.

Price is very reasonable, plus I&Q Tuning also do a version of the X-Factory castor block screws (complete with drill bit) for £5.90 instead of a tenner. Best of all, they sell front wishbones pre-moulded to take the castor block screws so no faffing around with a drill at the side of a track :thumbsup: Postage was a bargain £1.20!


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[Chrislong]

I have used these and they are very good indeed.

I chose to take them off as they seemed to develop a little slop as the hinge pins wore the holes, but they are fine really & I keep them with me incase I go somewhere which is a bit hard on the cars.

I have found the recent batches of Losi graphite wishbones to be very strong, far stronger than they were around 12-18 months ago, I can't remember when I last broke a wishbone. :)

[Fiddybux]

Wicked! I'll take a look at these then.