The Durango killer
 

3 started tonight at my local club, one's diff housing snapped in 2, the other did something similar-poor guys nights over, Mine broke a shock tower and there were ball joints coming off everywhere. Ive broken 2 shock towers in as many meetings, I havent even crashed that hard! Certainly tonight they were just 'hook' rolls on corners.
I am only a beginner (returning to the sport after years) and really pushed my skills and the car as far as I could tonight, but the car let me down a bit, the main issue is the ball joints pop off shoud you even glance the pipe. Are there any better ones I can put on?
Also going to be phoning Durango tomorrow to discuss these shock towers, i cant be affording these at nearly £30 a pop every meeting, could I have bought some with a dodgy weave? Ive seen people collide full pelt with brick walls and not brake them, Ive done nothing like that!

[QUOTE= I am only a beginner (returning to the sport after years)



if u a beginner and getting back in the sport after years then this cars gonna be alot of work for you trust me iv had one these there hard to work with from start but i got mine sorted from adam skelding he knows everything about the car and if shock towers are breaking then theres somthing wrong pm adam skeling he can help you

Pete, did you buy your DEX410 used or new?
The first run kits (it seems) had weak cups. If you purchased used, your kit could have the weak ones, and you may want to replace them with an aftermarket cup, or with direct replacement cups from Durango, which are reported to be stronger than the originals.

Those Durangos were dropping like flies last night.
:thumbsup: Tamiya :thumbsup:

Bought it brand new, going to ring this Adam fella this morning.

Absolutely love the car, but just a few niggly bits for me.

Ball Joints-
We revised the ball joints in the 3rd batch of kits we supplied, but it wasn't to reduce slop. We made the hole smaller in the ball end so that it 'gripped' the turnbuckle better as a few people experienced the ball ends moving.

Shock towers.
We know of no issues at all with this part. We've had no batch problems with the carbon and I'm guessing by looking at the sales of the part that it's not a common breakage.

We do recommend as other manufs do to glue the edge of the carbon fibre parts to help stop delamination of the carbon fibre along it's exposed edge. but his will not help protect against straight clean breaks.

iv got a durango, had some almighty crashes and bent one rear hinge pin yesterday ( my only crash damage) pin was like a bannan and i could not understand how the wishbone was intact? i finished the race and would have rather finished the race, and replace a pin, than the rear wishbone and record a DNF, may be just luck.

those shock towers are seriously thick and strong, what surface were you on? what motor are you running?
im guessing your having bad luck. i have never popped a ball joint on mine, have had the geometry move but the new ball cups have fixed that.

this "adam chap" is a very nice guy...

yup true

tamiya's "never" break, and there so well suported in the UK!:bored:

I had a major 'head-on' with my Durango. Nothing bent, broke or came loose!!! AWESOME!!!

Racing is on an all carpet track, and to be fair, the car did roll and the shock towers dug into the carpet.
Pete, can you not ask Martin at Hansell / fibrelyte if he can knock out some carbon towers at a more competitive price?

As Adam has suggested, maybe sealing the tower with superglue, and shamfering it to take the edgest off that dig in might help.

Mark... I'm assuming you wouldnt be using sarcasm on here, so in response:

I wouldn't say Tamiyas 'never' break, it's a rare occasion though.

And you're right, they are well supported, have a look at www.tamiyaclub.com

He is alright that Adam chap lol!

He is going to look and see what mark ball cups I have and also take a look at the shock tower. Also gave great advice. Top service!!!!

Strength ?
 

Yeah just ask Blitz Boy what was left of his Bmax thingy when he spun in front of me at worksop and I collected him head on. ! I carried on to win! Poor lad had to go pick up what was left and go rebuild his car !!! :thumbsup::D:woot:

It was only a wishbone :p

You're still a loser ! Not managing to win the F345 :p

only just read this thread

borrowed some about 10 days ago and sent them in, got 2 front's & 2 rears but there spoken for

there cut :thumbsup: but no price yet :(

Picked them up this lunch time on my way back from Manchester

Picks & price up later today all being well ;)

Need to test fit them also

Hurry up and give me some prices and Ill have 2 off ya!!!

just finished test fit and they went on just like the kit items :thumbsup:

just 2 :p

pics are uploading / link & prices soon as I have them sorted

pete
your durango spend more time on it roof than racing :p

To be fair pete the cars go through some hammer on the tracks and breaking a shock tower is just 1 of those things, plus you have bought a top spec car and the shock towers are 4mm so they are gunna be expensive, you wouldnt buy a Ferrari and then complain about the service cost (just an exsample), ive had my durango for some time now and raced on all kinds of surfaces never broke anything, no ball cups coming off until i crashed of a jump hard at york the other night and broke a shock tower, to be fair i would have been very supprised if i hadnt broke anything, again just 1 of those things, thats racing :cry:

I'll get me self some on me way back from work:p now that you've gave him the spec lol :p

Pete, I've sent you a pm.

G