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Originally Posted by Dazzler
If you disregard the builder errors, it would be fair to say there are no more issues than would be expected of any mass produced kit.
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I could not disagree with you more. I've built quite a few kits in my 12 years in this hobby. The durango definitely has had more issues than any car I've built.
As I said before, the cut outs on my CVDs were not cut in the middle. Even the replacement I bought were offset. I don't think dremeling set screw slots should be considered a part of "proper assembly"
I also had to dremel the shaft on the bevel gear P/N 310005, because the shaft was too long and I could not squeeze the assembly to eliminate play in the bearings.
The plastics used throughout the kit is too weak. I've never had to replace the servo horn or servo saver on a car till I got the durango. The rear gearbox positioner and the rear gearbox inserts also are too weak. Durangos fix is to replace everything with aluminum. That works, but it would have been way cheaper to use a better plastic.
I could not believe that even the stock body doesn't fit without hitting the spur gear cover. I know they raised the gear assembly to allow the use of thicker Lipos, but how about changing the body so it fits.
Now that I've fixed all the issues I know of, I'm pretty happy with my car, but to say the fit and finish of the durango is excellent, or that it's as good as any other kit, I don't think so.