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Old 24-11-2011
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Having just bought a 2nd hand cougar sv pro off here,im looking for some insider info please guys...
What are worthwhile spares to carry? Any niggly issues? Stock shock pistons work well indoor? I see some 5 hole listed on mk racing
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Ive just bought one myself and done about 2 / 3 meetings and nothing seems very weak. Id just grab the obvious like wishbones, hubs etc

Spoke to a few team drivers though and they suggest the 4mm lower front shock tower and steel idler gears if its not an 2011.
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I've not broken anything suspension wise so far, but as said above go for the steel idlers and check the gearbox bearings regularly.

I cut the middle out of the rear shock diaphrams and it made a huge positive difference to the handling. Just got the stock pistons in which seem fine.

Absolutely love driving my Cougar indoors and out, stunning car
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The Cougar is really good piece of kit. Pretty bullit proof, as has been mentioned before, just the usual spares like wishbones, shock towers, hub carriers. I run mine with the kit astro set up on our track at Dublin, only difference would be a 90g under lipo weight. Just helps settle the car down a bit. Hope you have fun driving it.
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You won't need spare wishbones. I'd just get some steering arms, front caster blocks and rear hub carriers, but you won't be breaking anything very often unless you crash heavily & regularly!
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Might be a good idea to carry a spare front bulkhead, not so much for you crashing, more for if somebody hits you head on. I found the shock tower is stronger than the bulkhead. The bulkhead will snap at the shock tower mounting points.

I know this as I got hit by a stray car that had jumped lane when I was at 'full tilt' on the straight. He hit me head on in the blink of an eye

My car finished the race and I only noticed the bulkhead had snapped when I got home.

She's a strong car
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Agree with sunbeam - I also had my front link mount broken by an oncoming car last week. But this was a bit of a freak accident to be honest.
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