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09-12-2012
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Long chassis feedback...
Just a post to ask how everybody is getting on with the new dimec20 long chassis, what pros and cons are you finding?
Ive been running it for three meetings, outdoors in cold, low grip conditons...the only difference being the size of the two tracks. The first and third time i ran it was at coventry on their astroturf track which is large and sweeping and the second at Broxtowe. on a tighter track. So far i have been really impressed, i have always struggled with the car in the wet or low grip conditons and could never really get a feel for the car, how much throttle, brake or steering i should be using...obvioulsy big problems in RC Racing! The new chassis however has totally solved these issues, and in fact i am now finding that the rear end is too locked in...in the past, in wet/slippy conditons i have always used 3.5 degrees toe in and still struggled for rear traction but today, on another slippy coventry track, i was able to actually drop down to 2.5 degrees, resulting in my best times being posted, im sure this wouldnt have been possible with the original chassis. I still have plenty of things to play with but id be interested to hear on how anyone else is getting on with the chassis...and can any mods enable the long chassis to match the short chassis for pace on the smaller, technical tracks? I dont want to be scratching my head in the build up to meetings deciding what chassis to use in a sport of infinite options, i use enough of my brain cell in deciding what to have from the cob van! 
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09-12-2012
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we have snapped 3 of them at our club so far. Durango have been very good though and replaced them in exchange for the broken ones so they can investigate them. Top notch otherwise though
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10-12-2012
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Where did you snap them?
I had the rear left screw rip the hole out at the weekend. Really liked the chassis but I can't be replacing it every week. Maybe a T plates is in order??
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10-12-2012
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12-12-2012
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replace the screws with button heads for the rear suspension blocks, as yes we have had the screws pulled through. not a problem with button heads though
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12-12-2012
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meant to say, contact durango and do not throw broken chassis away. they will more than likelt supply you a new one in exchange for the broken one so they can investigate and improve it. they did for us
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12-12-2012
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ITs ment for button head screws which I used
It got ripped out enough that the rear arm and ball fell out. I then pushed it back in and benched it in waiting for an answer from tower and durango 
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12-12-2012
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email sales@team-durango.com
send them that picture and say you are aware of other chassis breaks and ask if they will send you a replacement in exchange for your one. From talking to them, they seem rather concerned that this is happening with the chassis.
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#10
17-12-2012
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this will solve your issues... ;-)
http://www.area52.cc/news/3129-rdrp-...m-chassis.html http://www.facebook.com/pages/REVOLU...38618482913017 It will be available january 2013. I am running a protoype since a couple of month and it is working pretty good. I mean exceptional - obviously. ;-) 
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#11
27-12-2012
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that one should be nice maybe ill wait for that one instead of the dimec !!!
but how much that is the real question lol !!! Quote:
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01-01-2013
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I've just bought a new plastic chassis and it looks the same as the one that pictured. It hasn't been beefed up or modified by TD.
To help strengthen where the screw head sits I've put the orange servo washers under each screw head, they fit nice and snug in the recess with no lateral play which should help take some of the strain out of the chassis under hard landings. This is all theory but it should work because the screw isn't trying to twist and compress the chassis material round the screw hole. I'll let everyone know how it pans out. 
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01-01-2013
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I fitted the plastic chassis, straight out the box.
No problems so far and the car felt great straight away.
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01-01-2013
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I've bought the DIMEC chassis and not the DIMEC20 chassis. Have I bought the wrong one? In my hand the car seems overly flexible but once the cells are in and the alloy battery clamp it stiffens up nicely.
Which one has everyone bought then?
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