Bent front shock tower on my tornado s30! please help
06-07-2011, 07:01 PM
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Bent front shock tower on my tornado s30! please help
well I have i have a bent front shock tower!! i let my 13 year old nephew drive my tornado s30 on the street and he crashed it!!! since i hate waiting for parts to come in the mail, is there any traxxas or hpi shock towers that would work or any other shock tower that is stronger??? and i want wider front tires also! what can i use? thanks for the help in advance!
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RE: Bent front shock tower on my tornado s30! please help
ORIGINAL: NewRageRC
Why not just bend it back? Put it on a piece of steel and hit it with the hammer.
Why not just bend it back? Put it on a piece of steel and hit it with the hammer.
Or you could upgrade to carbon fiber. rufaster.com sells them.
I bought a set for my Shockwave. Love 'em.
06-08-2011, 01:04 PM
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RE: Bent front shock tower on my tornado s30! please help
Yes hammering it out would straighten it out! but that just put a band aid on my problem!! if youve worked with any type of metal...if you bend it one way then bend it back its 5x weaker than it was before!! thanks for the suggestion though!
06-08-2011, 01:27 PM
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RE: Bent front shock tower on my tornado s30! please help
redcat has both a carbon fiber shock towers
and thicker billet alloy shock towers. i put those on my tornado. they are twice as thick as the stock ones, and the alloy is stronger as well.
and thicker billet alloy shock towers. i put those on my tornado. they are twice as thick as the stock ones, and the alloy is stronger as well.
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RE: Bent front shock tower on my tornado s30! please help
ORIGINAL: Gooffeeman
just imagine it bent!!
just imagine it bent!!
also. r u goin 2 bigsquids rc car event saturday june 18th? 40th & harlem ave inda forest preserve. bout 25min frum palatine.
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RE: Bent front shock tower on my tornado s30! please help
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Yes hammering it out would straighten it out! but that just put a band aid on my problem!! if youve worked with any type of metal...ifyou bend it one way then bend it back its 5x weaker than it was before!! thanks for the suggestion though!
Yes hammering it out would straighten it out! but that just put a band aid on my problem!! if youve worked with any type of metal...ifyou bend it one way then bend it back its 5x weaker than it was before!! thanks for the suggestion though!
06-09-2011, 06:34 AM
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RE: Bent front shock tower on my tornado s30! please help
I ended up bending it back!! The thing is, i dont wanna wait! I'd rather go in to a hobby shop and pick up a shock tower! and i hate paying for shipping!!
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RE: Bent front shock tower on my tornado s30! please help
http://www.urchobby.com/proddetail.php?prod=06036B Billet frnt shock tower....
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http://www.urchobby.com/proddetail.p...d=06013&cat=21 stock alum shocktower
Kurt gets stuff to me in 2-3 days!!
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