ORIGINAL: jaywax
ORIGINAL: MrMuz
Can't believe I just found this thread..
Anyway, I have a ST Pro with a go .28 6 port. My only gripe is the brakes. I've made uber new linkages (the idea of having £500 of truggy and engine resting on a threaded control rod screwed into plastic doesn't excite me). I've also fitted cradock brake disks. The problem is though the brakes are great once just set up, they soon fade to almost nothing (the disks show no real sign of use after half a gallon). I think the problem lies with the crappy plastic centre diff mount and radio tray. Both flex way too much, and they really let the kit down in my opinion. Has anyone got a solution? I think an alloy centre diff mount would solve the problem, I could live with the flex in the radio tray. Does anyone know if the hong nor alloy mount will fit with a bit of modification? Anyone got ay ideas? I'm thinking of quad disks and having plain metal brake pads to remove the fade if I can't get a more substantial solution.
Any ideas?
I use the WRD2 Carbon Fiber Brakes on my ST and they work great. I use a Futaba S9451 servo and it provides excellent braking power. I actually have to much braking power. You said that the plastic flexes too much, but the Pro comes with carbon fiber.
I just don't like the idea of the cams pivoting on a plastic block. That combined with the wobbly radio tray mean the brakes aren't what I want them to be. I think if you put a too high powered servo in all you will get is the radio tray moving.
I've ordered some Avid Indo Phenolic Brakes (easy for me to say) I'm planning to run 4 disks with bare metal pads and drill out a new diff block so I can fit some nylocs in it and see what happens. Should be done by Monday so I'll post the results.. If I find the Avid brakes too much I might try 1 Avid disk and 1 Cradock disk together and see how that turns out!