Totalled front end, help?
03-06-2005 | 06:50 AM
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From: hammonds plains,
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Totalled front end, help?
Well last night i completely destroyed the front end of HPI MT. Some guy at my LHS was doing some work on it earlier that day and when i went to drive it, i got it up to about 30 mph, and the dogbone actually cracked off, sending my car spinning into a fire hydrant and annihilating my front end. So, i was wondering where is a good site to get parts for it? I know tower hobbies is the biggest site but im looking for aluminum front arms, some MIP CVD's and some aluminum shocks. If anyone could tell me where to find this stuff it would be great. thanks alot, Matt. Oh yeah, and if anyone can help me with getting the drive shaft out of the steering knuckle that would be great. I tried and it's in there preeeetty good. Is there a pin or something i need to take out? The second picture is of the knuckle. And what kind of shocks will fit my truck? im kind of new at this so im not sure. are there different kinds of mounts for different shocks or can i just stick almost any shocks on there? thanks.
03-07-2005 | 12:45 AM
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From: Norwood,
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RE: Totalled front end, help?
nice muffler!
with the aluminum arms, you'll be either bending those or tearing up bulkheads.
which is easier to replace, an arm or a bulkhead? I thought so...
I'd suggest just getting the CVD bone and the stock arms, myself. was this a curb victim?
with the aluminum arms, you'll be either bending those or tearing up bulkheads.
which is easier to replace, an arm or a bulkhead? I thought so...
I'd suggest just getting the CVD bone and the stock arms, myself. was this a curb victim?
03-07-2005 | 12:55 AM
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From: Macon,
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RE: Totalled front end, help?
I have alloy arms and bulkheads on the back of my Rush and all the way around on my MT Racer. I must just been lucky then as I have not bent or broke anything so far. The Rush has about 3 gallons throw it but MT Racer only has about 20 tanks but I do run a 100cc tank on my MT Racer. I flipped it about 15 times bashing today. I have heard of alloy bending but never seen it.
03-07-2005 | 03:45 PM
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From: hammonds plains,
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RE: Totalled front end, help?
Nope, no curb, fire hydrant. it was harsh. I'm not really a bad driver (haha) it's the dog bone's fault for cracking. And yes, that was a shock. I found the spring on the side of the road today. And lots of black plastic peices from the arm. But anyways, I have some parts coming from Powerline racing. I got some MIP CVD's, some aluminum threaded shocks, some aluminum arms, and i got some RPM Claws just for the hell of it, they look sweet.
