I’ve got nothing against the guy, but I’d argue he can’t keep up because of the small operation. Being in this game for a long time I’ve seen many businesses, such as this, slow down on parts production, and eventually just stop making things. If you can’t grow to keep up with demand, it will take you down
The Scorched Roto-Lok still relies on setting the mesh by hand, which is a lot less accurate than using a fine threaded screw. It's an improvement over the stock motor mount, but it's not as easy to fine tune as the PPS system. For me, it's all about "bang for the buck", and I just don't see that with the $125 Roto-Lok.
Yes, I’ve seen the rip-offs. Even though they are cheaper, I try not to unless forced to. I like supporting the people creating, not the ones grifting.
I don't have an issue setting gear mesh on a stock motor mount either, even without using washers, but I prefer a beefier motor mount that also has micro adjustment.
I hear you, it is a nice to have, though a very expensive one. You’re right, you can get meshing correct without the washers, it’s just far easier to do with them.
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I haven’t broken, but I've bent 2 factory motor mounts now, granted that's with a HW 4985 and completely stupid sends on my part so take it with a grain of salt... I've also sheared the screw that bolts the center brace to the chassis a few times as well, so this mount having the center braces butted up against the lower center diff plate is very appealing to me, now you won't be relying solely on the the shear strength of the screw to hold the bracesI hear you, it is a nice to have, though a very expensive one. You’re right, you can get meshing correct without the washers, it’s just far easier to do with them.
I can understand the want to “beef” things up, but I’ve never broken a motor mount myself. I’ve only seen it a few times on this forum, and that was after a bad high speed wreck. You see lots of posts on here with people breaking things, but not many of those are motor mounts. I’m personally not buying an aftermarket motor mount unless I have to do something like this, where I want a 56mm can in a 6S
It took the same amount of time for me to get the shipment from Ali as it did eBay, and both have good return policies. The guy on eBay is responsive, and orders direct from Adu. Really about the same experience. If you do go to Ali, I’d make sure and go to their direct store.
The motor mounts bend from hard nose or hard tail impacts (aka:lawn dart landings)... it bends the part of the mount that the motor is bolted to forward, causing the pinion to not run square with the center diff ring gear, it's happened to me twice now, but like I said, it's a 4985 motor so significantly heavier than a stock motor and when I have a bad landing, it's usually really bad because we send them pretty high... it's not a big deal to change the mount, it's just frustrating because it will tear up a pinion or center diff gear if I don't catch it in time
I saw that on eBay the other day.
When I looked it showed it was the last one. I wonder if they’re discontinuing it.
If Amain, Horizon, and pretty much all the others were better about returns, I would absolutely use them. It is a lot more hassle to return, and they want to charge return shipping or restocking fees. I also routinely get better pricing on Amazon for aftermarket and Arrma branded parts than on the other sites.
Agreed. I have a couple ADU parts. Some HR. I'll say the HR 6s shock standoffs are junk. Snapped easy. I have M2C set on the Notorious & modified Arrma stock ones, drilled/tapped out to M4 on the K6.
M2C standoffs are awesome, along with the delrin inserts. ADU has them but the M2C ones are USA. Least there are options for buyers outside of USA, especially if ADU provides great parts.
Dude, that's awesome. I've been eyeing those for some time, but I absolutely cannot afford any more, and I figure my current S6 build won't need that being lightweight despite the cheap aluminum bulkheads. I did get ADU's Ackerman bar with center braces for it. But for a Kraton doing cartwheels, I think you'll benefit from those. M2C went way too far with the prices. Way. I prefer American, but someone has to set business boundaries. Like telling a child "I've had just about enough of your behavior!" Don't coddle entitled mindsets. Things understandably cost more here, but only to a point.
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