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Are you running the stock chassis? I’ve never heard of the chassis jamming into the ring gearBeen running them for months, no issues with them, not sure how they would hold up on concrete parks... but bmx tracks, and general bashing on a multitude of surfaces have shown no problems.. I mainly purchased them to add an extra layer of protection over the ring gear area, and it works great... no more chassis jammed into the ring gear...
Hey Mike. I bought the M2C aluminum rear skid, and it is wearing out fast. Most of the running has been you know where, so you get the idea of why I'm a little disappointed. Not sure if a soft metal like stainless steel would fair much better and these things are pricey. If I could by the RPM ones in bulk for a discount, I'd use them all day every day. @olds97_lss makes his own, which I'm starting to think isn't a bad idea.Has any tried the hr skid plates part # aon331m08? I’m Curious how long they last they are pretty thin but they are stainless steel.
I make my own as well. But I thought stainless steel is a harder metal. The thing I like about them is how thin they are. I mount them on top of the bumper which then makes them about 1/4” thick and I’m having a hard time finding longer screwsHey Mike. I bought the M2C aluminum rear skid, and it is wearing out fast. Most of the running has been you know where, so you get the idea of why I'm a little disappointed. Not sure if a soft metal like stainless steel would fair much better and these things are pricey. If I could by the RPM ones in bulk for a discount, I'd use them all day every day. @olds97_lss makes his own, which I'm starting to think isn't a bad idea.
Stainless is rust resistant, but not very hard. That's why it's not recommended to use stainless screws in our rc's. Greater likelihood that they would strip if they are in too tight. I'm not a metallurgist by any means, but I still think that a stronger metal would be better.I make my own as well. But I thought stainless steel is a harder metal. The thing I like about them is how thin they are. I mount them on top of the bumper which then makes them about 1/4” thick and I’m having a hard time finding longer screws
Are you running the stock chassis? I’ve never heard of the chassis jamming into the ring gear
Hey Mike. I bought the M2C aluminum rear skid, and it is wearing out fast. Most of the running has been you know where, so you get the idea of why I'm a little disappointed. Not sure if a soft metal like stainless steel would fair much better and these things are pricey. If I could by the RPM ones in bulk for a discount, I'd use them all day every day. @olds97_lss makes his own, which I'm starting to think isn't a bad idea.
The skid plates are impossible to bend by hand. I would not put aluminum skid plates on my rigs cause where I bash they would only last a couple of packs like NOTORIUSj said. My home made metal ones lasted all year and still have them on it is time to make new ones.Well, if the HR stainless they used for these is the same as they used for the ERBE rear chassis brace, that would be a hard pass. I can bend that thing in a single hand.
https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Racing-ERVT30XC08-Stainless-Chassis/dp/B07S38BXZ2
I should have paid attention when I bought it... ordered it on my phone while surveying the damage at the bash site after bending the traxxas one.
Hot racing
Traxxas
Mine from mcmaster 6061 stock
So far, the one I made has held up well.
When the HR one showed up in the mail, I laughed and threw it in the junk bin to use to make something else less useless down the line.
To make wear plates, I usually use steel stock I pick up at the hardware store, lowes. They last about a season. I run them on all my revos, outcast and stampede as they all see the most skate park bashing.
I recently picked up some 1/8" titanium stock off amazon. I'm sure it's top notch... lol! Sounds hard when I ping it with something and isn't easy to bend in my hands, so will see how it easy it is to cut and drill at some point. Using my automatic center punch, it makes a shallower dent than it does in the steel I usually use.
As for the m2c skid, my rear m2c is already worn down flush with the screw heads... It made it 3 bash sessions at the skate park. Will likely take it off and replace it with some of the titanium stock I bought before spring.
If you were to use a stainless steel you would want 304 ss for this applicationStainless is rust resistant, but not very hard. That's why it's not recommended to use stainless screws in our rc's. Greater likelihood that they would strip if they are in too tight. I'm not a metallurgist by any means, but I still think that a stronger metal would be better.
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