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Sometime last week I noticed a new Arrma part pop up on eBay that I've never seen before. Arrma Part# AR727410
After looking at these screws for a minute I thought to myself, on what vehicle are they using this on, and where? I kinda shrugged my shoulders and went on about my shopping, only have have that question and my lack of an answer annoy me over the weekend. So, I set out to find the answer late last night and started researching the part.
As it It turns out, Arrma has gifted us with a double bonus upgrade in the form of a double socketed screw that is used on the new 4S Outcast and Kraton and installed as an improved sacrificial screw that goes along the top of the body's roll hoop on the Outcast, and along the rear of the Kratons wing.
The 1st bonus with the new screw is that when you accidentally flip the Outcast on its lid going down the street, the heads of the screws on top of the roll bar take a lot of the damage, but get ground down sometimes to the point that it eats enough of the screws head away, that you don't have enough material left to insert a hex driver to remove it from the roll bar. By making these new screws double socketed, you now have the ability to take the roll bar off and turn the screws from the bottom in the event the tops are too worn down. Good thinking Arrma!
Here's the 2nd bonus this new fastener offers.
The new screw is a m4 x 10, and the droop screws that Arrma uses on the 6s lower arms are m4 x 12. Unfortunately the current droop screws love digging little divots into the chassis over time. So Just like the M2C upgraded droop screw design, you should be able to use these as replacement droop screws on your 6s vehicles by having the head face down to make contact with the ears of the chassis and in turn eliminating or reducing the tendency for the screws to dig into the chassis throwing the droop settings off as they wear away the point of contact.
I have not personally tested this 2nd bonus, "alternative droop screw theory" out yet, but do have them on the way, and see no reason why they wouldn't work. My order will be arriving later this week to confirm fitment and function. There really shouldn't be any issue but will report back my findings in this thread once I have them in hand regardless.
If someone has a new 4s Outcast or Kraton along with a 6s vehicle, and would like to test fit and confirm that these screws will also work as an upgrade to replace the currently used droop screws, let us know. If not I'll be back to report the findings.
After looking at these screws for a minute I thought to myself, on what vehicle are they using this on, and where? I kinda shrugged my shoulders and went on about my shopping, only have have that question and my lack of an answer annoy me over the weekend. So, I set out to find the answer late last night and started researching the part.
As it It turns out, Arrma has gifted us with a double bonus upgrade in the form of a double socketed screw that is used on the new 4S Outcast and Kraton and installed as an improved sacrificial screw that goes along the top of the body's roll hoop on the Outcast, and along the rear of the Kratons wing.
The 1st bonus with the new screw is that when you accidentally flip the Outcast on its lid going down the street, the heads of the screws on top of the roll bar take a lot of the damage, but get ground down sometimes to the point that it eats enough of the screws head away, that you don't have enough material left to insert a hex driver to remove it from the roll bar. By making these new screws double socketed, you now have the ability to take the roll bar off and turn the screws from the bottom in the event the tops are too worn down. Good thinking Arrma!
Here's the 2nd bonus this new fastener offers.
The new screw is a m4 x 10, and the droop screws that Arrma uses on the 6s lower arms are m4 x 12. Unfortunately the current droop screws love digging little divots into the chassis over time. So Just like the M2C upgraded droop screw design, you should be able to use these as replacement droop screws on your 6s vehicles by having the head face down to make contact with the ears of the chassis and in turn eliminating or reducing the tendency for the screws to dig into the chassis throwing the droop settings off as they wear away the point of contact.
I have not personally tested this 2nd bonus, "alternative droop screw theory" out yet, but do have them on the way, and see no reason why they wouldn't work. My order will be arriving later this week to confirm fitment and function. There really shouldn't be any issue but will report back my findings in this thread once I have them in hand regardless.
If someone has a new 4s Outcast or Kraton along with a 6s vehicle, and would like to test fit and confirm that these screws will also work as an upgrade to replace the currently used droop screws, let us know. If not I'll be back to report the findings.
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