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What kind of breaks? I don't want to jinx myself, but I've got my Granite to the point that I rarely break and I do send it. Avoiding bad crashes is a big part of it, but mistakes do happen and my Granite survives hard hits. Upgraded shocks, servo, motor mount, motor bearings, turnbuckles, arms, rear yoke. 4S center brace, Typhon axles/hexes/nuts, loosened slipper clutch, foam in the bumper springs, sealed power module, WD-40 on all plastics.Yeah. I just want to run my Granite on 3s without breaking something almost every single run. I'm trying to not send my less durable rigs to the freaking moon every time now. I don't mind repairing them. But it gets expensive
But I've also learned that many other "upgrades" just create a different problem. Minimize metal and other heavy "upgrades." Metal just ends up damaging the next part and the added weight increases the chance of damage. For example, CVD's to avoid popped u-joints just breaks more wheel axles. Aluminum C-hubs will just break more knuckles (steering blocks). Add aluminum knuckles and you'll break axles, rod ends, and turnbuckles instead.. Metal diff, input gear and rear yoke will trash the rear slipper housing.
I ditched the metal CVD's, 10mm extensions, bash bar, front and rear knuckles, spur gear, steering rack, and heavy Trenchers. (That's alot of weight.) I don't think I'll need the metal diff/input gear. By simply eliminating flex, the very lightweight 4s center brace seems to have solved my rear diff/input gear stripping and should also reduce rear slipper housing damage. If it continues to hold up, I'll try ditching the aluminum rear yoke next. Also don't worry too much about slop. Wiggle room is a good thing for durability. No slop in your rod ends results in snapped rod ends and bent turnbuckles.
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