wow so how does racers and other racers like for example at the rc monster bash keep from their hinge pins getting bent. Those i mean that dont have vbs, i saw that track they raced at they easly got over 7ft on some of the jumps do they just jump good or do they just go the whole day on bent hinge pins after the first lap is that what i exext do do when i get home it pull out hinge pins if i go to an outdoor rc track and hit the jumps and do the laps.

thanks guys keep the comments comming (ps check my cool new signiture they are my favorite websites.)

Wow, that should be a very nice truck when all the rest of the goodies comes together~~~~

That is a nice looking ride. Those pics look so good it makes me just want to reach in to my computer and drive it somehow. Oh well. Guess I'll have to just get my own.

nice.:027:
but now you gotta change your name into FLM-MAXX.:D

hey budd nice looking truck... i rember that i was just running grey bulks and rpm arms or tie hinge pins and was going at about 25+mph and seriously bent the hinge pin....with arms like flex tech and hybrids....they will bend like spaggeti..

has anyone thought about the jd carbon carbon pins?

No man i am still a gorilla fan all the way even though i do not have there chassis i might get one for the revo or maxx in the future. I also think the gmaxx chassis is absolutly my most favorite aftermarket part ever made so wven if i dont have it i love gorilla.

I e-mailed Jd carbon because i was interesed in these but i realized they only make these for self retaining hinge pin cars(cars that use something on the end of the hige pin other than eclips to hold the hinge pins in place) that is because you could not fit an e clip on the carbon i guess it could be done but it probably wold not be as effecent it might weeken it ifact but if you could keep the pins on the arms somehow i hear these things are cheap, lighter than ti, and indestructable and they even have a warintee. Also guys should i expect to break hnge pins if i am not jumping anything over 5ft and just driving on the street and mild bashing (because i live in a nieghborhood not a lot of places to bash drive). should they hold.

Sweet lookin ride your building there Man!!! Nice job so far.

What are you going to do for steering linkage and servo saver?

Classic! I was gonna say that! :005:


G360... If your street racing you arent gonna bend the hinge pins unless you crash. I havent ever bent a pin even on big jumps unless I landed wrong. In a flat road course you shouldnt have an issue. Anyway, Its better to bend a hinge pin than break something else.

The JD carbons are very tough and light but arent indestructable. I have them on my maxx and have broken them in a crash. You can have him make CF pins for your maxx if you want to use them, but you need to do the set screw mod to use them on a truck that doent have captured hinge pins.
http://www.jdcarbon.com/set-screw-mod.html
I did it on mine and it works perfectly.

as for steering i was going to go ue but it is never in stock so i will probably go with the proline one I know a place that still sells it. as for the hingle pins i thought i read somewhere that they back them up with a warintee if you break them. also do you recommend these over the ti ones are they much better i would rather snap a carbon fiber one than spend 2 hours tearing out a bent hinge pin from a alu bulk head.

How much did the custom made pins cost you and how did he bill you for the product because it is not on the site to buy it.

He has em. Just send him a note. He actually wanted someone to test the set screw and CF setup in their maxx up w/ the 3.3 stuff so I volunteered and he gave them to me cheap. They are nice pins, but I actually think that when they break they are harder to get out than the metal pins. They dont really crack, the kinda bend and then fray and get bigger in diameter. Once they do that they get soft and you have no place solid to pound them out any more.

Dont get me wrong. Those pins are tough. I hit a concrete parking block at around 30mph and then cartwheeled for 20 ft after that. I was amazed that the hingepins were the only casualty.

A real BEAST with wings.

Would it be easier to drill them out hautz?

Probably rotate in the hole while trying.Assuming there's room careful work with a Dremel tool and an abrasive cut off wheel would make short work of cutting out the compression damaged part and the ends would just fall out after that.Just try not to inhale too much carbon dust...I don't think it can hurt you but they didn't used to think asbestos was a problem either :002:

pinolelst

Looks great!