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Serum · 09.24.2006, 02:39 PM

the aluminum is too weak to be used in such a stressful way. it's the part on the outputcups that goes bad. If you use stock arms all around, it would last a bit longer, due to the flex in the drivetrain. but eventually they WILL go sooner than stockers.. so it's the little part on the output shaft that will be torn off.

The inputshaft will last longer than the outputshaft. the outputshaft is a deathwish. there is more stress on the output than on the input shaft. in fact, with the inputshaft, you have got the normal steel shaft, which uses aluminum gears. (that makes him lightweight)

I used them both, and ditched them.

a user on this forum once showed pics of his broken output shaft, which obviously was the lightweight type.

it's for racers only. One race they should be fine, but i don't think they are durable enough to put faith in during a race.

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Serum RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 10,480 Join Date: Feb 2005	09.24.2006, 02:39 PM the aluminum is too weak to be used in such a stressful way. it's the part on the outputcups that goes bad. If you use stock arms all around, it would last a bit longer, due to the flex in the drivetrain. but eventually they WILL go sooner than stockers.. so it's the little part on the output shaft that will be torn off. The inputshaft will last longer than the outputshaft. the outputshaft is a deathwish. there is more stress on the output than on the input shaft. in fact, with the inputshaft, you have got the normal steel shaft, which uses aluminum gears. (that makes him lightweight) I used them both, and ditched them. a user on this forum once showed pics of his broken output shaft, which obviously was the lightweight type. it's for racers only. One race they should be fine, but i don't think they are durable enough to put faith in during a race.