aspnet Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Dusted off my Mini 8ight today since I couldn't take it out and noticed that both rear turnbuckles had bent. Hopefully you can make it out from the pic below - apologies for the glare from the flash on my phone Have never seen this before on any other car - anyone got any idea what could have caused it? I don't bash particularly hard...just around a small courtyard garden with gravel and paving slabs. I have done some jumps off a small plastic skateboard ramp but I'm surprised if it would have caused this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake1*2011 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I had that sort of thing happen to me but on the front left wheel when I hit a post at full throttle side on, dunno how both of your rears have done that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnet Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 Yeah - I've done one side before, but never both at pretty much the same angle! I'm wondering if I hit a wall while reversing, but there is a rear TBR bumper there as well so it's all a bit odd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake1*2011 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Are any of the paving slabs slightly higher then ther rest, causing a step? You could of bent them drifting over the step, if your travelling the same speed over the step sideways from both directions that might of caused the metal to 'stress' and bend as the car went over it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnet Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Thanks - that's likely. There are a couple of spots where the gravel has worn away where it meets the paving slabs which leaves a 'step'...some of them can be problematic for the mini 8ight if I haven't filled them in before use...will be a bit more careful filling them in and see if it happens again. I did find that moving from the stock ESC to an ezrun 35a made it more of a handful in terms of speed - another reason why it hadn't happened before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake1*2011 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Do you have any spare turnbuckles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspnet Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Ordered a pack so that I have additional spares in case it happens again...nice excuse to buy something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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