ksarb Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Hi all im not one for cars but got both my sons one for xmas the FTX Viper Brushless I am more a Helicopter person so advice would be fantastic Rear Hub Carriers- Sidewinder FTX8532 The seem to be very flimsy at the contact point and after a few knocks easy break????? Is the an after market that my fit them or is there away to strengthen it? after 3 replacements and now no stock any where i have a car hanging on the wall and not going any where any help most appreciated thank you kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuttyProfessor Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Try boiling them in water, used to use that trick on my Tamiya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) That can potentially work when the weathers warm, but it doesn't seem to have the same effect once the plastic is really cold again. Sadly, the Viper is just a very weak overall RC, my friend has one and he's yet to put a full pack through it (6 attempts) without breaking something, that's mostly on flat ground with a few bumps. I know certain RPM Exo Terra parts fit, but I'm not 100% sure if the rear hub carriers are the same, it might be worth checking out though? RPM stuff is very good. Edited March 10, 2015 by Oh How Original 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Best Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 That can potentially work when the weathers warm, but it doesn't seem to have the same effect once the plastic is really cold again. Sadly, the Viper is just a very weak overall RC, my friend has one and he's yet to put a full pack through it (6 attempts) without breaking something, that's mostly on flat ground with a few bumps. I know certain RPM Exo Terra parts fit, but I'm not 100% sure if the rear hub carriers are the same, it might be worth checking out though? RPM stuff is very good. Ftx cars are rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPin Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Nope, FTX are certainly not "rubbish". My Carnage runs 3s, no problem at all. A work mate ran it straight on into a solid fire door at work and it just bounced off and kept going. All its cost me is the hop-ups I chose to put on. For the price, FTX are great! KingPin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 my boy had a bl carnage and we didn't rate it very much tbh...body posts snap if u look at em wrong...weak diffs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I boiled the front hub carriers on my viper, I haven't broken one since. They were on a fast boil for over am hour. They are very brittle though . they shouldn't break so easily when the weather warms up. I've spent hours modifying mine,the rear of the roll cage is reinforced with ALU rod & sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPin Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Guess I've been lucky, had it two years now and still going strong. (Plus spares are so cheap!) KingPin Edited March 15, 2015 by KingPin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Best Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Nope, FTX are certainly not "rubbish". My Carnage runs 3s, no problem at all. A work mate ran it straight on into a solid fire door at work and it just bounced off and kept going. All its cost me is the hop-ups I chose to put on. For the price, FTX are great! KingPin I used to have a carnage and had loads of problems with it. They are very poor quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) I used to have a carnage and had loads of problems with it. They are very poor qualityyep. ...totally agree...there made of cheese may as well be! !spend the extra an get sumin better imo... Edited April 15, 2015 by evssv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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