Les Paul Lover Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Just had my mid-life crisis and bought myself the FTX Vantage Brushless buggy!!!! That car is fast!!! Lots of fun! I was hoping to use it with the kids (7 & 9yo) but it might a touch too fast for them.... My dear daughter managed to snap the front suspension lower arm..... and I managed to do the other one..... lol Which brings me to the replacement parts. I don't really want to change them all the time. I know they will break, they can be fixed..... but I'd like to minimise that if I can. Beside better driving, would replacing most part with aluminium be advisable? The only concern being parts lifetime. Weight and speed not really an issue as it won't be used in races - just a home toy. And if aluminium parts are a good choice..... is there an aftermarket full kit that can be bought for them? The individual parts are pretty pricey when you add them up... if there was a kit comprising most part at once, from FTX or other, that would fit the Vantage, I'd be very interested I think. Thank you for your time and hopefully advices!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Dont change plastic arms to alloy Alloy bends and if you can straighten it its a lot weaker but plastic flexes Alloy shifts the impact to next weakest part I would check the RPM website and see if they do the arms for your car Other alloy parts could be worthwhile upgrades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Paul Lover Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 8 hours ago, Stormbringer said: Dont change plastic arms to alloy Alloy bends and if you can straighten it its a lot weaker but plastic flexes Alloy shifts the impact to next weakest part I would check the RPM website and see if they do the arms for your car Other alloy parts could be worthwhile upgrades I did read that if the arms don't snap they will transfer the force of the impact to the surrounding parts. Can all surrounding parts be sourced in alloy? Thank you re: RPM tip, it doesn't seem like they make parts for FTX at all sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) Theres quite a thread on the vantage ,have a read through it is quite long but there are tips on how to improve it Edited May 12, 2022 by Stormbringer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Paul Lover Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 Thanks a lot @Stormbringer, that'll probably be a valuable trove of info for me. I had been looking for such a thread but hadn't found one!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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