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Originally Posted by kidcongo
The TI coating is only supposed to make the surface more durable, but I believe Tamiya makes them out of harder steel as well, or the process of coating them with TI makes the underlying steel harder. I bent all of my "stock" shafts in succession. I have never had a TI shaft bend, but I have broken a couple (fractured) in front-end collisions. The fact they snap, but don't bend lead me to believe they are harder steel.
All in all, I feel the TI shafts are way more durable and are supposed to make your O-Rings last longer.
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Since you've referred to O-rings I assume you're talking about your shock shafts? Either way I think the same logic applies.
I'm fascinated by the fact that you've fractured/snapped the Ti ones - indeed if that's the case it would add support to the theory that they're stronger but more brittle.
They're not that expensive... maybe I'll pick some up for the inboard hinges.
Thanks for all your comments guys.