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Old 20-07-2011
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I was told they ruined the handling on the 501 so never bought any for mine.. But the bling is nice to look at
Can't believe that as the team TRF boys use them. I am interested in how durable the plastic ones are though
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has anyone broke a caster block?
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Nope, but the alu ones offer 10 degree caster vs. the 12 degree plastic ones. More steering mid corner.
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Nope, but the alu ones offer 10 degree caster vs. the 12 degree plastic ones. More steering mid corner.
I wasnt sure what degrees the std plastic ones are until i read your post.

You can get the alloy ones in 10 and 12 degrees. Have you tried the 10`s Jan ? I have some NIP to try indoors here this winter.
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looking good , im running the the rear diff cover to , i would recommend
them to any1 , great build thread
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I wasnt sure what degrees the std plastic ones are until i read your post.

You can get the alloy ones in 10 and 12 degrees. Have you tried the 10`s Jan ? I have some NIP to try indoors here this winter.
According to Lee, the plastic ones are 10 degrees.
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Can't believe that as the team TRF boys use them. I am interested in how durable the plastic ones are though
Yup, I can't see how they would ruin anything, it was just what I was told. The plastic ones are durable, I haven't had to replace mine and they have no noticeable slop etc.
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According to Lee, the plastic ones are 10 degrees.

also according to BZB
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Yup, I can't see how they would ruin anything, it was just what I was told. The plastic ones are durable, I haven't had to replace mine and they have no noticeable slop etc.
Ok guys, wether thy ruin the handling or not, the question is: where can i buy them?
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Ok guys, wether thy ruin the handling or not, the question is: where can i buy them?
Caster blocks :- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Arms :- .....no idea but if u find some let me know
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Fitted 3Racing adjustable wing mount today :-

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BOTH cars fully prepared and ready for regional this sunday :-



Also both spare cars have now arrived :-

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"Fitted 3Racing adjustable wing mount today"

As this isn't flexible, unlike the plastic wing mount, won't there be a greater chance of breaking either the wing or rear shock tower in a crash as everything's more rigid?
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With my driving somthing always breaks, wings are £4 and shock towers are £6. The plastic kit including the wing mounts are about £10 so which ever breaks its around the same price. My solution is to stop crashing

On the plus side it looks good
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Recived and fitted My front Fredrik's Diff cover and full set of TRF Titanium turnbuckles. Sorted out its squealing diff from this weekends batley regional and also replaced the damage i caused in the first corner crash in the final lol.

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Front diff cover fits like a glove and closed all the holes i would be worried about stones getting into. Front and rear diff covers are a MUST in my eyes.
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