Cat and spares to have in you pit box

[restimax]

i am a new driver in italy, i wish learn which are the most used spares in the cat....
please let me know...

excuse me for my bad english...

[Northy]

Hi Restimax, welcome to the SX

I would get:

- Medium flex wishbones, put them on straight away or wait until you break a std one.
- Front shock shafts?
- Wishbone hanger screws
- A brace for the front hangers to stop them bending in a big impact

You don't really need anything else, they are fairly bullet proof

G

[Southwell]

Spur gears?

[restimax]

thanks all!!!

@ Northy
you was a pred drivers some time ago?

for the spur gear i have a incredible problem...with loose clutch i have broken the spur, the internal hole is fused and increased to 2mm of the nomal...my error because the slippery clutch was very loose...i think...

because medium wishbone and not the standard?

[Southwell]

As with most cars if your slipper is super loose you will just heat up the plastic and it will expand and soften, which will cause wobble and wreck the spur. Not sure if that is the Cat's problem or not though.

[ben]

That's right southwell, you need to pretty much lock the slipper otherwise it tends to loosen it's self off which heats the spur up and melts the hole in the centre
Id say upgrade the gearbox tops to alloy ones aswell?

[spud31]

Use RW B4 spurs with centre hole enlarged as there better quality material and dont melt

[jlong]

I went through about four rear hub carriers in mild crashes, until I stopped using the inner most hole on the hub for the camber link. It kept snapping off the little ear where that last, most inboard hole is drilled. I Moved the camber link to the middle hole, and nothing has broken.
Other than that, one front arm, one front shock tower cracked, but not broken. I keep the slipper pretty tight, and Im still using the kit spur.
I think the car is pretty tough, the only possible weak spot in my experience being the rear hub carriers, and only when using the inner most hole for the camber link.
In my experience, the alloy gearbox tops aren't necessary except for looking cool. I have a feeling that the shock tower only cracked because of the alu gearbox tops, the little bit of flex in the plastic ones may have spared the shock tower, but who knows. I've since put the plastic gearbox tops back on the front.
Nothing else has broken.