Stronger body posts?

[L3 RC]

It took all of one pack to realize I’m gonna need beefier posts! Any suggestions?

 

[Trig73]

I removed the stock posts and threaded in a 5/16 nylon post cut to length to fit my truck body. They thread in snugly without need for a jam nut.
Nylon nuts can adjust height. Drilled out to accept body clips. The nylon is flexible and inexpensive.

 

[L3 RC]

Very nice!! Where didn you get the nylon from? Did you use a normal tap and die to get the threads or does it come threaded?

Also, did you have to make the body holes bigger?

 

[Charlie Hall]

I did basically the same thing by using extra posts from my Arrma Outcast. They are round and fit VERY snugly in the mount, but they hold up really well and I don't lose as many body clips with them.

 

[Creeper]

i'm running the proline mounts and have had no issues thus far

 

[L3 RC]

Just put on the arrma outcast posts and had no breakages. I did lose 2 pins though. Gonna have to put on the rubber pin holders I think

 

[Cmbscx10]

Good suggestions from above.

I ran the HPI 107429 Body Mount and Posts but were a huge Fail for me. Lasted all of like 3min if that. Pretty disappointed to be honest. I know i suck at driving but really. They are the reason I did my tower braces and TA shock standoffs. After that they did last/work for 3 packs before I packed it up for the season. So, not a fix without a fix but much much better than the bubblegum stock ones

 

[RC_User]

I modified mine with i think traxxas posts (cant recall) , cut off the nub where the clips goes, and drilled a small hole and threaded a grub screw in to use the proline body hold downs. so I basically made a ghetto version of the ProLine. I also have an actual set of the pro-line body post kit waiting on standby when these break...

 

[Chainsaw10]

Get an extra post or two on a center brace. This will completely stop any body post issues! And bodies will last much much longer. I’m definitely not saying to go as overkill as I did , but somehow incorporate at least a 4th and 5th post more central on the truck. There’s a 100 ways it can be done and it’ll save you body and post money in the long run.

 

[Chainsaw10]

Here’s my Vorza Truggy done a little differently for another example

 

[L3 RC]

Nice! Aside from the extra post, I may just grab some aluminum stick and bend it a bit to the contour of the body. That's one thing I love about my Kraton - the center support tower.

 

[Chainsaw10]

Here’s one more example on another one of my D8t monsters. These posts support a VW Bug body.

 

[DG40]

Wow. Are those mods really needed?

 

[Chainsaw10]

I think it’s pretty obvious that this is overkill...and not a necessity. But I have never broken a single body post and my bodies take ten times the abuse when supported this way. This is also a chassis brace, and a place to mount an esc when using oversized motors.

 

[Cmbscx10]

Wow. Are those mods really needed?

I followed the experts as I had no experience with Tekno when I built my MT410. I was told it was not needed but good insurance if things got a little crazy. To be different but still keep the concept, I used and old Aluminum Arrow shaft. It lasted 1/2 a run, bent and split right at the diff area. So, the chassis does flex as it was designed to and in turn if you don't have a brace the body posts try to push the body F/R depending on which way you land. Truggy bodies have a enlongated body hole for some flex so you don't rip the body to shreds.

Now, I am basically a noob who can do a backflip if I am lucky. I am usually not lucky so I land on its ass a lot and that's where I have ruined a body in one short season.

Tekno is like all other RC's in the body post area from what I can see. The bigger your jump and the less control you have wont matter if it says Tekno, Losi, Arrma, Traxxas etc.

 

[DG40]

Makes sense now. Most of my rc's have longer post and seem to flex with the body. I can now see how post that are close to the chassis can cause the body open the mount holes.

 

[Tamiyauberalles]

i'm running the proline mounts and have had no issues thus far

Bought some (for e-revo) an they are whay too big for the square holes of the stock mount. Did you mod them or get another version? Got a reference maybe?