Im gonna be buying some upgrades for my xxxt and i thought before i upgrade some stuff. im gonna do a rebuild and clean everything out before i get some upgrades. so for a while now ive been stripping screws left and right so now im missing a couple of screws on my car. so i decided to get some new screws and some tools i found these on horizon and i wanted to know if u guys thought if these wrenches were worth 20 bucks and to see if the titanium screws are worth it
so heres the wrenches
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Shop/ByCateg...ID=DYN2909
and here are the screws.
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Shop/ByCateg...ID=TNM8537
if u guys know any better places to buy it or any better tools or anything id greatly appreciate it cause iono if screws are worth 60 bucks so...
~noto
$60 bucks is a little pricey for a screw kit. I personally would go with 12.9 grade steel screws. Heavier, but much stronger and cheaper.
ti screws are not good for rc's. They tend to snap really easy and end up costing you a lot in parts because of it. Look for a good 12.9grade screw kit. Best screws ever.
thanks thats all i really want out of the screws something that wont strip so easily. what does it mean that its 12.9 and where should i buy them. also what do u think about the wrenches are they worth it???
ty
~noto
dynamite actually work and wear good. They lasted me two years.
Trinity hex drivers work well too...
well tony's screws doesnt have the screw kit for my car so does anybody know any other places??
ive hears that tonys is a really good place to get screws and im sure if you email them with some #'s they could hook you up with something
you have the electric XXXt right? Tony's son races a kinwald edition so I'm sure he has a screw kit for it.
E-mail Tony, he recently got his hands on SAE screws and put together some XXX-NT kits along with some AE RC10GT kits. I'm sure he'll help you out. Great guy to do business with.
are the xxxt and xxxnt the same except for nitro????
On the tools
I got the Inegey ones for $30 and I am pretty happy with them.
I am actually wanting a different set but I dunno where to find them.
It has an OCTOGON shape with WIHO in it and they are made in Germany.
Also it has on it CV. MOLYBDAN with two dots above the A.
It is Black handel with a RED swivel end cap.
I can say worth every penny and very durable, I expect that these will cost.
Any one know who makes these and where to get them.
I know I don't carry much cred on this site, but RC Screwz (sic) makes a great stainless kit for $25-. I was so impressed by the quality I ordered two for my Revo. Sorry I don't have a link, but a simple web search will find 'em easy. Later - DaveB
Hey Noto, I've got the dynamite hex drivers and they work great. bought them from Al's.
Biodragen Wrote:On the tools
I got the Inegey ones for $30 and I am pretty happy with them.
I am actually wanting a different set but I dunno where to find them.
It has an OCTOGON shape with WIHO in it and they are made in Germany.
Also it has on it CV. MOLYBDAN with two dots above the A.
It is Black handel with a RED swivel end cap.
I can say worth every penny and very durable, I expect that these will cost.
Any one know who makes these and where to get them.
http://www.wihatools.com
I bought my Wiha's at Grainger. A seven driver set was $24.50 out the door. Set #26390 I think it was. yep....
http://www.wihatools.com/263sermm.htm.
I also have a Wiha philips screwrdriver and it holds great!
i got the drivers yesterday there really nice. and their a gazillion times better then the ones that come with the car. and i ended up buying thekit from rcscrewz because beatmytruck.com did a review on them and said they were really nice, and they are
When mags and websites do a 'REVIEW' that means the contributing company (rcscrewz) gave a bunch of screw kits to them for a "good" review.....
Only screw kits worth a dang in the RC market is Tony's Screws IMO
Allright, I'm just stupid then. RC Screwz sucks. I know my place in the grand scheme of things. Later - DaveB
umm try beatyourtruck.com, chris....good job. way to fake your latin hw too. then get in trouble...haha...wow...i cant beleive you. king kong and monkies aint got nothing on you eh?
sorry man had to crack a joke on it.
db302 Wrote:Allright, I'm just stupid then. RC Screwz sucks. I know my place in the grand scheme of things. Later - DaveB
Dave, Hopefully you didn't take Tex's post the wrong way. He wasn't implying that you didn't know anything. He does make a VERY valid point. One of the Forums I was on before had a few sponsers. If someone posted up anything negative about ANY of the products their sponsers make/distribute, the post would get locked and deleted, and the user would get warning points. The best way to get the real scoop on a product, is to ask about it in a non-biased situation.
Perfect example, Whens the last time you saw a Magazine give less than an 8 review on any products? Both RCCA and XRC gave the Losi LST a 10 on Durability, but if you talk to anyone who has/had one, they will tell you the LST had quite a lot of problems with durability.
Quote:Perfect example, Whens the last time you saw a Magazine give less than an 8 review on any products? Both RCCA and XRC gave the Losi LST a 10 on Durability, but if you talk to anyone who has/had one, they will tell you the LST had quite a lot of problems with durability.
that's just one example
The only screws that should be on the market are Tony's Screws. Nothing can compare for strength. Its all hex to you only ever need 3 sizes (2.5, 2.0, 1.5). My brand new truggy is torn apart waiting the arrival of Tony's Screws. He even gives you plenty of extra for each size. Nothing can compare to them. And the price is averaging like 25 bucks for a full kit.