DNANO Carbon Tuning Spurstangen Set F360, Enzo; 7U,7L

patrick38 · #1 08-02-2009, 05:03 PM

did anyone see this tuningparts yet on ebay ????

http://cgi.ebay.nl/DNANO-Carbon-Tuni...d=p3286.c0.m14

pedrocamp · #2 08-02-2009, 05:49 PM

Interesting. Do the selection of bars allow toe adjustment?

arch2b · #3 08-02-2009, 05:59 PM

can anyone get ahold of them and convine them to post here? we can feature their full lineup both via the forum with information and possibly the shop.

MrNanoTrax · #4 08-02-2009, 07:45 PM

BEGGING for breakage... i've gone thru enough rear suspension plates to know the dNaNo isn't an ideal car to use carbon fibre parts

pedrocamp · #5 08-02-2009, 10:34 PM

It depepends on the application, the design of the part and the lay-up used. The T plates are put in a twisting and bending load and the Kyosho design with its thin members seems weak to start with. The conventional Atomic T-plate design, similar to the Z plates, would probably be more robust. I would prefer the Atomic plates in carbon since the FRP plates don't have the memory that carbon ones do. They FRP can end up inducing tweak since they don't return to flat as well as carbon. The center section would have to be thinner to give the range of spring rates but as long as a gentle radius is used to the mount they'd be OK.
If the front end parts are made of a proper weave and a good resin I would think they would be more than strong enough. The carbon though could be pretty abrasive to the knuckle pins and steering pins.

lornecherry · #6 08-03-2009, 10:19 PM

Auchtung! Without knowing more, it appears this is simply a maker of random carbon fiber parts with no attention to the specifics of the d'nano. Although pound-for-pound cabon fiber is indeed stronger than steel, the thickness of the carbon fiber is what would determine how it flexed compared to the steel/plastic stock and/or aluminum-optioned front end.

Given the R&D Kyosho put into the d'nano, I'm skeptical of so-called 'upgrades' if they haven't been thoughourly tested by either the manufacturer or racers. (The Atomic differential is good example).

Of course, carbon fiber looks so nice ... if they did a body in it ... I'd buy that.

Marcro · #7 08-14-2009, 05:44 PM

Would have to scale down the C/F pattern!
As for a carbon-fiber body, I'm tempted to get an Enzo, and use Scale Motor Sports 1/43 scale carbon-fiber decal and do the full-monty. That would look sweet on this scale.
I think for this size, aluminum is better option than C/F.

fraz · #8 08-28-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pedrocamp

The carbon though could be pretty abrasive to the knuckle pins and steering pins.

No way on this planet! Those pins in the knuckles are case hardened. Wanna wreck a good pair of side cutters? Try to cut one.LOL I wish 1/12 scale pan cars had pins this nice.

I was pretty impressed once I realized this. These pins are the main reason why the suspension is so smooth. Even if the carbon is sticky, the pins will ultimately polish the holes nicely. The same is true for the hopup aluminum ones. We noticed that they have a little sticky to them new, but if you leave them on same car for a long time, they will polish up nice. That said, we prefer plastic as it is always smoothest and best suspension action. (FYI, Joel Johnson runs and prefers plastic)

Carbon's strength is tensile (stretching), not shear (chopping). Most of the carbon we use in r/c isn't necessarily the best material for the application but the weight savings and looks are what get people to use it over and over.