What breaks the most? Spare parts that need to be carried?

[BD126]

Cvs, belts, hub, Ty-rods, brake lines

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[swieetpea33]

I would start with a spare wheel and tire.lol..joking aside.
A little more info is needed. Theres a big diffrence in breakage between a class 9 and a class 1 car..??? What are you racing what engine, cvs etc. Iam sure someone in that class will post up!

A class 10 Single seat with a ecotec and 5 speed mendy and 930 cvs

[swieetpea33]

Cvs, belts, hub, Ty-rods, brake lines

You guys carry a spare hub on the car?

[swieetpea33]

Brake lines. Carry a cap that will thread on so if you rip one line you can pull it off and install the cap and at least have 3 wheel braking. Throw some aircraft cable and a couple of cable clamps in. They come in handy holding parts together when you need to limp it out to your chase team for a fix. Quick steel epoxy, mechanics gloves, Rescue tape for hose repairs, Lug nuts, fuel filter. driveshafts and CV's also break or take damage often.

Like other people have said info on your class and setup would yeild better advice. You are not going to be able to anticipate everything that can go wrong so it is better to have tools/items that can get you patched up enough to get to your pit or an area where your team can get parts to you

Thats great info...thanks for the feedback!

[swieetpea33]

Its a ecotech 10 car.

Tire, belts, full CV/Axle set up, some common nuts and bolts, limit straps, oil/fluids. perhaps some spare heims and bushings, duct tape electrical tape, zip ties if you can stash grease around do it. really comes in handy.

Forgot the spare heims.....thanks!

[BD126]

You guys carry a spare hub on the car?

Haha no on the truck. On our 10 car we carry 1 belt, spare tire, jack, 1 cv, water, granola bars, and a few tools.

[zjohnson]

Just trying to get some feedback on what you guys feel needs to be carried/what parts break the most in a long race assuming that the prep was done right. What would you buggy guys make sure you carried on the car?

The part that breaks the most often is the part you don't carry with you, nomatter what it is, it always seems to be the case.
But from my experience, axles and cv's are popular. Make sure you run dual batteries or carry a spare alternator. All electronic and sensors necessary to limp the vehicle to the next pit. Simply said. Bare minimum to drive the vehicle 50-75 miles in mexico, probably 25-50 miles in the US.

[swieetpea33]

Haha no on the truck. On our 10 car we carry 1 belt, spare tire, jack, 1 cv, water, granola bars, and a few tools.

LOL...thats more like it

[rusco]

EXTRA CV SOCKET.

We now use a removeable coudoura type tool bag. It has its own location and can be easily removed to bring the tools to the problem. We lost a CV in V2R when my co-dog dropped the CV socket in the silt, while trying to pull the socket set from the ammo can. perhaps a magnet would have been nice too. We now have a mini tarp that we put down then the tool bag before trying to do any work.

We also carry a full axle assembly since the axle splines are usually messed up after a CV failure! I'de rather carry a few extra tools than a co-dog anyway! Way lighter.

[jps1145]

I think it was mentioned before in their list, but should be repeated. You are going to be working on your car in the dirt and more then likely you'll drop something in it that is covered in grease. You'll need something to clean it with. Brake or Carb cleaner is a must. I guess you could pee on it. Okay, add more water.