Iv had no issues ?? coop has the same motor?
No issues with mine knock on wood.
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No issues with mine knock on wood.
Mine's running like a demon now too. Had to empty the skid plate around the starter cover a few times, but other than that, no incidents.
Check out those drive shafts!
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Check out those drive shafts!
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? that happens to me every time I go out. Yesterday it had long dog hair mixed in. It was a proper pita to cut off.Mine's running like a demon now too. Had to empty the skid plate around the starter cover a few times, but other than that, no incidents.
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Check out those drive shafts!
Yup, they're magnets for anything that can tangle up in them!
I'm in need of new hostile drive boots. These ones are over 10 years old and degraded to the point of near uselessness.
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10 years? The losi ones I use last a few runs. I constantly rip them. Kinda just stopped replacing them until i dig in for other reasons.
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Hostile is much better then the losi boots, wish we could get some from for the mt/db platform
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Axle boots are for pussies ??I run none at all.
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Cuz you cant afford any ?
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Sorry Z you opened yourself up for it?
And your 3 ? short for a full screen ?
21bb, you run any mud guards on either of your back arms?
And your 3 ? short for a full screen ?
21bb, you run any mud guards on either of your back arms?
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Did once. A few small pieces are still attached. Not much though. The FF brand are junk.
I made some sheet alloy ones still on my losi??
Yeah, HPI boots are made from toilet paper. Hostiles are Tonka tough! Highly recommended. 
the stock boot was brand new before today's run. I've been running these same Hostiles since 2010 and one finally gave up the ghost, but in a far less severe way:
A penny of prevention is better than a pound of the cure. If you don't boot, you'll be replacing your drive cups and pins sooner rather than later. Probably not as big a deal on asphalt, but once you get out in the dirt or sand, it will be.
This is my stock 5t drive cup after 10 years and many, many hours of abuse:
It's a shame that non-Hostile boots are such garbage. I really wish he was able to stay in the game and offer boots for other platforms.
I'll make a suggestion that might be helpful for you guys not using boots. Use a wax based bike chain lubricant, like White Lightning, on your drives. It sheds dirt and still gives a modicum of lubrication to reduce wear. It's not as good as a boot filled with grease, but it's better than nothing. There are some dry silicone lubes out there that might also be of some utility as well, but my experience is limited to wax based solutions.
the stock boot was brand new before today's run. I've been running these same Hostiles since 2010 and one finally gave up the ghost, but in a far less severe way:
A penny of prevention is better than a pound of the cure. If you don't boot, you'll be replacing your drive cups and pins sooner rather than later. Probably not as big a deal on asphalt, but once you get out in the dirt or sand, it will be.
This is my stock 5t drive cup after 10 years and many, many hours of abuse:
It's a shame that non-Hostile boots are such garbage. I really wish he was able to stay in the game and offer boots for other platforms.
I'll make a suggestion that might be helpful for you guys not using boots. Use a wax based bike chain lubricant, like White Lightning, on your drives. It sheds dirt and still gives a modicum of lubrication to reduce wear. It's not as good as a boot filled with grease, but it's better than nothing. There are some dry silicone lubes out there that might also be of some utility as well, but my experience is limited to wax based solutions.
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If I fek a pin I'll put boots on. Pins look a+ as of now.so I'm Gunna send it and see what happens. Pins will wear out before the cups (flm hardened steel)Yeah, HPI boots are made from toilet paper. Hostiles are Tonka tough! Highly recommended.
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the stock boot was brand new before today's run. I've been running these same Hostiles since 2010 and one finally gave up the ghost, but in a far less severe way:
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A penny of prevention is better than a pound of the cure. If you don't boot, you'll be replacing your drive cups and pins sooner rather than later. Probably not as big a deal on asphalt, but once you get out in the dirt or sand, it will be.
This is my stock 5t drive cup after 10 years and many, many hours of abuse:
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It's a shame that non-Hostile boots are such garbage. I really wish he was able to stay in the game and offer boots for other platforms.
I'll make a suggestion that might be helpful for you guys not using boots. Use a wax based bike chain lubricant, like White Lightning, on your drives. It sheds dirt and still gives a modicum of lubrication to reduce wear. It's not as good as a boot filled with grease, but it's better than nothing. There are some dry silicone lubes out there that might also be of some utility as well, but my experience is limited to wax based solutions.
My baja eats hostile boots? I must make some cvd guards coz getting them on is a massive ball ache ??
I have to wonder if it's the Ultra HD cups and bones you're running. Could be that they're so thick that they're not allowing any flex or slip. Hostiles don't even seem to work as well on the 5T SC HD cups either. They seem to be designed to work best on 22mm drive cups. DDM specifically states that the grey boots aren't going to fit the 25mm SC drives. I'm running Dark Soul V2 Meaty Shafts and stock 5T cups and only now have the boots finally decided to bite it.
You're not running off road, so I'm not surprised you aren't seeing any wear right now. Pins rubbing against the cups at extremely high RPM and torque will heat up and eventually anneal the hardening on the cups, add some dirt or sand, and you have some serious abrasion. But at least FLM offers a 100% guarantee on hardened steel parts! +1!
not sure if that covers wear though, might just be breakage ? ?Either way, more power to ya. Not gonna say right or wrong, just offering the benefit of my own experience for consideration. Your mileage will vary.
Eventually the Hostile supply will run out and we'll all be running dry unless someone comes up with something worth buying.
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clever mesh screen job. I just picked up some plastic screen hoping to glue some pieces on the inside of my case to hopefully do the same thing!
I'm running FLM bones n cups?? 34 reed build??
Well zee,at least you can't get pregnant. No glove,no love.?