Which clutch shoes to get

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:07 pm Post subject: Which clutch shoes to get

Its been a really long time since I had to get a new clutch and I'm not sure what's good to get. Are the Dynamite Max Life aluminum clutch shoes any good?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dynamite-DYNP5180-Max-Life-Alum-Clutch-Shoes-Savage-/350366470633?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item51937811e9

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:14 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

The best shoe on the market for as savage IMO i just run 1 x 1.0 spring and 2 x 1.1 springs in my race set up using mugen springs

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

That's what I run, I differ from Sam as I run 3 mugen 1.0 springs.

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:33 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

Its a good think I asked first on here because I was going to get Nova aluminum clutch shoes but the cost of shipping was more than the cost of the clutch shoes themselves! So are these actually better than the Werks 4 shoe? I bought one of those a long time ago and it has worked fine for me but they're too expensive to get for my other motors.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 1:05 am Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

I never liked the werks 4 shoe set up, gave it to one of the buggy guys and I think he threw it out.

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

the HPI composite ones are what I use. ive tried them on big power motors also and have had some good results. never noticed them slipping.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

The max life shoes are off the hook! best ones ive used bar none

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:27 am Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

I have used aluminum shoes in the past and didn't like them. Too much maintenance (have to trim flash off them quite often) and they didn't last long. Went back to using HPI composite and was happy with them. They eventually wore out, so I've just installed a set of Dyn Max-Life shoes to give aluminum ones another chance. Too early to tell yet, so my post is a little useless, other than to say composite are fine....aluminum....maybe.

On performance, the aluminum do seem to grab harder, but I had to watch for it to notice. If I was just out bashing and not paying attention to how the clutch grabbed, I doubt I'd notice the difference.

On aluminum, it's a good idea to install thin washers over the shoe posts, between the shoes and the flywheel. Unfortunatley, this makes the springs look like they won't stay in the groove of the center hex nut. So I shimmed the nut out further. This meant I had to remove a shim between the CB and the hex-nut to keep the front face of the CB from rubbing on the spur gear, and then change the shimming between the end of the CB and the end of the crank, but not everyone would have that problem. It had to do with the holes drilled in my engine side lugs being located a bit different than other engines.

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

my youtube · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

Vids Here · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

I hear those shoes give you truck quite a kick out of the gate Laughing

my youtube · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

yeah these dutch shoes are the greatest.

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

wood shoes for the savge,,,,not sure the Savage would be comforatible running in those lol,,, I smell fire!

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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

amen to that, I will defininitly be using these from now on,, with the stock hpi black springs these things hook like a tow truck.

I got close to a gallon of use on them thinking about pulling the CB see what it looks like, trim the edges, clean the inside of the CB.

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:51 pm Post subject: Re: Which clutch shoes to get

my LHS recommended the dynamite shoes....they look great and work well....i thnk it's a matter of selection of springs tension....depending on your application...


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