CF landing gear

[rchad]

Hi guys, I am wanting to buy some CF landing gear for my 33% Extra. Just wondering on your thoughts of where to get them from? Is there a manufacturer you prefer? Thanks...

[3ddd]

tnt is the only place,one question he asked me when i went to order carbon gear was if you fly off grass or if you ever make a not so perfect landing-- if the answer was yes then stay with aluminum gear

[BOSSIER_ROB]

I ordered mine from RC Supergear. Just don't expect it to show up for at least three weeks. Nice gear, but yes, they do not give a bit. If you bounce one in or or your wheel pant snags a tire, you're going to be rebuilding the bottom of your fuse. Mine twisted after a wheel pant snag and cracked it pretty bad in several places.

[aviti]

I think some guys have been going by older examples of CF gear that perhaps had design problems. I've been running CF gear on 2 100 cc planes for years with no issues. I also recently had a deadstick that ripped off my motor box and CF gear on my 40% Carden. The CF gear still had no damage. By the way, the crash that ripped the gear off was in the grass so you'll be OK with that too. I like the lightened aluminum gear but the CF will be a bit more weight savings. I've had great luck with CF myself.

[BOSSIER_ROB]

My gear is less than a year old and they build them as you order. It was only a month old when it twisted. It is tough but they won't take being twisted. Take your c/f gear, grab a wheel, and pull it toward the tail. If it doesn't rip the gear block out of the fuse, it will crack or break.

[Barn-E-Stormer]

CF gear looks good, light bla bla bla.........but it breaks. Go with the TNT.

[PSF]

I got some carbon fiber landing gear from sd models brand purchased from troy built models and it works perfect and the best looking

[rchad]

Thanks for everyones opinion. I will decide here in the near future if I want to go with the CF gear.

[Altavillan]

http://www.graphtechrc.com/ CF gear does crack from real hard landings. But my experience says where the CF breaks, aluminum will collapse and cause fuse/prop damage anyway. So you get superior strength and loose a bunch of weight with CF gear.
I use CF for the low bounce factor. Since I break fewer props with them I'm many dollars ahead.
These guy's have a huge invintory of shapes sizes and thicknesses. for instance, I put the GP Giant UCDO gear on my SebArt 30e plane. To do so I ground the legs and mount areas down to match the origional gear. Now I have a gear that will not flex in a harrier landing and break a prop. Graph Tech will grind them to shape for you also, but I can do my own because I have a wet grinder. Don't try to do it with out one, carbon fiber dust is nasty.