Wah, wah.
Front gears held up much longer this time around with the new housing superglued together at the seam... but they finally stripped out. Pinion bearings aren't loose in the housing this time, I'm blaming the flex of the housing for letting the gear mesh open up, same as the rear did. I'm just going to pull the front driveshaft (or maybe not) and run it 2wd for awhile. The rear axle is still hanging tuff with the original gears and MC 3rd (still using the same supplied 11mm pinion bearings) Hopefully somebody is working on a new front housing, I'm not holding my breath, but I'll wait for now.
Wasn't somebody putting the Rock Rey ring and pinions into their Baja Rey? How did that work out?
I've been running the ebay kmc/general red labels for quite a few runs now and they definitely are a harder rubber than the stock tires. They don't hook up very well on hard terrain/asphalt. The benefit there is that I can setup for a turn with a slide much easier now instead of tumbling. The tread pattern has larger voids, so they actually work a bit better in soft/loose terrain. The offset is a little greater, the tires are a bit wider, and the overall height is a bit shorter than stock, which all contribute to better stability. You'll need to grind about a 2mm deep groove in the ribbing of the wheels if you want to keep your fake calipers in place. At the end of the day, they are just mediocre, but I'd buy them again for $20 for 4 tires and 4 wheels. I should probably order another set soon since I'm sure to finish these off in short order being 2wd.
