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Titanium Hex Screws for EVO build?

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Happy Holidays and new year! I received my EVO back before Thanks Giving, I’ve been clearing out the honey dew list, preparing for Christmas and gathering parts for the build. So far I have sourced: Tamiya 10.5 brushless, metal front and rear hub carriers, TA02 high speed gear set and TA02 plastic gear set. The last item that I am looking for are titanium screws. Does anyone have a recommendation and source for them? I imagine the easy means is a TA02 titanium set but I can’t seem to crack the code with the search engines. I prefer a hex set but standard Phillips will be fine. 
 

Any suggestions?

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You could use titanium bolts made for other cars. Mostly they are M3 anyway. Titanium bolts are not as popular as stainless steel ones because people found that they'd spend $90 on a titanium set on a bit weaker bolts.  

I would only use on non-load-bearing places.  

If you make the same sized bolts out of steel vs titanium, steel is stronger.  Titanium is stronger 'by weight,' not by volume. Since titanium is much lighter, if you want the same strength as steel, titanium parts must be bigger. But M3 bolts must be in the same size (same volume). That means steel bolts are stronger.  So, I would take that into consideration when you are replacing with titanium bolts. I would replace only non-load bearing ones. (I would use steel hexes on suspension posts, for example.)  

 

 

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A quick Google suggests that Square make a Top Force Evo set, which looks like the right combination of tapping and machine screws.

You can also get generic titanium screws in packs from various RC sources, although you may not be able to get some of the more specialised sizes that the kit needs.

I'll echo what @Juggular has said about strength. I'll also mention that Tamiya put tapping screws in the kits for a reason - they are the screw that is most suitable for the soft plastic the kit is made from. So don't assume that a machine thread will be "better".

But obviously a set of titanium screws are as much an aesthetic choice as a performance one.

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On 1/1/2022 at 3:35 PM, GTodd said:

Happy Holidays and new year! I received my EVO back before Thanks Giving, I’ve been clearing out the honey dew list, preparing for Christmas and gathering parts for the build. So far I have sourced: Tamiya 10.5 brushless, metal front and rear hub carriers, TA02 high speed gear set and TA02 plastic gear set. The last item that I am looking for are titanium screws. Does anyone have a recommendation and source for them? I imagine the easy means is a TA02 titanium set but I can’t seem to crack the code with the search engines. I prefer a hex set but standard Phillips will be fine. 
 

Any suggestions?

this place is good

Screw kit for the Tamiya Top Force, 16,90 € (rc-schrauben.de)

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