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What spares do you take to comps?

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What spares do you take to comps?

Post by Jive »

Thought it'd be a good discussion to see what people cart with them when they compete.
Dosnt matter what class of racing or what vehicle type, it'll be good to get some different input on this.
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Re: What spares do you take to comps?

Post by stock 4runner »

Last comp we took a spare diff .4cvs. Fluids and tyre patches. We had to beg and borrow some leaf springs and a oil filter and oil
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Re: What spares do you take to comps?

Post by evanstaniland »

I last comp i had.
Front center with gears and locker
Rear center with gears and locker
Rear stock axles
Front stock axles
2x Arb locker solenoids
Arb locker air compressor
Rear tail shaft
2x Front lower link
2x Rear lower link
Steering pump

Then all oils
Grease etc
Swivel hub kit. Swivel hub studs

Prob some more bits but that's the jist of it
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Re: What spares do you take to comps?

Post by MikeH »

I take one of everything, except for the shocks, front brakes,turbo, intercooler and fuel pump.
Aside from the above all of the parts on my tow car are interchangeable but often lighter duty.
Tow pig needs a turbo and brake upgrade one of these days.
I also carry spare front CVs and axles and free wheeling hubs and a toolbox full of patrol bolts.

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Re: What spares do you take to comps?

Post by rockcrawler31 »

Depends a lot on the vehicle, what history you have and have you broken in the past

With the cruiser i used to take

Driveline

CV's, although i never used them after the longs went in
short and long rear axles
short and long inner front axles
packed, greased, and bearing'd front hub
packed, greased, and bearing'd rear hub
Front drive flanges
Spare tailshaft.
belts
Uni joints
wheel nuts
hub studs



Consumables

Basically every fluid in the car
gaskets, gasket kits, sealants
chemi weld
greases, brakekleen, wd40
circlips, hoses,
basically any consumable that you might use while doing a major service/overhaul of your car at home. Only experience can help with this

I also carried a pretty comprehensive tool kit, jack stands, tarps, trolley jacks, air tools, compressor, drills, bits, small welder, genset, easy outs, taps/dies, you name it.

A lot of it has to do with what you have previously busted, or know is a weak point. Also your budget, if it's possible to bust it and you can afford to have it as a spare, then take it.
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Re: What spares do you take to comps?

Post by mud guts »

An od one we broke at last TT, rotor button, cap came off and rotor smashed,didnt have a spare but some some plastic epoxy fixed it.
IMO if you got room for it take it, i havent been able to fit my shop press in yet lol
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