The diameter of the CF rod was 3 mm. I think the CF might just be to stiff and even if I tried a thicker rod, the same result may happen. Or if the rod doesn't have a little give into it, it might just transfer the impact to the rear shock tower and damage that area. I will run with the steel pushrod and see what happens. I am not worried about 10 grams added to the rear of the truck. I don't even think a factory driver would notice an added 10 grams of weight on a truck that is close to 12 pounds when running two 4S 3900 mah lipos
