CRT .5 seems weak

hmm...how odd. My lil girl has had no problems handling jumps about 8ft in the air traveling for about a good 10ft. She's quadrupled just like the 1/8 truggies and she hasn't even so much as snorted.

I've never (knock on wood) bent a front or rear center drive shaft. I've broken arms, but that was due to bad landings or going darn near full tilt into the tires we have as barriers around the track.

Check your hinge pins and the little collar thingies (I know, I know...I'm so specific) that hold them in place on the camber bar (?). It could be that the collars are worn and have a little too much play in them.

This seems strange. The .5 is one of the most durable in my fleet.

ive had mine since they were released. My most commonly broken parts have been front arms and front camber links and gas tank lid springs that loose tension and leak and twice i broke the bearing carrieing bib on the rear diffs ring gear after real hard landings but other than that i replace worn out drive cups every three to five weeks and ive worn out the hop up universals once a year .as an E truck ive ran it twelve or fifteen full pack a week for three months and ive only busted a front arm and a rear carrier plate for the arms.i hate to say it the way my crew says it but,dont crash and you wont break!the problum is ,if you run you will crash and you might brake and ive busted every rc car ive ever raced .hope you get it man youll have a blast i just think your expectations are a little unrealistick.