turnbuckles

[Blazer X]

Has anyone had experience with the integy heavy duty aluminum turnbuckles?

 

[HopIt]

No sorry, but I don't think I'd ever try em either ! I think the aluminium would wear out very fast, but maybe someone else can say otherwise ?!!

 

[Blazer X]

I thought the same thing hop but I gotta do something. It's not really even driveable right now. Maybe I'll try some new plastic ends and see how it works. Maybe I'll fab up some rear brackets to put the turnbuckles back in the original position.

 

[DOOBEEWHA]

Hey blazer X, Just tought I'd tell ya in my opinion, the best turnbuckles are the stock ones, for sure. Yea... they stretch and pop off when they get to that point. But, they also save your wheel carriers from being thwacked off on a bad front end landing or taking the worst of a speedy wheel swipe when you hit stumps, trees, curbs, real car tires, standing people, sitting people, steel poles, wooden poles, aluminum alloy poles, telephone poles, PG&E poles. "anything" poles, ect. Racers tend to go for the aluminum options for precision response, but these hop ups have a short life span and can't be considered the most reliable for the long haul. Replacement HPI turnbuckle ends are cheap and easy to keep on hand. Lunsford make good adjustable bars, but there not cheap by a long shot. The HPI ones are also very lite and hold their form for a reasonably long time before they over stretch. You can also place washers before the screws to keep them on more effectively. Just remember that your minimizing the natural protection they provide for the wheel carriers. It's one of the things HPI did right in the case.

 

[Blazer X]

Ok doob you say "stretch" but mine are bending because they are in the front. They are supposed to be on the front with IRC conversion right?

 

[Crash]

like doobeewha had said you can put small washers over the end of ball to hold the turnbuckles from coming off. I have done this to mine and they cant come off anymore. You do loose the protection and are probably going to pay for it later. if you do have a bad landing or hit something head on.
Let me know if you want to see a pic of how it looks let me know ill take one.
good luck

 

[Blazer X]

Yea that would be great, because the plastic ends aren't stretching they are bending by the ball cup at the wheel side.

 

[Crash]

 

[DOOBEEWHA]

Yea blazer.... They do bend in the front,. That's normal. I'm in process of installing my IRC setup as we speak and can tell you that the kit relocates the turnbuckles to make room for the bigger shocks. savagecre has an opinion on this, I'm sure. you can ask him about this Q.

 

[savagecre]

Yeah I do but you can only do it one way at the wheel end. On the rear you trade of the lower diff support (the little purple lower a arm rod holder) with theres. To get a straighter shot from the diff end of the rod to the wheel I choose to carfully with precision handling of a dremil cut just enough of my tvps to mount the Tie rod in the front of the IRC bracket.

The fronts I wish would for me would sit on top of the wheel carriers to becomes a straighter angle. but with beedlock rims this isnt going to happen. hope you could understand that..lollol

 

[Blazer X]

yea i get it, I think I'm gonna try to put a aluminum sleeve around the plastic ends and maybe crimp it on to keep it tight...not sure yet it's early and I need coffeee😛epsi:

 

[Blazer X]

This worked better than I thought plus it costed 80 cents. I used a 3/8 steel roll pin and pounded it over the plastic....bullet proof and no more wheel twisting:40:

 

[DOOBEEWHA]

Wow... I would definately keep extra wheel carriers on hand. There not that exspensive and will save you some supprise trips to the LHS.