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07-13-2008, 08:13 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Grand Junction, CO.
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|  strc tranny plate with inboard lower links...
so i installed the new alum. strc tranny plate with the inboard lower link mounts and thought it was going to be awesome.....but, after running it i am really not liking it. Anyone else notice how bad the alum. hangs you up? even the stock plate had better gliding ability. its like an anchor...not sure if it is going to stay on or not. possibly a coating to apply??? Any comments or suggestions?  |
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07-13-2008, 08:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas City
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No personal experience with the piece but I stick to Delrin and such for a reason. | |
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07-13-2008, 08:22 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Central Florida
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I may depend on the rocks. My STRC plate slides over the broken concrete on my home coarse MUCH better than the stock plastic one. I also used button head screws instead of the socket cap screws so they don't snag on anything.
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07-13-2008, 08:27 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Grand Junction, CO.
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all my bolts are countersunk wherever contact might occur....where can a guy get this derlin stuff??? is it pricey? i am about to put the stock cut plate back on and run it instead...waste of 15 bucks!!!! | |
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07-13-2008, 08:31 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: I hope you SHUT UP!!!
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look in the vendors section. there is a company selling delrin skids with double triangulation. |
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07-13-2008, 08:32 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Central Florida
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Delrin is VERY easy to work with. http://www.smallparts.com/products/d...s/sde-sbde.cfm | |
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07-13-2008, 08:32 PM
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| TEAM MODERATOR   Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee
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IMHO,delrin is the best skid material. The aluminum will work decent when new,once it gets beat up a little,it'll start hanging up even worse. Even with a delrin skid that's beat all to pieces,it'll still slide better than a new aluminum skid. Aluminum bling has it's place,not in the skid department though....unless you got a shelf queen.  PM yotachump,he's got some nice delrin skids. |
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07-13-2008, 08:33 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago/Bloomington
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07-13-2008, 09:06 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fayetteville
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the reason i got the alum plate was due to the chassis twist! give some take some!
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07-14-2008, 01:08 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: So Cal
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Thanks for purchasing our products. I think it really comes down to preference and more importantly what kind of rocks you're crawling on. We have request similar to yours in making delrin skid plate, yet at the same time we have guys requesting that we put grooves in our existing plate so that...get this, it hangs in position better on the rocks . We will offer delrin plates in the future (and continue to offer our aluminum plates as well) the only thing with delrin is...we can't anodize them  Steve Wang | |
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07-14-2008, 01:26 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Fresno
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that reminds me, i should go check if he has ne in stock yet *****CDW AX10 Delrin skid plates for double triangulation***** | |
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07-14-2008, 01:26 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Grand Junction, CO.
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hes still out of stock on them............i think ill run the stock one till there are more avail....anyone want a slightly used silver strc inboard link tranny skid??????????????
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07-14-2008, 01:29 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Grand Junction, CO.
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07-14-2008, 02:19 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso
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Spray some PAM on it, nothing sticks to PAM! It should slide right over after that mod!
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07-14-2008, 02:27 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: So Cal
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 ). We will offer delrin skid plate in the future as well, as the rock crawling hobbyist become more and more technical, we will follow with more technically specific option parts as well.Sincerely, Steve Wang | |
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07-14-2008, 02:29 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: So Cal
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07-14-2008, 02:45 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Central Florida
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I'd like to compare a hardened steel plate to a Delrin one for rock slideability :-P I could be wrong but I think the hard steel MIGHT work better and provide the rigidity needed.
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07-14-2008, 03:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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I bought a decent delrin skidplate from stage3racing, then modifed it to move my links in even closer towards the center. The main issue I found with their product was that the tranny mount area isn't machined out, so the tranny sits higher up in the chassis.
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07-14-2008, 07:05 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Grand Junction, CO.
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i have found a poly material at a local plexiglass shop that is infused with some sort of grease type material that when it is compressed or slid across it self lubricates....or so i have been told....its used on sliders and channels of sorts....im going to try and talk them out of a piece that i can try either to add to the strc piece or fab a new plate all together. anyone tried this yet????
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07-14-2008, 07:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Reno
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Or one that is already made. Stock tranny bolt patten as well as R2.. http://www.ckrccrawlers.com/shop/ind...roducts_id=962 |
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