LINKS...Bent or Straight????

[mcap]

I am looking to buy new Wraith aluminum links from a vendor here and wondering whats better for the lowers....bent links or straight?? Its my first Wraith so was hoping for some advice from the experts. Thx in advance!

[shwng1973]

I like the bents on mine.
I have Vanquish but now have a custom set of delrins on the way.
Try R2j's

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/chass...inks-sets.html

You in PA?

[mcap]

I have his steering links and going to get his other links but wasnt sure about the bent links or straight. I live in Doylestown, we are very close.

[shwng1973]

Yeah i would say so.. Finally someone else in this BFE

Also try Blue Monkey RC. He is making me a set of Black Delrin links. Bent uppers/lowers.

[mcap]

Thats great..i will check those out. Do u have any good spots to take your Wraith around here?

[shwng1973]

My large farm I live on. Not that many rocks but some good open field to drive on.
There is that park off of Stump road where the river is. Some nice trails there.

[mcap]

Yea ralph stover is a great spot. A ton of rocks and roots to play on I bike there as well

[rc's suck]

About 15 to 20 minutes north you also have ringing rocks park. Never wheeled the just hiked. Friends of mine have wheeled there and likes it.


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[ax10tn]

Originally Posted by mcap

I am looking to buy new Wraith aluminum links from a vendor here and wondering whats better for the lowers....bent links or straight?? Its my first Wraith so was hoping for some advice from the experts. Thx in advance!

i am running r2j's stainless links uppers lowers and steering and drag links uppers are bent and rear lowers and they are awesome he can also do delrin too and they are great too. they are 4mm with the traxxas revo ends

[mcap]

Sounds good...i have his steering setup and have decided on all bent links upper and lower. Any issue with driveline rubbing or are they bent just right

[ax10tn]

here is mine no issues at all. the only thing i done was cut the sharp cornors off of the skid on each side of where the links mount just my choice though. i think his links are $55 shipped but that was with steering links too.

[mcap]

Looks great, thx for the pic!

[ax10tn]

Originally Posted by mcap

Looks great, thx for the pic!

No prob..

[pmadrid13]

Other than Blue Monkey who else makes bent lower links that have the holes like the stock ones do? I been searching, and the majority are tubular and the rest are straight with holes.

[crawler nut]

i had bent axial links, then i upgraded to the VP uppers and lowers. im loving them so far. they dont really get hung up to much.

[ik632]

I just made bent links: Acceptable Universal Joint Angle

The only thing I don't like is that the universals are definitely not as protected now.

[ohh EPiC FAiL]

i made some bent rear lowers for mine, and used XR10 longer uppers with a longer rod end to raise the pinion angle so it's above the rear links.

[pmadrid13]

Originally Posted by crawler nut

i had bent axial links

Were these the stock links or upgrade links from Axial?

Originally Posted by crawler nut

i upgraded to the VP uppers and lowers. im loving them so far. they dont really get hung up to much.

I see them all over the place and they are tough but I just don't like the tubular look in the links.

Originally Posted by ik632

I just made bent links: Acceptable Universal Joint Angle

The only thing I don't like is that the universals are definitely not as protected now.

You have a good point, I had not notice how the u-joints at the diff's are left unprotected. That will make me reconsider the bent link approach but I will still keep the stock look.

[tgh117]

I ran bents on my ax10 and my nip shafts were always grinding the rocks, so with the wraith I chose to keep straight and let them grind instead, usually doesn't cause me a lot of issues. I do have bent uppers, but that was just what I came across at the time. I'm not far from you folks either.

[crawler nut]

they were the thicker version of the stock bent likes. 5/16 instead of 1/4. i bent the shit out of all of them. i have the upgraded axial links on my ax10 and like them but the square hangs up on the rocks way worse than the round ones.