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09-25-2021, 05:39 PM | #1 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Denmark
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| RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
hi, soon i will start building my crawler, and i got a RC4WD conversion kit for it. i have seen some people mention the RC4WD hardware isnt that great, so should i use something else? |
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09-25-2021, 05:47 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: US
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
I know others will "chime in" on this...but, to help everyone out, it would probably help if you indicated what vehicle you're intending on installing this on...and, whether said vehicle is intended for trail crawling, or competition. It's kinda like asking, "What weight shock oil should I use?", without letting people know what the vehicle is, or the intended use. ~ More peace, love, and kindness would make the world a much better place |
09-25-2021, 05:58 PM | #3 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Denmark
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
okay, kit is a SSD Trail King and will be built for trail running. i probably dont have enough screws from the SSD kit to just swap over.
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09-25-2021, 06:11 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: US
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
The Trail King Pro is great as-is. Plus, I'm not even aware of any sort of "conversion kit" for the Trail King Pro from RC4WD. ~ More peace, love, and kindness would make the world a much better place |
09-25-2021, 07:00 PM | #5 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Denmark
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
im building a leaf sprung trail truck out of it with a RC4WD conversion kit. i have read mixed opinions on the RC4WD hardware, so i want to take a look closer and find out what this is about before i start building. having to change the screws after the kit is built would be annoying. i dont like poor quality screws. |
09-25-2021, 09:59 PM | #6 |
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
RC4WD's hardware is cheap, low-quality junk sourced from somewhere in the basement of Asia. I suggest buying a quality hardware kit for the build.
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09-26-2021, 03:24 AM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Strafford, NH
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
RC4WD hardware is low quality. Just an FYI, the leaf spring axle mount will not work on the Trail King tubes. They only work on the AR44 one piece axles.
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09-26-2021, 07:44 AM | #8 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Denmark
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
i know the leaf spring mount doesnt mount right up, so made sure to buy the right parts for it. do anyone know of a place in Europe to buy hardware? |
09-27-2021, 10:26 PM | #9 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Denmark
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
just looked at the Rc4Wd screws in the kit, they say 10.9 and 12.9 on them. does that change anything or are still poor quality?
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09-28-2021, 07:51 AM | #10 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: central VT
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
Rc3wd can claim whatever they want, but ALL there hardware is junk. The bolts with my TF2 kit were a joke. Half the heads on the pre-assembled trans and diffs where already stripped out of the box. Other longer bolts were visibly not straight. The last straw was barely snugging a bolt into the chassis and breaking the head off. Gathered all the hardware up and threw it in the trash.
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09-28-2021, 08:58 AM | #11 |
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
I use Team KNK stainless steel screws in all of my rigs. When I bought my RC4WD TF2 Marlin Crawler I immediately changed out all of the screws for Team KNK hardware.
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09-28-2021, 03:24 PM | #12 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Denmark
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
okay to be sure im just going to change it.
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09-28-2021, 04:36 PM | #13 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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| Re: RC4WD hardware. use it or change it?
RC4WD... Chassis = Top Shelf Bodies = Top Shelf Transmissions = Top Shelf Transfer Cases = Top shelf Axle Assemblies = Pure junk Drive shafts = Pure junk Shocks = Pure junk Mounting hardware = Pure Junk Electronics = Meh... they're ok. Tires = Top Shelf Wheels = Hit or miss |
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