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andrewmp6 · 11-10-2006, 06:38 AM

is there any besides the tunder tech racing that can use the stock knuckles

1BadJeepBruiser · 11-10-2006, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by andrewmp6

is there any besides the tunder tech racing that can use the stock knuckles

John Etzler makes a steering kit out of Ti, I use his systems on my race clod with cvds, most steering EVER.

Monsterrc.net is his website

andrewmp6 · 11-10-2006, 03:32 PM

his site dont show anything about steering

DimeBag · 11-10-2006, 07:59 PM

heres some shots of it, hands down the toughest best BTA steering kit you will find. no carbon fiber drag link to wear out and no slop. tough as nails.

best aprt is it WILL work with your lower links mounted ontop of the C hub

when combined with CVD's you get INSANE throw

andrewmp6 · 11-10-2006, 11:28 PM

looks just like the thunder tech racing one but metal how much is it

cartronicshn · 11-11-2006, 06:18 AM

^^ i don't see any difference between the thundertech and this one besides it being metal, maybe pics of the servo linkage would help, that's where i had my problems with contact on the motor.

DeaDShorT · 11-11-2006, 10:55 AM

Why not just make your own?

Does "behind the axles" limit artic?

DimeBag · 11-11-2006, 07:22 PM

you arent looking close enough then. the servo on this one doesnt stand up like the one on the TTR one does so it will not get in the way of your link setup, it uses mounts that move the servo inplace of axle tube brace (lower CG)

the TTR setup uses a thin carbonfiber drag link.. this uses a wider titanium (as close to unbreakable as youll ever get) draglink that wont wear out after is been scraped over rocks like CF will, and CF will eventually crack. the kit also uses 6/32 hardware instead of 4/40 so yet again its beefier..

in reality any great working BTA kit will be alot like the TTR kit since the shape of the drag link has to conform to the back of the gearbox and links and theres only so many ways to slice the same pie, but this ones stronger, more versatile and has a higher badass factor being that its made from exotic titanium.

you can contact john at jetzler@midviewinternet.com . me makes awesome tool steel 4 link bars as well that will hold up to a nuclear explosion... oh yeah and his link mounts

look at these bad boys!

cheapjeep2 · 11-11-2006, 10:13 PM

Make your own, I just did this in about an hour today of trial and error, works like a champ.

EeePee · 11-12-2006, 06:45 AM

Short length of all thread inside a black tube.

Look how easy it can be:

Red Rockcrawler · 11-12-2006, 08:28 AM

Here is mine done with all thread. I made the mount from the link about BTA steering.

cartronicshn · 11-12-2006, 06:56 PM

Thanks for all the responses guys, i hadn't even thought about these other setups you showed me

, thanks again.

andrewmp6 · 11-12-2006, 09:37 PM

dimedag where you get your upper 4 mounts from

DimeBag · 11-12-2006, 10:23 PM

from john at MonsterRc, the same guy who makes the BTA kit. drop him an email for prices. the upper link mounts do something no other upper link mount does by moving the mounting point for the links back so that they in line with the lower links being mounted to the axle tube so that you get the correct geometry using a shorter upper link. that and they have 3 mounting points.. 2 along the front of the gearbox and one farther back up top to keep them from rotating from side to side.

and yeah, you can build your own BTA kit but your still using ballends and a draglink. how many times have you seen guys bust a ball end on a draglink from a huge dropoff or a nasty hit? this removes ballends from the draglink assembly completly asside from the ones connecting the servo to it. the draglink will never fail. any BTA kit is a huge improvement from the standard setup up front, but ill take a stronger, nice setup over a kind of strong, nice setup any day, even if i have to shell out a little extra cash. we have been running these steering kits on our race trucks for a while now in situations where ballends dont last long and busted steering links are a common thing to see, and not one of these things has failed or even come close to it.

dezfan · 11-12-2006, 11:45 PM

Mine is similar to Eee Pee's.

11-10-2006, 06:38 AM	#1
andrewmp6 Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville Posts: 814	bta steering kits is there any besides the tunder tech racing that can use the stock knuckles

11-12-2006, 06:45 AM	#10
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	Short length of all thread inside a black tube. Look how easy it can be: Attached Images

11-12-2006, 11:45 PM	#15
dezfan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK. Posts: 12,563	Mine is similar to Eee Pee's. Attached Images

11-10-2006, 03:32 PM	#3
andrewmp6 Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville Posts: 814	his site dont show anything about steering

11-10-2006, 07:59 PM	#4
DimeBag Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 44	heres some shots of it, hands down the toughest best BTA steering kit you will find. no carbon fiber drag link to wear out and no slop. tough as nails. best aprt is it WILL work with your lower links mounted ontop of the C hub when combined with CVD's you get INSANE throw

11-10-2006, 11:28 PM	#5
andrewmp6 Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville Posts: 814	looks just like the thunder tech racing one but metal how much is it

11-11-2006, 06:18 AM	#6
cartronicshn I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN Posts: 5,076	^^ i don't see any difference between the thundertech and this one besides it being metal, maybe pics of the servo linkage would help, that's where i had my problems with contact on the motor.

11-11-2006, 10:55 AM	#7
DeaDShorT RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brighton Posts: 1,015	Why not just make your own? Does "behind the axles" limit artic?

11-11-2006, 07:22 PM	#8
DimeBag Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 44	you arent looking close enough then. the servo on this one doesnt stand up like the one on the TTR one does so it will not get in the way of your link setup, it uses mounts that move the servo inplace of axle tube brace (lower CG) the TTR setup uses a thin carbonfiber drag link.. this uses a wider titanium (as close to unbreakable as youll ever get) draglink that wont wear out after is been scraped over rocks like CF will, and CF will eventually crack. the kit also uses 6/32 hardware instead of 4/40 so yet again its beefier.. in reality any great working BTA kit will be alot like the TTR kit since the shape of the drag link has to conform to the back of the gearbox and links and theres only so many ways to slice the same pie, but this ones stronger, more versatile and has a higher badass factor being that its made from exotic titanium. you can contact john at jetzler@midviewinternet.com . me makes awesome tool steel 4 link bars as well that will hold up to a nuclear explosion... oh yeah and his link mounts look at these bad boys!

11-11-2006, 10:13 PM	#9
cheapjeep2 Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Driving the Troysion Stick up the BIG BOY line! Posts: 958	Make your own, I just did this in about an hour today of trial and error, works like a champ.

11-12-2006, 08:28 AM	#11
Red Rockcrawler Trying to have Fun Again Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In your fridge stealing a beer Posts: 2,923	Here is mine done with all thread. I made the mount from the link about BTA steering.

11-12-2006, 06:56 PM	#12
cartronicshn I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: HONDURAS...ROCK HEAVEN Posts: 5,076	Thanks for all the responses guys, i hadn't even thought about these other setups you showed me , thanks again.

11-12-2006, 09:37 PM	#13
andrewmp6 Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville Posts: 814	dimedag where you get your upper 4 mounts from

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11-12-2006, 10:23 PM	#14
DimeBag Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 44	from john at MonsterRc, the same guy who makes the BTA kit. drop him an email for prices. the upper link mounts do something no other upper link mount does by moving the mounting point for the links back so that they in line with the lower links being mounted to the axle tube so that you get the correct geometry using a shorter upper link. that and they have 3 mounting points.. 2 along the front of the gearbox and one farther back up top to keep them from rotating from side to side. and yeah, you can build your own BTA kit but your still using ballends and a draglink. how many times have you seen guys bust a ball end on a draglink from a huge dropoff or a nasty hit? this removes ballends from the draglink assembly completly asside from the ones connecting the servo to it. the draglink will never fail. any BTA kit is a huge improvement from the standard setup up front, but ill take a stronger, nice setup over a kind of strong, nice setup any day, even if i have to shell out a little extra cash. we have been running these steering kits on our race trucks for a while now in situations where ballends dont last long and busted steering links are a common thing to see, and not one of these things has failed or even come close to it.

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