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TwistedMetal · 03-06-2007, 09:50 AM

Does anybody know a good way to mount shocks to the lower links that works good? Maybe something comparable to the RC4WD lower shock mounts without paying $30 for 4 of them?

DaViolentOne · 03-06-2007, 09:55 AM

If you're using round rod for the lower links, go to Home Depot and get a box of cable stays/ties for the same size as the rod you're using... Home Depot or Radio Shack... The kinda that wrap the cable and have a hole on the "flap" to mount to the wall..

Like this style:

Those come in many sizes and a few colours...

TwistedMetal · 03-06-2007, 10:08 AM

but how are they going to be tight enough to stay in place?

DaViolentOne · 03-06-2007, 10:17 AM

Get the one that fits your links... Maybe a bit smaller... When you bolt the shock to it, do it good and snug... That should do it right there... Those clamps are used to keep cable from pulling around as well as keeping them in place... I've seen them on moe than one crawler... If you're really concerned, put some thin wing saddle tape inside the loop for more grip or a pair of collars.. One on either side of the stay...

TwistedMetal · 03-06-2007, 10:19 AM

i might have to try that out. does home depot have metal ones too, or just plastic?

DaViolentOne · 03-06-2007, 11:25 AM

That I can't help ya with as mine come thru a wholesaler...;) I used to be a low voltage installer doing pre-wires and/or additions... We got ours for CHEAP 'cos we bought them by the thousand lot...

I have seen metal ones, but, where they came from, I don't have the slightest idea...

TwistedMetal · 03-06-2007, 11:27 AM

ok, thanks. i will do some looking. if i can get metal ones, i think that idea will work pretty well. i had seen them on chassis before, but i wasnt sure if they were metal or plastic. i have been thinking about this for about 2 weeks, and that was one of my ideas.

Just Zach · 03-06-2007, 11:44 AM

The hustler comes with those and I have had a problem with them slipping. I seemed to have fixed it by wrapping the clamping spot with some electrical tape and putting a zip tie at both ends. So far I like them a lot more than the rc4wd ones because they will flex a little and give you better articulation.

TwistedMetal · 03-06-2007, 11:52 AM

ok, thanks for the advice. also, are the ones you are using, metal or plastic?

Unholy · 03-06-2007, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justgiveereh

The hustler comes with those and I have had a problem with them slipping. I seemed to have fixed it by wrapping the clamping spot with some electrical tape and putting a zip tie at both ends. So far I like them a lot more than the rc4wd ones because they will flex a little and give you better articulation.

Didn't you use the collars that hold them in place on the links?

clodstall · 03-06-2007, 12:56 PM

i use plastic ones on my super.no problems. take tape or some small pieces of rubber and wedge in the spot between the link and the bracket.
the metal ones have rubber on them already.

TwistedMetal · 03-06-2007, 01:24 PM

have you tried metal ones? if so, where did you get them?

Just Zach · 03-06-2007, 01:38 PM

Mine didn't have collars, and they were plastic. Metal ones with rubber coating sound perfect.

mch441 · 03-07-2007, 10:27 AM

i have upper and lower monts from crawford performance ,the lower mounts are essentially the same thing but they came with a small piece of rubber to wrap around the link before you mount the shock

clodstall · 03-07-2007, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwistedMetal

have you tried metal ones? if so, where did you get them?

you should be able to get them from lowes' of home de pot..

muddeprived · 04-15-2007, 05:25 AM

Try using sheets of aluminum and cut strips from that and wrap it around the link and bolt it at the top. It'll act just like the plastic wire holders you can buy. I am doing it this way and it works. I had to use some black wiring tape around the link before wrapping the aluminum so it doesn't slip.

andrewmp6 · 04-15-2007, 05:39 AM

or spend 7 bucks for this http://www.crawfordperformanceengine...K1&log_pid=yes

Jeeper Creeper · 04-16-2007, 10:55 AM

I have the crawford ones on a clod and they work great. They came with some thin rubber that you sandwich between clamp and link and they grip tight.

Offroader5 · 04-16-2007, 02:32 PM

If ya really want to be trick (and also if your running larger than 1/4" links where those kits won't work), do like Muddeprived suggested and just make your own from small strips of aluminum or even thin stainless that you wrap aroung your links...then for slip resistance you could dip them in Plasti-Dip or even get the aerosol can of Plasti-Dip and spray them with that. The aerosol will put a thinner coat on vs. the dipping. I have used the spray on for things like shovel handles and it works great for grip.

I ended up just drilling and tapping some mount holes into the lower link to attach a bracket and it works great:

TwistedMetal · 04-16-2007, 02:50 PM

Thanks for the ideas. I about did that last one, but i didnt know if my 1/4" rod would hold up very good with 2 4-40's tapped into it.

03-06-2007, 09:50 AM	#1
TwistedMetal Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Monrovia Posts: 178	Lower shock mounts Does anybody know a good way to mount shocks to the lower links that works good? Maybe something comparable to the RC4WD lower shock mounts without paying $30 for 4 of them?

04-16-2007, 02:32 PM	#19
Offroader5 Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ Posts: 3,073	If ya really want to be trick (and also if your running larger than 1/4" links where those kits won't work), do like Muddeprived suggested and just make your own from small strips of aluminum or even thin stainless that you wrap aroung your links...then for slip resistance you could dip them in Plasti-Dip or even get the aerosol can of Plasti-Dip and spray them with that. The aerosol will put a thinner coat on vs. the dipping. I have used the spray on for things like shovel handles and it works great for grip. I ended up just drilling and tapping some mount holes into the lower link to attach a bracket and it works great: Last edited by Offroader5; 04-16-2007 at 02:35 PM.

03-06-2007, 09:55 AM	#2
DaViolentOne Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Surrey, BC, Canada Posts: 870	If you're using round rod for the lower links, go to Home Depot and get a box of cable stays/ties for the same size as the rod you're using... Home Depot or Radio Shack... The kinda that wrap the cable and have a hole on the "flap" to mount to the wall.. Like this style: Those come in many sizes and a few colours...

03-06-2007, 10:08 AM	#3
TwistedMetal Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Monrovia Posts: 178	but how are they going to be tight enough to stay in place?

03-06-2007, 10:17 AM	#4
DaViolentOne Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Surrey, BC, Canada Posts: 870	Get the one that fits your links... Maybe a bit smaller... When you bolt the shock to it, do it good and snug... That should do it right there... Those clamps are used to keep cable from pulling around as well as keeping them in place... I've seen them on moe than one crawler... If you're really concerned, put some thin wing saddle tape inside the loop for more grip or a pair of collars.. One on either side of the stay...

03-06-2007, 10:19 AM	#5
TwistedMetal Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Monrovia Posts: 178	i might have to try that out. does home depot have metal ones too, or just plastic?

03-06-2007, 11:25 AM	#6
DaViolentOne Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Surrey, BC, Canada Posts: 870	That I can't help ya with as mine come thru a wholesaler...;) I used to be a low voltage installer doing pre-wires and/or additions... We got ours for CHEAP 'cos we bought them by the thousand lot... I have seen metal ones, but, where they came from, I don't have the slightest idea...

03-06-2007, 11:27 AM	#7
TwistedMetal Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Monrovia Posts: 178	ok, thanks. i will do some looking. if i can get metal ones, i think that idea will work pretty well. i had seen them on chassis before, but i wasnt sure if they were metal or plastic. i have been thinking about this for about 2 weeks, and that was one of my ideas.

03-06-2007, 11:44 AM	#8
Just Zach '08 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC Posts: 5,585	The hustler comes with those and I have had a problem with them slipping. I seemed to have fixed it by wrapping the clamping spot with some electrical tape and putting a zip tie at both ends. So far I like them a lot more than the rc4wd ones because they will flex a little and give you better articulation.

03-06-2007, 11:52 AM	#9
TwistedMetal Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Monrovia Posts: 178	ok, thanks for the advice. also, are the ones you are using, metal or plastic?

03-06-2007, 12:56 PM	#11
clodstall I lost my vendor privileges Join Date: May 2006 Location: TOP OF THE HILL Posts: 3,014	i use plastic ones on my super.no problems. take tape or some small pieces of rubber and wedge in the spot between the link and the bracket. the metal ones have rubber on them already.

03-06-2007, 01:24 PM	#12
TwistedMetal Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Monrovia Posts: 178	have you tried metal ones? if so, where did you get them?

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03-06-2007, 01:38 PM	#13
Just Zach '08 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC Posts: 5,585	Mine didn't have collars, and they were plastic. Metal ones with rubber coating sound perfect.

03-07-2007, 10:27 AM	#14
mch441 Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: bristol Posts: 88	i have upper and lower monts from crawford performance ,the lower mounts are essentially the same thing but they came with a small piece of rubber to wrap around the link before you mount the shock

04-15-2007, 05:25 AM	#16
muddeprived RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Beaver Falls Posts: 1,166	Try using sheets of aluminum and cut strips from that and wrap it around the link and bolt it at the top. It'll act just like the plastic wire holders you can buy. I am doing it this way and it works. I had to use some black wiring tape around the link before wrapping the aluminum so it doesn't slip.

04-15-2007, 05:39 AM	#17
andrewmp6 Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville Posts: 814	or spend 7 bucks for this http://www.crawfordperformanceengine...K1&log_pid=yes

04-16-2007, 10:55 AM	#18
Jeeper Creeper Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Folsom Posts: 209	I have the crawford ones on a clod and they work great. They came with some thin rubber that you sandwich between clamp and link and they grip tight.

04-16-2007, 02:50 PM	#20
TwistedMetal Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Monrovia Posts: 178	Thanks for the ideas. I about did that last one, but i didnt know if my 1/4" rod would hold up very good with 2 4-40's tapped into it.

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