STRC 30 Deg Bend Links

[phase10]

So i ordered these from my LSH and am getting them tomorrow. but what ball ends should i use? i don't know what size ends i should get. heres a link to them.

http://www.teamstrc.com/ebproductdetail.asp?catmainid=8&id=116

getting them in blue"thumbsup" help me out!

 

[RockCrawlingKid]

i think most use the traxxas rod ends. something like this http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJJ81&P=SM

 

[Mac10]

tou need the traxxas 4mm ball ends! or jato ends but with those links jatos might be too long!

these are pretty sweet links I have been fondling them all week at my LHS

 

[Natedog]

i think most use the traxxas rod ends. something like this http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJJ81&P=SM

Yes, these are the ones you want to use.

 

[phase10]

awesome thanks guys. ill pick up some traxxas ones tomorrow when i get my kit. ill post pics how it turns out =D"thumbsup"

 

[crawler king 17]

its 3m like it says there not 4m too long i have the kit

 

[LST022752]

i think most use the traxxas rod ends. something like this http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJJ81&P=SM

Those are the ones I used.

 

[crawler king 17]

im just going but by what worked best for me

 

[phase10]

just got the parts imma put it together with pics. stay tuned."thumbsup"

 

[clowkoy]

i think most use the traxxas rod ends. something like this http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJJ81&P=SM

Which one is better? The above one or this one:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHGB7&P=ML

I have already bought the latter and it's coming in the mail maybe tomorrow.

By the way, with regards to the 4 lower links, do you have to screw the all-thread all the way on the aluminum tube until it stops? It looks like there's only a third left for the rod ends.

Thanks.

 

[bigblazerboy]

i have stock shck ends on my links right now. have other ends from lhs bt cant put them on yet. i cant remember how i did it but i think i screwed them all the way into the rods then the ends. hope this helps

 

[phase10]

Here they are

got the links in

assembled the rod ends with traxxas ones.

here they are on my truck.

they turned out great. kinda a weird angle for the axles though. the drive line isn't straight as id like, but it does work great. haven't got a chance to hit the rocks yet since its so late, and its snowy and wet anyways"thumbsup"

 

[Jamie-offroader]

What wheel base do those links put the axels at?

 

[dragnz24]

you need to get some 4/40 rod and make your top link longer that would fix your pinion angle.

 

[bigblazerboy]

you need to get some 4/40 rod and make your top link longer that would fix your pinion angle.

NO YOU DONT. you dont even have it. i fliped the lower link mounts and it made the angle better. the top link is the thing that is to long

 

[phase10]

NO YOU DONT. you dont even have it. i fliped the lower link mounts and it made the angle better. the top link is the thing that is to long

yea the top is too long. but if you switch your lower link / shock mounts on their sides ( like most people do anyways ) it fixes it. they work great, dont get cought up and flipped backwards on rocks anymore. plus i put some stick on weight on my front wheels. about 3 oz. workin great ill get new pix of the new angle soon."thumbsup" p.s. i got some axial beadlocks too, just needa get some tires now lol. prolly losi crawlers.

 

[bigblazerboy]

yours is turing out like my friend crawler king 17's. blue kit and axial bedlocks.

i like mine, but havent tested it but next weekend im going to. im running 1.9 trail docs so i need the clerance. i remember my rer links stopping my truck and the link mounts. that problem should be gone now.

 

[phase10]

trouble

so im havin some problems with my link setup. installed with the link/shock mounts in their normal position, the driveline is at a bad angle, that makes it so it dosent roll as smooth. prolly just a little more stress on the motor. then people said just rotate your link mounts to extend the lower links a little. i did that and it did straighten the driveline but now the drive line hits the rocks before my links. any suggestions on what i should do? heres some pics. thanks guys. i thought about moving the link to the lower hole but dont think that would help enough.:roll:

left is the shock mount in normal position, right is it on its side.

 

[bigblazerboy]

i didnt realize it did that. i nt have my drive shafts in. you could move it to the bottom hole. would help alot but woul help i guess

 

[resetpunk]

yea my driveshafts hang below the lower links to : / and what are u guys using for the tubler plastic piece that is on both sides of the tranny at the bottom?