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RC-Monster Mike 05.02.2005 11:15 PM

Got a link to these arms?

Rcbros 05.02.2005 11:22 PM

http://www.flextekrc.com/index.shtml there you go my friend.

The guys are really nice! and local! so I think I'm going to pick up a set to support my local companies! I guess lunsford is local to me too!

C.H.U.D. 05.04.2005 10:45 AM

I'm considering a set of these for the front. The stock lower arms seem to have a break point where the hinge pin slides through the lower arm. Perhaps w/ a pair of FlexTek on the front the energy will be distributed more evenly between the titanium hinge pings, the lower arm, and the bulkhead...thus preventing lower arm breakage.

Anybody else have the same or similar experience w/ lower arm breakage on your Maxx?

And yes, I'm a relative n00b (*the* contributing factor). But getting more smooth on the jumps everyday... ;)

Rcbros 05.06.2005 07:53 PM

Just got mine in the mail today boys and girls. I'll put them on the truck tonight.

Superemaxx89 05.07.2005 05:57 PM

pictures?

Rcbros 05.07.2005 07:17 PM

I'll get them up as soon as I can.

I have about 4 maxx's across the garage and then I just got a Revo lmao. Its been crazy this weekened. I'll have them before sunday.

They look sweet!! And the flex shown in the videos is near impossible.

Rcbros 05.11.2005 10:02 AM

Well here they are
http://www.rcbros.com/gallery_show.asp?GID=14

Truck looks like crap I know i'm sorry. Never wash aluminum in a dishwasher only black plastic!! lol lessen learned.

Serum 05.11.2005 01:08 PM

Your arms look nice!

On the BYT pictures, they look more black, yours look a lot more like titanium!

C.H.U.D. 05.12.2005 10:29 AM

When are ya gonna drop it off a cliff so we can see how they hold up? :D

Serum 05.12.2005 10:36 AM

Just let him drive it.. Its about the same punishemnt if i look to his g-maxx lowerplate.. (yeah, dishwasher.. Right...) It's pure abuse.. ;)

At last, someone who knows how to use a nice build truck.. (i get blamed by friends, for not using mine propperly....) 'It's BUILD for that, don't you know?!!?'

C.H.U.D. 05.12.2005 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Serum

. . .

At last, someone who knows how to use a nice build truck.. (i get blamed by friends, for not using mine propperly....) 'It's BUILD for that, don't you know?!!?'


You drive your truck on an oval w/ bowling bumpers? ;)

Serum 05.12.2005 11:14 AM

Obviously not seen the movie i posted.. ;) here it is.. It's got more to do with my friends than with my drivingstyle..

No, but my friends think that it's needed to pull 10G in a spaceship, when your doing something regullar on a saterday afternoon..

Making a water rocket was nice, on 9 bar (120psi) suddenly the idea of an 200 bar (2666psi) waterrocket was born.. I'd try to explain that it would become liquid and rather dangerous.. (COOL LIQIUD IS NEEDED RIGHT??!?!) Don't even think trying talk this plan out of his head.. It's got to be tested, no matter what the theory is, its the practice that counts..

It's just how high you aim..

auto2 06.22.2005 08:04 AM

question about these arms;

4 times stronger than aluminum? so what happens to the hinge pins and chassis after an accident when the arms don't break?
Or said another way

with these arms where is the weak link? I remember watching mike removing a bent hinge pin a while back and it wasn't pretty.

maxxdude1234 06.22.2005 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by auto2
question about these arms;

4 times stronger than aluminum? so what happens to the hinge pins and chassis after an accident when the arms don't break?
Or said another way

with these arms where is the weak link? I remember watching mike removing a bent hinge pin a while back and it wasn't pretty.


Titanium is much more flexible than aluminium and can absorb impacts. Its basically like a very very very strong nylon...

Rcbros 06.22.2005 01:50 PM

BTW I used my Ti a-arms all last week and nothing but success. The arms work great!


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