Wanted.. (1)UE racer x Lower front arm

[sjcrss]

probably true.....

[sjcrss]

well , I have some good news.....after heating the arm in the oven @ 350 Degrees... for about 30 min, I was able to straighten the arm out... to the point of where it's barely noticeable.....which is good.....so now I'm back in business.....for now......But now I'm on the lookout for a 2 front arms as a backup or wait for UE high Impact arms to come out again....thanks for the suggestion Mike L....

[Sneeck]

No way you'll get that puppy straight. The hinge pin hole's will not line up anymore, nomatter how hard you pound it with a hammer.

Pretty sure Mike can get you a new one.

Be warned heat treating alum is a really bad thing. The arm become's brittle and will bend easier. Do the hinge pin hole's line up too?

[sjcrss]

I know heat treating aluminum is bad....but it's only a temp fix.....untill I can get 2 new ones or the high impact ones come out.....here is a pic of it after I fixed it.....

original pic


pic of arms fixed


pic of other arm ...for comparison

[maxxdude1234]

You can still notice its just bent, and as sneeck said it won't have the original strength it had. The new ue arms look quite interesting, personally I would wait for those.

[sjcrss]

Hopefully this can get me by till they become available again....if they ever do.

[Mike.L]

No Problem sj but still you can temporarly drive your truck until the new ones come in.
even though that wont have the matched strength as a new one but can be still used for now.;)
:)

[sjcrss]

I'll just take it easy on it for now.....I'll just have to wait for the high impact ones to be available again...or just get the racer x lower arms.....boy do i hate decisions......