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is all integy stuff garbage??

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Parputt537 said:
I have their rear turnbuckle eliminators on my Savage and they are fine. That is all I would buy from them though.
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Those are good parts. Their front carriers and hubs are awesome as well. They dramatically increase steering throw. You have to upgrade to the HPI CVDs with them though. The stock dogbones will slip out at the extreme steering angles they provide the Savage with.
Their al. rear skid plate for the Revo is good too.
 
I have the big 'ole piggy back shocks for my LST and they have worked great on it. Been using them for a couple of years now and no problems.
 
Just keep in mind that regardless what you buy in aluminum shouldn't be something that sticks out that will make first contact with the ground on a jump gone wrong. Even good brands bend or worse, rip other parts off your truck while bending.

Towers/arms should always be plastic, at least for a basher. It's easier to replace a tower or arm than it is to replace a bulkhead and bent hinge pins due to alloy arms or a bulkhead with the top snapped off due to the aluminum tower not giving.

Center skids are good as alloy, front/rear ones, not so good if they are to act as bumpers. On the revo rear, it's almost a necessity unless you like replacing the stock one frequently due to it wearing through.

Bulkheads, diff cases, diff collars, servo skids, trans cases and servo arms, things like that are good as alloy due to them not taking direct hits. With those pieces, your relying on the alloy's shear strength and lack of flexibility to keep gear mesh true and bearing seats from getting sloppy due to heat.

Sorry... rambling.
 
I've had only bad experiences with Integy. As far as aluminum goes i have the extended aluminum suspension arms made by fastlane machines very tought parts 6061 billet aluminum.
 
olds97_lss said:
Just keep in mind that regardless what you buy in aluminum shouldn't be something that sticks out that will make first contact with the ground on a jump gone wrong. Even good brands bend or worse, rip other parts off your truck while bending.

Towers/arms should always be plastic, at least for a basher. It's easier to replace a tower or arm than it is to replace a bulkhead and bent hinge pins due to alloy arms or a bulkhead with the top snapped off due to the aluminum tower not giving.

Center skids are good as alloy, front/rear ones, not so good if they are to act as bumpers. On the revo rear, it's almost a necessity unless you like replacing the stock one frequently due to it wearing through.

Bulkheads, diff cases, diff collars, servo skids, trans cases and servo arms, things like that are good as alloy due to them not taking direct hits. With those pieces, your relying on the alloy's shear strength and lack of flexibility to keep gear mesh true and bearing seats from getting sloppy due to heat.

Sorry... rambling.
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VERY good analysis here.
 
symmetricon said:
I've had only bad experiences with Integy. As far as aluminum goes i have the extended aluminum suspension arms made by fastlane machines very tought parts 6061 billet aluminum.
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I'm with 'symmetricon', I've had a really bad experience with Integy themselves, their customer service SUCKS as well as their front aluminum bumper for my LST2 which is all nicked and pitted up due to the fact that it's aluminum though I guess and the blunt of all the abuse. I also have an Integy aluminum rear bumper/skid plate as well as the front skid plate, shock towers(front & rear) and roll handle, which I modified. So all in all, I've really had no problems with their stuff,(like durwank said about his shocks) except for the front bumper of course and I've even rolled it over quite a few times and still nothing. The only real problem with Integy is their 'customer service' !;):D
 
suicide.. good point personally i don't care about looks, i care about how long is it going to last
 
i had a set of there piggyback shocks on my savage ss a few years ago. i hit a big jump and landed flat i bent all 4 front shafts. i replaced the shafts and used thinner shock oil did the same thing. i have the stock ss shocks on my rig and they work great.
 

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