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Bkyd Basher

Bkyd Basher

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Thought id update my status with my rpm carriers.I thought maybe the first pair was a fluke. Nope second pair pulled the pillow balls through last nite again:angry: I tried to change the location of my pushrods on the a arms and still happened. Sent the first pair to rpm about 2 weeks ago and have heard nothing. Its only in the front, my tru trac system from rpm in the rear is holding up great. Dont get it. So i am going back to the stockers and see what happens i guess. Not impressesd when they say there is 20% more material there to prevent this from happening.
 
Did the same to mine - but I had to hit it a lot harder than popping them out with the stock carriers. Pretty much nothing short of alloy carriers will stop it happening, clip a gutter with a wheel at speed & somethings gotta give.
On my stock carriers I made up some steel rings to press over the plastic ring around the ball cup, they never popped out again. I'm gonna do the same with the rpm carriers.

The other thing that bugs me is the damn ball adjusters working loose & leaving slop in the ball joints, gotta readjust them after every bash session, gets annoying. I'm hesistant to use loctite on a plastic thread, but may end up doing it so don't have to adjust the damn things all the time.

Yeah, true track rear is mint, loving it.
 
^ I like that setup, positive location of the balls, but you can unscrew the plate & get em out from the driveshaft side so you don't have to unscrew them from the arm.
Very nice, well thought out setup.
 
I can't comment on the Tekno carriers, but if they are anything like the other Tekno products I've used they're probably worth a try.
 
Ya i to like the tekno setup. After these stockers i just put on give up on me i will try them next. And after that i guess its off the the aluminum world. But i think the teknos will solve the issue. Its weird cause my buddys tmaxx hasnt had any issues with the carriers.
 
TK5310 said:
^ I like that setup, positive location of the balls, but you can unscrew the plate & get em out from the driveshaft side so you don't have to unscrew them from the arm.
Very nice, well thought out setup.
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They are great axle carriers but they don’t work like you think.
The steel ring reinforcement that attaches around the pivot ball just helps keep the carrier from expanding/breaking so the pivot ball will not pop out of the carrier.

You still have to install and remove the pivot ball from the same side as the pivot ball cap.

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Another big + is that with the 8mm stub axle and wheel hex there is 0 slop. If any play develops you know it is with the wheel bearings and not the hex and stub.
 
Ya nearly all my play is the stub in the 17mm adaptor. I think they have the better adaptors than what i have. Something to do with the inside of the adaptors, maybe there threaded or something but can't remember. So with those carriers i need the 8mm stub axles to go with them right? Or they come with them in a kit?
 
So i threw the spare stock carriers i had on and just popped the driver side in 2 tanks on the track. Off to tekno land!!! Just hope I'm not doin something wrong to make this happen or the wrong parts or something. My buddys stock carriers on his maxx are still goin strong. Sucks!!
 

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