Jeepfixer1
Rock Crawler
Hey Guys, I wanted a set of Vanquish lower links for my wraith but didn't really want to spend 50+$ on a set. So after some thinking, I decided to make my own.
Materials: 1/4" by .049 thick wall aluminum tubing. 2) 4x20mm screws. 3) Traxxas revo rod ends.
First I removed one of my stock links and bent a piece of tubing into a slight s shape so the rod ends will go straight into the link mounts. You can make the tubing straight but it will have the rod ends right at the edge of binding.Also when you cut your tubing. If you will use a tubing cutter instead of a cutoff wheel it makes a much nicer joint. I cut my tubing at 94mm if you lay your prebent tubing on a flat surface and measure from top center to top center.
Next I screwed the screw into the plastic rod end. Then cut the head of the screw off with a dremel dipping the screw into water occasionally to avoid melting the rod end. Also I tapped the aluminum rod running the tap in just far enough the screw starts binding when the rod and rod end come together. Also when you cut your tubing. If you will use a tubing cutter instead of a cutoff wheel it makes a much nicer joint. When assembling the rod end to the rod make sure to use red loctite
All this worked out to make some really nice lower links for less than $20. Also the satisfaction of making them yourself. They can be easily polished to a mirror finish with some mag wheel polish. One more thing, if you notice where the links go to the lower trans plate. If you put a thin 4mm washer or so on the inside of the chrome ball it will take all the slop out.
Upper links are next. Hope this helps those who wanted to try this
Materials: 1/4" by .049 thick wall aluminum tubing. 2) 4x20mm screws. 3) Traxxas revo rod ends.
First I removed one of my stock links and bent a piece of tubing into a slight s shape so the rod ends will go straight into the link mounts. You can make the tubing straight but it will have the rod ends right at the edge of binding.Also when you cut your tubing. If you will use a tubing cutter instead of a cutoff wheel it makes a much nicer joint. I cut my tubing at 94mm if you lay your prebent tubing on a flat surface and measure from top center to top center.
Next I screwed the screw into the plastic rod end. Then cut the head of the screw off with a dremel dipping the screw into water occasionally to avoid melting the rod end. Also I tapped the aluminum rod running the tap in just far enough the screw starts binding when the rod and rod end come together. Also when you cut your tubing. If you will use a tubing cutter instead of a cutoff wheel it makes a much nicer joint. When assembling the rod end to the rod make sure to use red loctite
All this worked out to make some really nice lower links for less than $20. Also the satisfaction of making them yourself. They can be easily polished to a mirror finish with some mag wheel polish. One more thing, if you notice where the links go to the lower trans plate. If you put a thin 4mm washer or so on the inside of the chrome ball it will take all the slop out.
Upper links are next. Hope this helps those who wanted to try this
