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Bent an a-arm in Arkansas. Thinking about changing lowers on all 4 corners now. I’m unsure about the aluminum rods though. Like S3 stuff because they are in Louisiana.
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Pricey but worth it, imo.
Or Jsport.
S3 has garbage bushings in the front arms.
Pricey but worth it, imo.
Or Jsport.
S3 has garbage bushings in the front arms.
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The @SuperATV ones are nice. Beat the $hit out if them the last few years. So far so good!
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Thanks for the input gents. I haven't had tome to really dig into this yet. Intake kits have taken over nearly all of my free time! A good problem to have!
I run L&W front and rear. They have been tough but installed my second set of bushings in the rear radius rods. I just installed AJK Radius rods and they are very nice and seem to have much better bushings.
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I'm considering designing my own radius rods now. I've located a source for rod ends. First ones may be straight but with thick wall DOM tube. I'll look into this and see. The good thing is my local shop now has a tubing bender so whatever I can dream up, they can make! That would come later with a high clearance design. A-arms are a little more complicated so not sure if I want to even touch that at this time. But it will be fermenting in the back of my mind.
I like the beam shape of the SuperATV rods.
I like the beam shape of the SuperATV rods.
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DragonFire makes some nice Radius Rods out of 1.25 DOM. I am putting a set of them on my car. We'll see how well they work.
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High-Clearance Radius Rods
High-Clearance Radius Rods from DragonFire Racing are designed to improve or replace the factory rods on the Honda Talon. Made with high-quality chromoly for unmatched strength. Increased ground clearance, while incorporating gussets to prevent settling or fatigue. Paired with oversized...
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How long did the first set last? I just installed them on my talonx-4 was wondering if I should buy a spare set.
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Since I am a retailer, I had a set of lower radius rods built to my dimensions and specs to see how they work and if I want to sell them on the website. These are for my Talon X2 model.
They look excellent and I'm hoping to install over the Thanksgiving holiday. Built from 1-1/2" OD 7075 aluminum with chromoly heim joints.
They look excellent and I'm hoping to install over the Thanksgiving holiday. Built from 1-1/2" OD 7075 aluminum with chromoly heim joints.
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Do yourself a favor and use 5/8 heims at all 4 locations and use bushings to reduce the hole to fit the stock bolts. I used to kill 1/2 heims in my Raceco radius rods in two races before moving up to the 5/8 Raceco setup that has been trouble free ever since. Also, name brand Teflon lined heims are what you need to use. The China "heat treated cromo" heims most off road vendors sell are junk and will loosen up in a few rides. They are no better than tractor link heims
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Noted Slowpoke.
I think these are 3/4" heims but will have to look back at what I sent the builder.
I made an error and did not realize the outer side was a larger diameter shoulder bolt. Tried to install these yesterday and it was a no go only because of that. Contacted the builder and they are working on correcting this for me.
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I messed up the sizes, you are correct. The small heims are 5/8 and the big ones are 3/4. Use 3/4 all the way around with reducer bushings on the frame side.
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