Heim Joint Failures on SKINZ Concept A-Arms
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Do you have some pics to post?
Just want to make sure we got this straight.
You just got a brand new set of Concept A-Arms from SKINZ/OFT and the lower arms are now 5/8ths??
Correct.
My set is the same Top and Bottom.
EXCELLENT NEWS
That means the cat is now officially out of the bag.
SKINZ made the decision to upgrade all of their kits weeks ago almost as soon as the first problems were reported. They wanted to get ahead of the curve just as fast as they could if there was any chance that the 1/2" size was the real culprit behind the failures and not the specific Heim Joint they were using. But I didn't think they had already begun shipping the new ones!
This is what I was expecting Jeff to announce in their official statement in a day or two.
Looks like you got one of the very first new ones!!
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i contacted skinz directly today and they are gonna be great to work with. i havent had a problem yet but wanted to be pro-active just in case something did happen. talked to jake for about 20 minutes and he was very personable. they know we dont want to loose any time on the snow. we worked out a solution for me so that i wont loose any time on the snow and will be able to update to the 5/8 rod ends when the snow melts.
if your even a bit concerned just call them. great people. after that conversation theyll get my business anytime i can order one of their products. top notch
if your even a bit concerned just call them. great people. after that conversation theyll get my business anytime i can order one of their products. top notch
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The production adjustment from 1/2" to 5/8" in size on the lower A-arm heim end happened about 2 weeks ago. This adjustment is being made to all kits supplied by Skinz not just on kits supplied to OFT.
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While I think that this is good for Skinz to step up and put bigger joints in these I really don't think it is the problem. If you look at the specs on the rod ends right off of the Aurora website there is only about a 1500 psi rating increase going to the 5/8 joint. I think it was just faulty parts they got. This is why I just scratch my head with all of these people saying it is the joint being too small, especially Allen at Timbersled.
I do think it admirable however for Skinz to want to put people at ease about this situation.
I do think it admirable however for Skinz to want to put people at ease about this situation.
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I think people will find out down the road the rational in changing the sizing has more to do with your last sentence than anything else.
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Skinz and OFT are both exceptional companies to deal with in my own opinion.
We had good luck in being able to meet up with the brain trust behind OFT and well Scott :face-icon-small-sho
Just kidding, Scott
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Scott and company are great people and again it was great to meet you guys.
Why send them in when one could easily drill and tap it oneself. Just get a new 5/8 heim joint and be done with it.
Would this be something that could be done by a local machine shop??
Absolutely.
any machine shop should be able to tackle this.
In my understanding all you would be doing is enlarging an existing hole and tapping to 5/8 thread.
I would guess that one could probably get away with enlarging the hole on a drill press.
In my understanding all you would be doing is enlarging an existing hole and tapping to 5/8 thread.
I would guess that one could probably get away with enlarging the hole on a drill press.
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