Hoping mine arrive this Friday so I can go for my first ride on Saturday!!
Heim Joint Failures on SKINZ Concept A-Arms
- Thread starter christopher
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Just ride, quit worrying...global warming you know....snow could be gone by next week
My replacement Heim Joints from Skinz just arrived.
I sent my A arms in to update to the 5/8" heim joints. I just don't want to take any chances something letting loose at 85 mph down the trail.
S
I hope that I'm already dismounted if I hit something hard enough to shear one of the new ones. I actually still hold faith in the old ones.
My new ones are here and I will install this week for preventive practice. Still going to ride the originals tomorrow. Better a heim joint in the field, than a sub frame. Besides with rope, duct tape and baling wire, I can fix about anything like that to get home.
SMX,
What was the turnaround time at Skinz for getting the a-arms upsized to 5/8"? Skinz have said its my choice whether to get them done now or in the spring. Just curious.
Thanks
OTM
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I pounded my new 1/2" ones this weekend pretty dang hard including some really hard shots off some downed trees and no damage. I got a feeling they are good to go.
W
Did you go out today? If so how was the snow?
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I have been trying to stay somewhat quiet about testing, but I have been running the 1/2" upgrades for around a month now (6-7 rides?)
As most know, snow conditions are much less than ideal here in Wyoming, and it is a veritable demolition derby every ride.
I have bounced off more rocks, stumps, and trees in the last month than the last 5 YEARS combined. Some of it is a "care to the wind" philosophy aimed at ensuring this kit will hold up - thus far, I have had NO ISSUES... and I am running the updated 1/2" rod ends.
Preliminary results are pointing towards the 1/2" ends being more than acceptable for brutal bashing. I will continue to run the 1/2" until there is a failure of the joints, or any other component (i.e. - subframe, shock, arm, etc.)
I am fully convinced that the 1/2" joint size was within acceptable initial design parameters, but the construction/quality of the joints that Skinz received from their supplier was the weak link.
If I encounter a failure, I will post exactly what transpires... but I doubt I will have to. :face-icon-small-hap
I just sent mine in on Wednesday, they said a few days. I didn't even have mine on yet.
