Does anyone know where to find some 3mm ready rod to make some custom length turnbuckles for a Tamiya project I'm working on?
I've got some 4-40 ready rod, but the ball joints and ends in the kit accept 3mm turnbuckles.
3mm ready rod?
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Re: 3mm ready rod?
I did the same thing you're planning to do to beef up the steering linkage on the Marui Galaxy I restored for my brother. It was definitely a step up from the dinky little 1.5mm rods that come in the kit, which bent very easily. However, I would suggest you simply find 3mm-threaded turnbuckles in the length you need because they'll be stronger and you can adjust them without popping off the ball-ends, because each end has opposing threads. Also, turnbuckles will be stronger than 3mm ready rod. You can bend a 3mm ready rod with not much effort.
Almost all my builds are resto-modded and use turnbuckles instead of the original bent wires, for camber links, tie-rods, stabilizer links, you name it.
3mm-threaded turnbuckles are all over eBay; colored aluminum, steel, titanium...what length are you looking for?
Almost all my builds are resto-modded and use turnbuckles instead of the original bent wires, for camber links, tie-rods, stabilizer links, you name it.
3mm-threaded turnbuckles are all over eBay; colored aluminum, steel, titanium...what length are you looking for?
Completed projects: CYANide Onroad Optima | Zebra Gold Optima | Barney Optima | OptiMutt RWD Mid
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