McAllister lowering kit take dye?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 12:02 am
Is the McAllister lowering kit nylon or plastic? I’d like to dye it black, but it looks to be more like plastic. Will it take dye? I fear not…
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McAllister lowering kit take dye?
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Re: McAllister lowering kit take dye?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 12:55 am
It's either nylon or delrin. Both take dye.
Re: McAllister lowering kit take dye?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 3:50 am
Yes, the kit pieces will take black dye very well.
I used RIT liquid dye on two different kits and they only took a few minutes to turn a deep black.
I used RIT liquid dye on two different kits and they only took a few minutes to turn a deep black.
Re: McAllister lowering kit take dye?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 11:54 am
I saw this build and it’s awesome. I guess I wasn’t paying enough attention. Thanks all. 
Re: McAllister lowering kit take dye?
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 3:16 pm
LTO_DAVE, can you give us more info on those hinge pin retaing clips on the second picture? do they require grooves in the shafts?
Re: McAllister lowering kit take dye?
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 3:21 pm
jwscab wrote:LTO_DAVE, can you give us more info on those hinge pin retaing clips on the second picture? do they require grooves in the shafts?
They are from Pure-Tech and mount in the grooves just like regular c-clips. They are slightly thicker, but work fine on my cars.
The have a flat side and a beveled side. And I bought a set of mini snap-ring pliers from Harbor Freight that work great...these little buggers are tough to spread apart.