Flex system Pics!!

[mattr]

Originally Posted by telboy

What can be so difficult about understanding that?

...and you all claim to be mechanical engineers.

I'm perfectly clear on how it works, and "adequately" qualified as a mechanical engineer. I even have letters

[telboy]

I have letters too!!!!


.....not good ones though.

[jkclifford]

Originally Posted by telboy

Why change the description?
It doesn't actually mention anything about torque. it just simply mentions altering tension on the screws. which is technically what you're doing when the shims are located.

What can be so difficult about understanding that?

...and you all claim to be mechanical engineers.

Tell you what, with some of the parts now being released for the DEX, I wish I'd still got mine!

What to you call the rotational force applied to a bolt/ nut to increse the tension on it?


Erm TORQUE!!!!!!!

[captainlip]

after all this has gone on ive just gone out and bought a small torque wrench that im adapting to fit the screw supplied with the flexsystem.

hopefully I can send it to durango and see if they want to put there name on it as an option part

[bodgit]

You,ve wasted your money. If you read the posts there is no torque applied. The rubber grommets are pre-loaded with washers.

[Rebelrc]

You torque too much lippy lol
You can't post on the td section without one second later a lippy post lol
Watch below now...... Bam.

[captainlip]

Originally Posted by bodgit

You,ve wasted your money. If you read the posts there is no torque applied. The rubber grommets are pre-loaded with washers.

hehe! took the bait

[Rebelrc]

There you go!
Nostradamus me
Your such a member! lol not just of the brca

[bodgit]

Originally Posted by captainlip

hehe! took the bait

Your doing it again lippy. Make a tit of yourself and coming out with excuses. You make up for stampy not being with us any more.

[telboy]

Originally Posted by jkclifford

What to you call the rotational force applied to a bolt/ nut to increse the tension on it?


Erm TORQUE!!!!!!!

Never actually said it wasn't.
I was simply talking about the 'description' not the physical forces involved.

[captainlip]

Originally Posted by bodgit

Your doing it again lippy. Make a tit of yourself and coming out with excuses. You make up for stampy not being with us any more.

did you honestly think id bought a mini torque wrench with the intention of TD endorsing it?

[jkclifford]

Torque aside.

Looking very close at the picture, the are 4 shoulder bolts, 2rubber inserts.
The second hole back allows the flex.

front of the prongs bolted down solid, second hole back soft mounted on rubber. both fixed into the side pod.
So all the flex is inbetween the two fixing points?

[jkclifford]

just answerd my own question the front isn't fixed tight, it floating. Thickness of the brace is less than the sholder on the bolt .

[Rebelrc]

Originally Posted by jkclifford

What a load of crap, unless you've got the smalls torque wrench in the world how would you ever set either side the same, let alone use it as an adjustable brace. The only way a system like that can work is with shoulder bolts done up tight, with differnt graded bushes. Imho.

Above is the post that got you all going....
And if you look at this thread ,1 td described the product wrongly......2 above James says that description is crap and would be beter done his way with shoulder bolts and washers........ 3 then td say this is actually how it works (James's way) and not the way described by them....... 4 then people tell James he doesn't know what he is on about......

Beats me..... Ooples gone mental people rowing over the same cause lol
People taking the piss out of peoples skills and knowledge
Remember just cause you work for or represent an Rc car company or have friends at one doesn't make you god or allways right!

Now can we get back on topic!

So with this brace how many flex options are available ?
Rant over

[rc_penguin]

Haha i like this thread My opinion is its a bit pointless, you've got two rear brace options already if you drive a rango... But hey, its shiny and new so people are gonna buy it

[coleman758]

Haha! This thread is getting funny!

Does it really matter how the flex is controlled!
If you don't want it don't buy it!

But if you do don't forget to get the other new Durango Upgrade!!

TEAM DURANGO MULTI FLEX TORQUE WRENCH

Only available from LIPZBITS!!

There is no point getting a flex brace without one of these or it won't work!

[jkclifford]

Rebel and I devised a similar system many weeks ago by packing the brace where it attaches to gearbox and use gromets under the side pod bolts, and adjusted it with verniers, measing the gap between brace and side pod.

As penguine said we found the plastic and carbon to be variant enough.

But as it has been pointed out we know jack.

[captainlip]

Taking pre-orders now for the lipzbitz rango wrench, the only wrench you'll need to adjust your new brace, never be left with unequal torque ever again!!! Free P&P £54.99

Bargain!

[Rebelrc]

No if it is bull shit it needs to be Schumacher lol

[bodgit]

One small improvement in my opinion would be the use of just one shimming washer and then small circlips. That would mean you would not have to you undo and retighten the two pre-load bolts to make adjustments, and give you quicker adjustment times.
If its out there I can bodge it.