Rock Krawler Long Arm Upgrade - Replacement Joints

[ktm racer 419]

Read this thread and decided to try it, got the 1" RH thread JJ. Not even close... I don't recommend any of you order them for a RK replacement.

what gen longarms?

i know they would work in the gen 2 through to present gen

 

[mason_msw]

Gen 2, just got the poly ones in today and they look pretty nice.

 

[Mosephus]

Are your arms treaded a both ends?

 

[ktm racer 419]

thats weird. i have the gen 2 arms and they are 1" diameter thread

 

[asp]

i really wish the threads were larger diameter. it looks so disproportionate and the shank is totally the weak point.

 

[aparke4]

mine are Gen 1 solid stock threaded at both ends and my joints i think are 1 inch - they are fat thats for sure... still running original krawler joints but will replace this summer

 

[mason_msw]

Are your arms treaded a both ends?

Yep, why?

 

[mason_msw]

thats weird. i have the gen 2 arms and they are 1" diameter thread

Lucky! I wish mine were.

 

[Mosephus]

I was just making sure you had the first gen arms.

 

[mason_msw]

2nd gen technically (they corrected me on the phone) I'm not exactly sure what the first gen kits were.

 

[Mosephus]

weird

 

[mason_msw]

Gen 2, just got the poly ones in today and they look pretty nice.

Also a heads up in case anyone is using all this info to reference swapping stuff out on their own kit those joints require a decent amount of modification to work in the frame end links for this kit.

 

[jeepster_259]

FYI, I just ordered replacement joints from Rock Krawler and they had the best price available at $27.50 each for saying you are a "previous customer." Otherwise they are $35 each. I should be getting mine this week.

 

[xcm]

thread resurrect! look at these pencil thin bushings!!!
was searching for validation on selecting some 1.0,x9/16 2.63" rh ballistic joints for a rk 3link lowers, and came across these!,
allmost spit out a milkshake, as i have these same bushings sitting around, but 1.25!





back on topic, i measure 1.0, i guess i got a differant batch?
krawler joint had an 'issue' today, cant beleive its lasted that long (2 years, dd, 33's)

 

[AJTorris]

Does anyone have the phone number for RK? I just bought a used Long Arm kit. It is the straight ones with the adjustable ends on both sides. The guy i bought them from told me i need to get the bushings for them.

 

[xcm]

have you tried the number from their contact page?

"[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Rock Krawler personnel are available from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. E.S.T Monday thru Friday and can be reached at 518-270-9822."[/FONT]

 

[xcm]

i wouldnt recommend replacing them w/ new rk joints, the rk joints are HOKEY AS SH1T

 

[AJTorris]

ok well what would you recommend me replacing them with? I just bought the kit for 100 so im not complaining at all about having to replace them. My joints are really stiff. The guy i bought them from had them sitting in his back yard and it looks like they had sat there for some time...

 

[AJTorris]

do you have the link for their page? I looked it up and got some page that only showed 1 kit that is for sale

 

[xcm]

my buddy is replacing his w/ 1.0, rh ballistic joints... but his only have threaded links on 1 side, according to earlier posts in this thread, you may have those teeny joints instead, take a measurement.
the rk site is http://www.rockkrawler.com/