Kraton Cracked lower suspension arm, what else?

[Lazy Bushman]

Hey guys, I was out yesterday bashing and a tree hoped out behind another tree and ran into my Kraton. Result is I need to order a replacement lower suspension arm. What other relatively inexpensive parts should I look at buying now to maximise the route on the freight cost, while I am at it?

 

[TraverseCity420]

Sealed bearings are always a good idea

 

[WoodiE]

@Lazy Bushman now is a great time to upgrade to RPM A-Arms (81482 front arms & 81402 rear arms)

 

[Techno Duck]

Sealed bearings are a must.

RPM wing mount and RPM a-arms.

Servo mount and a better servo.

Heavier differential oils... i run 30k front / rear and 100k center.

 

[olds97_lss]

RPM front bumper and RPM front arms.

 

[Lazy Bushman]

I have the RPM arms ordered last night and I already run the TBone front bumper, not the wide one but the TBR XV4 2.0 with the two horizontal rails

https://tboneracing.net/collections...4-2-0-front-bumper-arrma-kraton-6s-v2-v3-2018

 

[Notorious J]

New RPM rear arms on the way

 

[CrashBoom]

I have the RPM arms ordered last night

They're great, much beefier than stock!

 

[olds97_lss]

They're great, much beefier than stock!

Beefier, but not indestructible...

Although, I'm chalking that up to being a fluke. Was the first or second run with those arms on my outcast and the 3rd time I drove the truck. Wasn't even that bad of a landing. I've crashed so hard so many times since then and none of the arms broke.

 

[CrashBoom]

Oh, I'm sure I'll figure out some way to break 'em . . . but I think they'll last longer!

 

[bicketybam]

I had an RPM a-arm shatter on me first time out, but like @olds97_lss I think it was a fluke.

 

[TraverseCity420]

Don't RPM have a life time gurantee or some poop?

 

[bicketybam]

Don't RPM have a life time gurantee or some poop?

They do but I just put the stock A-arms back on. It was on my Notorious. A lot of people will save up several broken RPM parts and send them in for replacement all at once. I was just too lazy.

EDIT: Here is my original post - https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/rpm-rear-a-arm-shattered.8360/

 

[Notorious J]

Like @bicketybam said, saving up your broken RPM parts isn't a bad idea. In the U.S, you only have to pay to ship the broken part back to them. Anywhere else, you have to pay shipping both ways. And the warranty only covers the actual broken piece, not the whole assembly. Because I'm in Canada, I'm throwing any broken RPM parts into a bag, and waiting til I have enough parts to make the cost of shipping worth it. Lucky to have original stock parts most of time, but likely having to purchase new RPM parts to keep going, and end up with spares later. Broken piece count is up to about 6 at the moment, all from my Slash 4x4.

 

[olds97_lss]

Don't RPM have a life time gurantee or some poop?

Yeah, but with the cost of packaging and shipping... isn't really worth the hassle for saving $4 for a $12 part.

I'm not the kind of guy to try to get new parts for something I've been running for 3 years and it breaks eventually. I figure I got my moneys worth. So, saving up "all" the broken arms or whatever just isn't worth the hassle to me. This was the first legitimate time I would have tried for the warranty because it really broke for no apparent reason and was almost brand new. But after paying for packaging and shipping, it just wasn't worth messing with.

In the 20 years of running RPM arms on various trucks, I've only had a few actually break on me. I usually end up replacing them due to wear on hinge pin holes causing so much slop after a couple years. Then I just buy new again and keep the old ones just in case I snap one.

 

[Notorious J]

Yeah, but with the cost of packaging and shipping... isn't really worth the hassle for saving $4 for a $12 part.

I'm not the kind of guy to try to get new parts for something I've been running for 3 years and it breaks eventually. I figure I got my moneys worth. So, saving up "all" the broken arms or whatever just isn't worth the hassle to me. This was the first legitimate time I would have tried for the warranty because it really broke for no apparent reason and was almost brand new. But after paying for packaging and shipping, it just wasn't worth messing with.

In the 20 years of running RPM arms on various trucks, I've only had a few actually break on me. I usually end up replacing them due to wear on hinge pin holes causing so much slop after a couple years. Then I just buy new again and keep the old ones just in case I snap one.

Point well taken, but they do guarantee that their parts will be replaced if they break. My Traxxas front and rear RPM bumpers have had parts snap, and I've got a bunch of a arms all waiting to be shipped. My biggest issue is that I have to buy a complete assembly when one small part breaks. Buying online from Canada is killer, so I have to go to the lhs whenever something goes. I have lots of spare bumper parts that never break, as it's always the same part that fails. Now I just hold on to all those parts until the total replacement exceeds my cost of shipping.