Strobe Bulkhead/Shock Tower Braces
 

Just discovered these, and I MUST have them! :surprised: lol

http://www.beatyourtruck.com/images/...-Maxx_pic4.jpg

http://www.beatyourtruck.com/images/...-Maxx_pic6.jpg

Yes, I am aware they are probably hard to come by these days, but I figured it couldn't hurt to put a thread out there JUST in case there was someone who had a set for sale, or maybe someone that would be willing to sell a set they have.

From what I've gathered, sweetride4me was the guy taking orders for them back when they were being made? I have contacted him over on the UE forum, maybe he will have something :party: My guess is that it won't be that easy, but hey its worth a shot, right.

Thanks guys.


-Travis

Those are very hard to come by these days. Sweetride I'm sure wont have any for sell or he would have already sold them, but it's worth a shot. The last set I saw on Ebay sold for $250 within a few hours of being listed. They are nice though.

OMG!! :surprised: wow that's insane.

So many parts I would love to have, and yet they're all so elusive!


-Travis

If I'm not mistaken, several months after I got mine I had a buddy pm me and ask if $150 a pair was a good deal. Im having a hard time remembering what I paid for them but surely it was under a $100.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...9/DSCN2526.jpg

These are the only pic's I have taken. And that was because of the bent shock mount screw.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...9/DSCN2524.jpg

I believe that they were selling for $75 a pair is what I have been told by people that were around when sweetride was producing them and he was having trouble selling them and thats why he quite having them made. Of course this is just what I have heard from others, but I do know they are rare now and no one seems to want to give them up. I managed to buy my pair separate somehow. There was someone on the UE forum selling just the rear and I bought it, then some how I managed to find someone willing to sell a front. All in all I have $200 in my set :surprised:

It just so happens that there is one on the bay now. Just a rear one for $175 buy it now.

Just saw that like 2 minutes ago. haha

His prices seem kinda crazy tho. I have been following him for quite a while, as he seems to be the main source of UE stuff that shows up on the bay...I know this stuff is highly sought after, but wow! :oh:

$305 for a set of 8mm TI UE CVDs and $175 for ONE strobe bulk/tower brace...:oh: Maybe I'm wrong tho.


-Travis

I have seen the TI CVDs go for $500 that were brand new a few times. $305 isn't a bad price on them, but if they were used at all chances are they a worn out. TI CVDs don't hold up well at all, the stainless or steel is the only ones you want to run, the TI are really only good for show trucks. Plus his set doesn't have the TI hexes, so they aren't a full TI set.

The $175 is a crazy price though because the chances of you finding just the front are slim to none.

It's not uncommon for that guys prices to be high though, with all of my parts I have only ever bought 2 things from him.

That is called "price-gouging". :whistle:

There is no need to set a price that high.


Feeler: How much interested do you think there still is in the strobe braces in the rc community??

I don't consider it price gouging since a strobe brace isn't a necessity in life. If there is someone wanting it that bad, then they will pay what ever it takes to get it. I still can't believe I have $200 in mine, but I wanted it and price wasn't a factor when I found them.

I would say that the in the Maxx community the strobe braces are still a part that people would like to get there hands on. I would take another set myself if I could get them at a more reasonable price. One thing that does limit there market is the fact that they don't work with all of the aftermarket shock towers. I bought my set with plans of using them on my Gmaxx and found out they don't work with the Gmaxx towers when you have the extenders installed with the towers. Im not sure what else they will or will not work with, but the towers have to be a certain thickness for them to work.

I personally consider $200 a pair the absolute limit. And that is still alot.

The gmaxx towers are unique in their own right so I can see that they would not fit. I think the strobe braces are good to go with the UE, FLM, and ACNCM towers though.

I have been out of the game for a bit so I have to try and remember most of this stuff.

I got a complete set of unused 6mm Titanium ones for $175 a while back...did I get an ok deal there then?

uh oh :oh: really!?? Man I would not have guessed that. I was planning on running mine...


-Travis

Yes the Ti does not last as long as the steel ones. This has been discussed number of times on the UE forum. The reason behind this is because Ti has lower density than steel

I would say $175 isn't a bad deal for brand new. Personally though I wouldn't run them. They won't hold up long and then they will be worthless essentially. I only run traxxas cvds, they hold up great and there cheap to replace if need be. Then all of my show truck have either stainless or TI UE.

:grrrrrr::grrrrrr:

Well......if I don't feel dumb :whistle:

Was thinking Ti would have great wear resistance. :oops: I'm assuming the drive pins in the ends that go into the drive cups are what wear so quickly?

I'm not gonna be able to get myself to run these now. Looks like I'll be on the hunt for a steel set. I keep seeing people mention the Stainless UE CV's, but I've never actually seen any?...are these even more rare than the Ti ones?


-Travis

The drive pins can be changed if they wear out although i believe they are steel even on titanium cvds. The area that wears fastest is the area where the barrel goes in.

The stainless were the old version before Robin at ue found that the black oxide steel was actually better and last longer.

I actually did find a thread on the UE forum last night after I posted this, where Robin commented and said something very similar to what you just said.

So do the steel ones rust if the black covering gets scratched off/removed? I didn't see anything said about this, so I was just curious.


-Travis

The black oxide is just like the coating on the hex screws. They rust easily.

I figured as much.


-Travis

I would say the TI are the rarest. I have a set of 6mm TI and a set of 8mm TI, but I have 5 sets of stainless. No steel for me

aha! Now we know who has all the SS sets! :yes:

Since I want to actually run the truck I'm building (and can't get myself to ruin a set of the Ti UE CVs), I would be interested in a trade for a SS set.

Just in case anyone out there might have a set of SS UE CVs they wish they could turn into Ti :whistle::whistle::whistle::yes:


-Travis

So I decided to keep my Ti 6mm CVD's and not run them.

And gumleguf hooked me up with a nice black oxide Steel 6mm set (+2 spares actually). Thank you sir! :mdr:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...138f21ab-1.jpg

He had 5 complete, and 1 missing just the barrel that connects the shaft and the axle. So if anyone has any of these barrels, and would be willing to spare 1 or 2 of them, so I can complete the 6th CVD, I would be very grateful :yes:


-Travis

Looking good. Can't wait to see what you are building.

Finding spare barrels would be like finding gold for the people that run the UE axles. I don't actually run mine, so I have no issues with what I have. I know of a few people though that would like to have some extra barrels.

:rofl: ok then! Somehow I guessed that would be said by someone.


-Travis

They're made out of unobtanium:lol:

:rofl: :lol:


-Travis

I have heard this material is very hard to come by... Not just a clever name!

I had some UE parts banging around a while back. I may still have them, although it has been years since I have seen them and have no idea where they would be. In fact I have quite a few non-traxxas mfg maxx parts that may be of interest to the maxx collectors. I will have to dig them out and post them up. My only maxx left is the 6x6 with tein torpedo chassis. I run the cheap ebay cvds (chrome plated steel shafts) and they seem to do fine with my lower speed high torque outrunner setup. Or I use lst 1 cvd shafts and cut/weld them to length. Slightly ghetto but my trucks are no for show anyways. They have been sitting on the shelf for quite a while so maybe they are shelf queens now. Kinda sad!!