Barmaleus
Active Member
Hey all!
Want to share my experience in upgrading the rods/rod ends on Kraton 4s v2.5.
As I drive in wet conditions more than I'd want, my plan is to upgrade parts to stainless steel where possible. So long story short, I got a set of GPM rods (MAKS160S-OC-BEBK; who comes up with such part names? ). I knew these were made for v1 and was ready to improvise. Most important were the stainless steel rods and pivot balls. Somehow I did not find any other suitable replacements (stainless steel) that would fit v2 (I am in Europe).
GPM rods were received and, as I expected, were too short for v2. No worries!
Here is what I did: removed rod ends and pivot balls from GPM set. Took ARA330757 (Arrma rod end set) and slapped those on the GPM stainless steel rods along with the steel pivot balls.
The Frankenstein rods were successfully installed and my Kraton is super happy. As the funny factory plastic pivot balls were almost destroyed, the overall improvement in car handling with the steel pivot balls was immediately noticeable.
Overall, very happy with the upgrade. Just wish GPM had a set for v2. But v1 works great with some tinkering. After all, this is part of the hobby
Want to share my experience in upgrading the rods/rod ends on Kraton 4s v2.5.
As I drive in wet conditions more than I'd want, my plan is to upgrade parts to stainless steel where possible. So long story short, I got a set of GPM rods (MAKS160S-OC-BEBK; who comes up with such part names? ). I knew these were made for v1 and was ready to improvise. Most important were the stainless steel rods and pivot balls. Somehow I did not find any other suitable replacements (stainless steel) that would fit v2 (I am in Europe).
GPM rods were received and, as I expected, were too short for v2. No worries!
Here is what I did: removed rod ends and pivot balls from GPM set. Took ARA330757 (Arrma rod end set) and slapped those on the GPM stainless steel rods along with the steel pivot balls.
The Frankenstein rods were successfully installed and my Kraton is super happy. As the funny factory plastic pivot balls were almost destroyed, the overall improvement in car handling with the steel pivot balls was immediately noticeable.
Overall, very happy with the upgrade. Just wish GPM had a set for v2. But v1 works great with some tinkering. After all, this is part of the hobby
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