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I recently saw an ad for truss rods for supporting earlier rear axle housings being newly produced but can't seem to find it again. Has anyone seen this and can point me toward it and/or who is making them?

Sean Butler wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:47 am

I recently saw an ad for truss rods for supporting earlier rear axle housings being newly produced but can't seem to find it again. Has anyone seen this and can point me toward it and/or who is making them?

The seller https://www.modeltranch.com/show_produc ... Product=71

Sean, I sent you a picture of the one I made for the Torpedo several years ago. Seems to be working fine

Post on making the rear truss rod brackets etc https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/4 ... 75167.html

Thanks Frank. That's the one I had seen. And, thank you Gene - as always. Can anyone speak to personal experience with the new truss rod? I have read posts from the past on how different years' axle housing diameters, being different at the point that the clamp mounts was a concern.

The thing I worried about was how much tension should be on the truss.? Maybe others will add some insight about how to determine the proper preload?