Where can I buy a titanium turnbuckle kit?

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Where can I buy a titanium turnbuckle kit?

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Does anyone know where I can buy a titanium turnbuckle and hinge pin kit for a black pan RC10 buggy? Lunsford used to sell them, but I can't seem to find a kit. Do I really have to buy each one individual now after measuring?

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Going for looks or performance? The shape of the turnbuckles changed - Kelly went from using basically a nut located at one end of the rod on the early stuff to the current centered 4 sided adjustment. If your trying to go for the period correct look they may be pretty hard to find new

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i would get lundsford. they are still in production. those to me appear to be traxxas and i dont think there even titanium. lundsford comes in packages of 2 or if you can find a complete set that would be great.


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gomachv wrote:Going for looks or performance? The shape of the turnbuckles changed - Kelly went from using basically a nut located at one end of the rod on the early stuff to the current centered 4 sided adjustment. If your trying to go for the period correct look they may be pretty hard to find new

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These turnbuckles were the RCPS titaniums for the rc10. Yes you have to by the lunsford in pairs or watch ebay if you want one of the original sets.

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The original lundsford were made the same way. I guess with him being local we probably saw more of them than some other regions but his were not always the shape they are now.

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not the finest RC10 on the board and not the best-sized picture either but it gives you a visual comparison of both old-style and newer ("punisher") Lunsfords next to each other :)

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gomachv wrote:The original lundsford were made the same way. I guess with him being local we probably saw more of them than some other regions but his were not always the shape they are now.

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Cool i never knew lunsford made that same style.

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I cannot find a pic real handy, but who made the older Ti turnbuckles that had the extra wide centers? Basically similar to the current Lunsford punisher Ti pieces, but with a much wider center adjustment area.

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Are you talking about the ones that look kinda like stock newer era associated turnbuckles where the square is pretty wide but still not very large? I have had a few if those and have never figured out whose they were

Shaped like these but in ti?
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Yep, like those. Hens teeth? :lol:

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Or not hen's teeth.... 8)

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