Integy Hop Ups

[Landcruiser 110]

what do you guys think of there aluminium hop ups, you can get a whole aluminium upgrade kit with almost everything for $140, its really goodvalue if you ask me, but ive had so experience with Integy before, i know some of there crawler stuff isnt the best but this kit looks ery decent. any replies or experience would be great, thanks

[Greenskeeper]

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[cul8tr]

Don't buy it!!!!! Don't waste your money on Integy!!!!!
You will end up wasting even more money to ship the crappy, fragile, broken parts shipped back for warranty.
I usually just give the aluminum hop ups away. Unless it actually has an advantage over the plastic.
Example; Blitz steering.

Do you ever wonder why they always drop part #'s. The crap that they make doesn't last or hold up. Unless it is going to be a shelf queen then maybe it will.

[Arakon]

Integy has the strength of butter. On a hot stove. In summer.
Also, most aluminium hopups are bling bling, not sturdy. Guess what happens when you hit a wooden post at 30 MPH with an aluminium a-arm? Yep, you get to buy a new 20$ a-arm, cause it bent and won't bend back. Oh, and a new diff case, cause the aluminium transferred half the force to that. Plastic may crack and cost you 6$, or it may actually swallow the hit without damage.
On i.e. the bearing carriers, it makes sense.. they don't have to handle any force.

[Landcruiser 110]

Ok thanks guys, I'm gonna get the STRC upgrades then, thanks again

[Stone2192]

STRC parts have some of the best machine work.

Be careful on Integy part reviews as most people buy the alloy versions of their parts and not the more expensive billet aluminum versions. Not sticking up for them 100% but many people go with the cheap alloy parts and they state that their (billet) aluminum is junk when they don't even know there was a difference.

[Landcruiser 110]

Ok, thanks, I'm going to go with the STRC stuff anyways, it also looks a lot better quality

[wyd]

You only want a little bit of aluminum on your truck. You need some parts to flex or break in bad wrecks instead of the aluminum bending or breaking. Also the extra weight is not needed on a slash.

On top of all that not all Integy aluminum is good IMO. STRC makes a lot nicer aluminum and so does Traxxas.

[Stone2192]

Originally Posted by wyd

You only want a little bit of aluminum on your truck. You need some parts to flex or break in bad wrecks instead of the aluminum bending or breaking. Also the extra weight is not needed on a slash.

On top of all that not all Integy aluminum is good IMO. STRC makes a lot nicer aluminum and so does Traxxas.

^^^ I have heard from a few racers that replace everything but the a-arms with aluminum, so if something broke it's more more likely going to be the a-arms, which are a lot quicker to change at the track than a hub carrier. Guess it makes sense.

[wyd]

Originally Posted by Stone2192

^^^ I have heard from a few racers that replace everything but the a-arms with aluminum, so if something broke it's more more likely going to be the a-arms, which are a lot quicker to change at the track than a hub carrier. Guess it makes sense.

True. Honestly if I was you and wanted to add some trick aluminum stuff I would go with aluminum rear hubs, and then aluminum front caster blocks or aluminum from steering knuckles or you could do both without hurting anything.

Those would be some useful aluminum parts that add bling and actually add strength to the truck. This is what I would be a great starting point for you.