RichieRich 771 Posted June 12 Quick backstory: Back in mid 90s, I raced my RC10 team car on a tiny budget. Most of my money went towards just trying to eat and pay for a place to live. I had noticed a bent steel turnbuckle on my car. I scraped some money together and purchased a Lunsford turnbuckle set. After removing all the stock turnbuckles, I noticed that every single one had a bend. After this experience, I upgraded any steel turnbuckles on my race buggies to titanium. Fast forward to more recent times. I've generally been able to find titanium turnbuckle sets for any buggy that I've owned. Sometimes it's necessary to buy pairs to build a complete set. This happens when I'm building a custom project car or when I'm late to the party with a certain chassis such as my FF03. With Lunsford now gone, what company are you guys using for your titanium turnbuckle needs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex97 453 Posted June 13 Schumacher + Tamiya both offer titanium alternatives however pretty much every manufacturer offers them as an optional extra now, it's usually not as a set but as pairs so you'll need to order the correct sizes yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 5491 Posted June 13 Yeah Racing at RC Mart do a nice selection of sizes too. I've used them on several builds are they are great quality. https://www.yeahracing.com/rc-turnbuckle 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Crashalot 265 Posted June 14 On 6/13/2024 at 5:00 AM, RichieRich said: With Lunsford now gone, what company are you guys using for your titanium turnbuckle needs? https://grandprix3d.store/products/retro-turnbuckles-set-rc10-team-car-93-worlds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4154 Posted June 14 I’ve used Yeah Racing as @toyolien said above. They do sets for some kits, but I’ve made my own sets by buying in pairs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Ax 10034 Posted June 14 I literally read the thread title and was going to say "Lunsford" - I didn't know they'd gone Some UK sellers are still showing Lunsford stock, I guess it doesn't move all that fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlideWRX 883 Posted June 14 I use Arrowmax titanium turnbuckles: https://www.asiatees.com/display?id=149885 Kyosho also offers some turnbuckles, starting with 92411 part number for their smallest and going up, but no too many sizes offered: https://www.plazajapan.com/4955439679852/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howards 588 Posted June 14 I really want the Arrowmax turnbuckles! Look much easier to use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichieRich 771 Posted June 14 5 hours ago, Mad Ax said: I literally read the thread title and was going to say "Lunsford" - I didn't know they'd gone Some UK sellers are still showing Lunsford stock, I guess it doesn't move all that fast. Yeah, whenever I find them here in "normal" lengths, I buy them. 21 hours ago, toyolien said: Yeah Racing at RC Mart do a nice selection of sizes too. I've used them on several builds are they are great quality. https://www.yeahracing.com/rc-turnbuckle These look like a solid option. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alexei 703 Posted June 16 i have not tried these, but i just came across them. they have a large selection. maybe they a solid option. https://www.rc-tworks.com/collections/titanium-turnbuckles 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
