Tamiya ta04 titanium screwsets?or turnbuckle sets?

[rcracerpete]

Are there any ta04 screw sets or turnbuckle sets you can buy?Like made out of titanium or stainless steel or something?

From which sites?

Thanks

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[Neil_S2000]

Tamiya sell 10 packs of titanium screws in various sizes, just look at your manual and find out what sizes you need. They sell titanium double-threaded shafts too.

[fury_dice(2)]

Try www.rcscrewz.com - they do a TA04 s/s set for about $20 - and walawala_com ebay store (http://stores.ebay.com/WalawalaStore) for titanium screws, turnbuckles and other alloy TA04 bits. HTH. David

[rcracerpete]

How do yuo order from rc screws though?And is tehre a picture?

[TamiyaDan]

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[rcracerpete]

Ohhhh,i never knew that,thats a lot for teling me,i don't think il get a set then,but i would liek a set of stainless steel ones,because my ta04,some of the screws are a bit warm,and i want a nice shiny look!

So where can i get one from then?

[Neil_S2000]

quote:Originally posted by TamiyaDan

be careful with the titanium screws tamiya offers

1) you don't want to replace every steel screw with a titanium one. Titanium can shatter in an accident and the screw can sher off the head and leave the body in the plastic a real PAIN to fix.

only replace non load bearing screws like ones holding on a sway bar, or shock tower. leave the steel screws on the bumpers and front and back bulkheads where they attach to the chassis. the idea is that in an impact the most likly area to hit first will absorb enough energy as to not crack the titanium screws. nothing is worse then finding out a titanium screw broke then when the head torques off during maintanace.

2) tamiya doesn't offer every size exactly. example they make a 3x10 titanium button head and countersunk screw but not a 3x8 or 3x12.

don't think you can get away with replacing a 3x12 or 3x8 with a 3x10 it can cause damage with the screw going through a plastic part, or be a touch too short and backout in an accident ruining a bulkhead.

3) tower hobbies has good pictures of some titanium screw sets.

follow this link

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI00...L=++&search3=Go

you should be able to shave a few grams off your car but remember to look at the cost of using titanium.

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Then they must use low grade titanium as good quality titanium has a higher tensile strength than mild steel.

I would also expect the plastic to give way before the screw.

[TamiyaDan]

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[rcracerpete]

Where can i get a ta0-4 stainless steel screwkit from then?

[TamiyaDan]

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[Neil_S2000]

quote:Originally posted by TamiyaDan

well there are different grades of this alloy, but titanium is brittle when compared to the shear force of steel. tensile strength on titanium is double that of mild steel usually. on a blunt impact steel will bend with the forces, titanium, may crack or fracture. for impact areas its recommended you stick with steel, for less prone areas you can save weight and switch to titanium or aluminum.

a screw usually has a smaller diameter then a hinge pin or a turnbuckle, with such a small area a crack or fracture is more likly to occur. we are taking about a 3mm diameter that has been cut to half that when turning a screw. I have seen titanium hinge pins and turnbuckles shatter like bones in a hard crash, as well. but given the amount of material in a hinge pin or turnbuckle and usually its a higher grade alloy its less likly to occur. the problem is the time wasted in trying to remove a broken screw from plastic when the head has snapped off. i'm just trying to show that weighed against shaving a few grams off a car for the cost of 40$ for a set.

if your a REALLY good driver this is a non issue if you peg the boards constantly a titanium screw is really not a good idea.

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Interesting stuff - thanks! Perhaps I'll hold off getting ti screws on my TGX until I get used to driving it []