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thekevin
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Join date : 2013-03-16
Age : 44
Location : Missouri
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WV Hot Rod Rhino
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Join date : 2013-03-10
Age : 57
Location : Mt. Hope, WV
|  Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla  Thu Nov 07, 2013 12:36 pm | |
| not good...looks like it was binding...was it hard to steer | |
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thekevin
Posts : 639
Join date : 2013-03-16
Age : 44
Location : Missouri
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Thu Nov 07, 2013 12:39 pm | |
| no, it was steering better than it ever had....but my factory rack was broken internally. | |
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Wingman
Posts : 77
Join date : 2013-03-10
Age : 62
Location : Kitty Hawk, NC
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Thu Nov 07, 2013 3:22 pm | |
| They are a little slow to respond sometimes. I requested replacements and they sent them free of charge!! So slow was OK!!!! | |
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thekevin
Posts : 639
Join date : 2013-03-16
Age : 44
Location : Missouri
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:22 am | |
| Yeah, I'm not in a hurry because it still drives fine. I am just surprised as easy as I was on it last weekend that I bent them, and both of them at that. I don't mind buying some stronger heims if I need to but I wonder what would give then. | |
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chuddly
Posts : 710
Join date : 2013-03-13
Age : 43
Location : Eminence, IN
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Fri Nov 08, 2013 8:49 am | |
| i would guess that they may have gotten a batch of bad heims. Like maybe they didnt get heat treated??? | |
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vbryan00
Posts : 41
Join date : 2013-11-04
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WV Hot Rod Rhino
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Join date : 2013-03-10
Age : 57
Location : Mt. Hope, WV
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:14 am | |
| looks like maybe the inner pivot on the rod doesnt pivot enough and when the a arm comes down it bends it...maybe it has to be lined up on the inner | |
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thekevin
Posts : 639
Join date : 2013-03-16
Age : 44
Location : Missouri
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:25 am | |
| Yeah, your pics are way better than mine and you can see what James is talking about. | |
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vbryan00
Posts : 41
Join date : 2013-11-04
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Fri Nov 08, 2013 12:29 pm | |
| I am going to guess that you are talking about the inner pivot on the heim joint? I have had my Rhino for two years before this happened. | |
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thekevin
Posts : 639
Join date : 2013-03-16
Age : 44
Location : Missouri
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Fri Nov 08, 2013 1:29 pm | |
| Bryan I notice in the pics that our spacers are on opposite sides of each other. | |
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Wingman
Posts : 77
Join date : 2013-03-10
Age : 62
Location : Kitty Hawk, NC
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:07 pm | |
| I will keep an eye on the new joints I installed last month. The originals were not bent, just a lot of movement in the ball. Lasted about 4 years, a lot longer than I would have trusted regular ball joints !! | |
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thekevin
Posts : 639
Join date : 2013-03-16
Age : 44
Location : Missouri
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:01 pm | |
| We sent pics of mine and Bryans to Wicked Bilt and they are sending me new heims. They said this is the first they have heard of a Rhino bending them. | |
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vbryan00
Posts : 41
Join date : 2013-11-04
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:34 pm | |
| I sent pics of mine as well and looks like I will have to order a new set | |
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thekevin
Posts : 639
Join date : 2013-03-16
Age : 44
Location : Missouri
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Thu Nov 14, 2013 7:35 pm | |
| Did they not warranty them, I thought they advertised a lifetime warranty on these racks. | |
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vbryan00
Posts : 41
Join date : 2013-11-04
| | Subject: Re: Bent heims on my Rackzilla Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:50 pm | |
| When I called they said I would have to order them did not offer any warranty | |
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