Been curious about trying riptide blocks in my matrix 2s in case anyone has some theyāre not using and wants to unloadā¦
Youāll need adaptors to do so properly. Got mine from Radium Performance.
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Yeah definitely. It just kills me that they donāt sell the damn bushings to go with the adaptors theyāre meant for.
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I bought the blocks directly from riptide. Their US shipping is the cheapest of any vendor Iāve seen.
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It is 100% the fact that I have to place 2 separate orders from 2 companies just to try one upgrade that irks me.
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The Mad Max of Esk8s
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Going from memory, the Radium bolts will be too long for the 3ds hangers. I seem to think that the Lacroix bolts are the perfect length for the 3ds hanger/radium adapter/RT bushing.
Since everyone is talking about these things, I decided to post pictures from my recent RT bushing conversion.
I can confirm that these bushings totally transform the MBS Matrix trucks. The angular profile of the RT bushings have a really nice progressive feel. Soft in the middle but progressively firm towards the outside. Such a nice feel.
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Interesting, can anyone confirm this, I already placed an order with radium so I might have to edit it if they donāt fit, looking at the Radium bolts and the Lacroix bolts online, they definitely look a lot longer.
@JeffyJ Ditto. Several SRB racing legends have run me through the basic mechanics, the advantages, adjustment caveats, and tips to dial in the last 5% of performance youād only need on a track.
Doesnāt register. I just need to feel it out.
What did you mean by āradius rodā? The spacer between the two motor mounts that keeps them parellel to each other and hopefully perpendicular to the axle?
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We have lacroix bushingsā¦ i can get some adapters from Liam and ship to you in one orderā¦
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Youāre doing skatans work there al.
Iād be keen for an adapter and bushing combo also.
Will need a reccomendation for bushing duro. 100kg plus gear. Churr
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Lemme see if i can arrange to get a few sets of the plates and ill report back
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Yeah sorry, I realised later when i saw pics in another thread somewhere that what i thought was the front of your board, was actually the rear haha. So when i was talking about the radius rods, I saw it is setup as standard on the front. And they are the cross bar things. But yes, youāre correct in saying that where there attach to the collars they should be at a 90Ā° angle to the collar attachment.
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Weāre not gonna be getting any radium plates unfortunately.
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Encounter with a cellphone zombieš¤¬. I shouldāve stayed home and worked on my battery.
Ayy that looks exactly like me after a crash. Same gloves, same remote 
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Daaamn the gloves saved you though for sure
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Thx, yeah I need a pair 
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Time for Z.Mote 
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