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DIY: Limit Straps

Limit straps are used on a remote control vehicle to help prevent wear on the suspension. Each vehicle requires a different length of limit straps. Measure the distance between the connection bolts from eye to eye to the nearest 1/4-inch to determine the length of the limit straps. Make your own homemade limit straps with 10 mm nylon webbing and D-rings that have a piece metal attached with a hole for bolt connections. This type of D-ring is available at hardware stores.

Things You'll Need

10 mm nylon webbing
D rings with bolt connections
Scissors
Soldering gun

Instructions

- 1
  Measure and cut two pieces of 10 mm nylon webbing 1-inch longer than the eye-to-eye measurements of the connection bolts.
- 2
  Slide one end of the webbing through the D-ring. Fold the webbing back over itself approximately 1 1/2-inches.
- 3
  Turn on a soldering gun. Melt the two layers of 10 mm nylon together. Be sure to melt both sides and the bottom edge.
- 4
  Slide the opposite end of the 10 mm nylon netting through the remaining D-ring. Fold the nylon netting back on itself.
- 5
  Extend the limit strap in a straight line. Measure the distance between the two connection holes. The measurement will be the same distance as the eye-to-eye measurement.
- 6
  Adjust the length of the 10 mm strap to create the correct limit strap length. Repeat Step 3 to secure the nylon strap together.
- 7
  Create the second limit strap following the same steps.

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