Why does every one hate Integy?
 

I am just wondering why every one dislikes integy products? Every one says that every one else is better but why? I would just like to know every ones thoughts on it.

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The aluminum is extremely crappy, and it's design allows for it to break easily.

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I find that integy has the nicest looking aluminam out of alot of products.There tools and heat sinks are flawless.At least the stuff i have.

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iv only had 1 problem, and that was that i bent a front skidplate when i hit a swing set at about 20 mph.

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their alum is 6061 but its type for bling, the softer kind, something like that.

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hear is what happened

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And that's just another example of the crappiness. It shouldn't do that from 2omph

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+1 thats so bad for just 20mph.

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I've hit stuff going 40mph, and the plastic didn't break, yet the stupid aluminum bent on 20ph? That's pitiful. Stick with the stock plastic

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you shouldnt even be getting alum for skids if you're going metal, it should be ***.

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I never had any aluminum chassis parts except a heatsink.I just puled one of my heatsinks for 540 motors off and i will say it douse feal kinda soft and bendy.But that wont make a difference if its a tool handle or a heatsink.

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i bought an air filter neck from them and it was of very bad quality

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i have a fuel tank protector for my maxx... the thing wasnt even bent to fit it when i got it... had to make it fit myself... never again will i give them my money...

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do you guys realize how hard it is on some thing to take a hit like that? 20-25 x 11 pounds = 220-275 pounds of pressure on one part, and you expet plastic to last? And it wasn't eaven a square hit, i also broke a a-arm and a hing pin.

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fact: alum bends. fact: integy alum sucks

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Yeah, 20mph would definitely bend most stuff out there. The Plastic would have bent too and probably broken your bulkead when the swingset pole came in contact with it. Plastic survives longer because it rebounds from bending. That skid plate prolly saved you a little cash in that crash.

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i had shocks and they leaked like crazy, i even used teflon tape they just started leaking from another spot. sent them back and kept the plastic.

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Well i have integy shocks and they don't leak, and every one i know who runs them has no problem with leaking, all you got to do is tighten them, and mine are over 6 months old and have no problems.

infact hear is a review typed by me. http://www.rcjunkyard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4548

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you asked and i told you, i must of had a bad set but i was'nt going to exchange them for a diferent set.i personally would'nt buy anything they make after that. my 2c.

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Aha, yet 40mph won't do it? I question this statement from person experience with a WOT smash into a wall. Integy metal sucks, and that is a fact, not an opinion. If something like that bends at 20 mph, plastic should shatter, or break. But it doesn't, because aluminum shouldn't bend that bad except for a crash at WOT. And "most stuff out there" is 10x tougher than integy, and won't bend from that wimpy of a crash.

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so if i buy a engine form you and i don't tighten down the head screws, can i send it back because it has no compression? And then go tell peaple something that is true only because of misuse? Sorrey if i sound harsh but some of you guys do that, nad it makes me mad. NO one around hear has the Jewls to go agenst what anyone else says, wethere its wright or its wrong, im not pointing out anyone , im just saying that it happens everyday.

edit: this is in reply to jombo

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Its not misuse, your example is pretty different. This hobby is all about spending money money money, and ultimately the phrase goes "you pay for what you get." You really cannot compare crashes because every slight change will change alot of things.

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i'll tell you what ,if i do buy another set and if they leak again will you give me your set that dont, if you wont well why should i be stuck with a worthless product .

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and i do know how to add oil to the shocks, they leaked from the threads then from the shaft. like i said before YOU must have gotten the only working set because i was warned and didnt believe and lo and behold it happened to me.

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ok, i would like some un anodized ones so i can get them pwdercoated gunmettle. I see what you are saying.;)

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btw, the shocks never were on the truck, they were leaking after i removed the bubbles, tightend the cap, they were leaking after that from the threads and from the shaft.how do you fix that , send them back. no one should keep a product that does not work out of the box. and i do see your point but my point is that my shocks never hit the truck and were leaking.

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o ok i see, nad i still say that could have ben partually due to the way you put htem together, and since there are alot of pepale with the same problem, it must be a easy mistake, or it was no mistake by you and it was integys falt, i am trying to show a guy form integy thease posts and see what he has to say.

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I would say stick with there hex drives,other tools and heasinks.There tools are awsome.I never striped any of my aluminum screws yet.And there heatsinks are made good and are vary effective.

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so its like ford, chevy, dodge, and any other company that produces anything... they make so many good ones and have a bad one.... the only difference is... integy is the opposite, they make so many bad ones and have a good one every now and then, if you like their product you must have gotten that good one
about the skid plate thing, first off why run an alum skid? second go out and get a front skid made by integy and one by hardcore, set them up the exact same and hit a wall at the same speed, this will end the thought of the quality....
about their shocks i hear they make some of the best t-maxx shocks out there, but even if they are the best, ill live with the second best, it wont fail on race day so might just bring me in as the best
its simple... give and take, you give them money and take poor quality home....

my 2pennies... dont take it the wrong way just because i dislike something doesnt mean you have to do the same....

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alright well this is what he has to say in a aim.
INTEGY1: well yeah, and I don't know why terroist want to hit buildings either ... some people just can't be helped.
SC Racing: lol
SC Racing: i bought a 3 racing skidplate and it didn't fit
SC Racing: i suport you guys nomatter what peaple say
INTEGY1: the thing is they all want to hit stuff and don't break ...
INTEGY1: we can make the parts out of 7075-T6, then the part would cost 2-3 times more and they don't want to buy it anyway.
INTEGY1: T-Maxx titanium skid plate is out already
INTEGY1: like $45-59 ea.
INTEGY1: not $17 ea.
INTEGY1: aluminium ones is $17
SC Racing: wow
INTEGY1: you are what you pay for is true but consumers always think they pay too much already
INTEGY1: we are coming out with **secret information** for the Revo 3.3, from front all the way to the back.
INTEGY1: so they'll say something like, Integy is no good ... UE is way better and such!
SC Racing: yeah lol
INTEGY1: I don't mind but that's like saying Porchse is way better than Honda.
SC Racing: ue is the only way to make a $4000truck
INTEGY1: we can make expensive parts too but you won't buy it ... so, what's the point?
INTEGY1: we are now starting to make stronger parts but they will cost more ... it will be interesting to see how the market react to the newer products.
SC Racing: One thing that ircs me is that when in bought my shocks peaple told me they would leak
SC Racing: well 6 months and no leaks
INTEGY1: we sell a lot of shocks
INTEGY1: it's like saying my toilet leak, it sucks.
INTEGY1: the builder can make it bad or they can make it good ... it's all up to the builder.
INTEGY1: the thing is the "ego" in them, they all say they play r/c more than 10 years and know how to build it.
SC Racing: yeah
INTEGY1: I have seen some parts with issues but anything can be fixed
SC Racing: How do you like $300 flextek arms?
INTEGY1: what do you think about $300?
INTEGY1: I thought $300 must be good LOL
SC Racing: yeah
SC Racing: sure
INTEGY1: put it this way, people pay for it $300 is going to say that's the best thing out there.
and thats what they have to say,
SC Racing: ok
SC Racing: but $ for $
INTEGY1: exactly that's what I mean, we are on the same page.
INTEGY1: basically, we all get what we can afford.
SC Racing: yeah
INTEGY1: Corvette is good but if you can afford Ferrari, you wouldn't get a Corvette.
INTEGY1: It's just like when you buy a Corvette, you won't get a Civic.
INTEGY1: so for r/c, if you want to buy and can afford UE ... then, you buy UE, but if you want a $17 vs $60 part that will work perfectly fine, then get integy.

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If that doesn't spell out great coustimer service then what does? I cnotactd him and he talked to me, does ue do that? Does rd do that? I'll tell the truth, when i ordered my shocks they were missing a steal rod that i needed for instaltion, so i gave them my adress, 4 days later i got a new set of rods and i was as happey as i could be, the next day i tested out my shocks and they were great.

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Integy makes stuff focused more for bashers, but the stuff sucks for bashing. I'd rather stay stock than put that crap stuff on my car, because it only makes it heavier, and it's weak.

Say what you will, but it is crummy aluminum.

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Ue doesnt need to do that because their products are more of quality. The maker of the company interacts with people on the forum, accepting ideas and asking who wants more of these or those. If integy can make them stronger then why didnt they market them as well? Make a few dozen and see if anyone buys them, and I gaurentee someone will probabaly to review the product.

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alls i can say is that you may see some stainless and titanium in the near future.

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In the future. They better not make that look bad either.

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Alright, I look forward to buying their titanium body clips, haha

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As a wise man once said "if the river creeks water flows" or something like that, what im trying to say is that if there are that many accounts of people saying it sucks there must be a reason. Also reading that chat log all i got from it is

Integy:We make products that are crappier than the competion, but cost less
Scracing:thats GREAT!!

no offense to you scracing, but you agreed with everything he said. I will never buy a integy product except for the titanium body clips:D but thats just me.

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well frank, i have had one problem on the skidplates on my revo, and i have had it 2 years, and i have a a compleat skidplate set. Lets say they all cost $17, thats $68 right there. ok now try ues skidplates for hte t-maxx wich are $31 a piece. thats $124, nearly twice the amount ot do the same job, and it might be stronger, but if a weeker product works jsut fine then wile spend that added money. With that save $60 and add that into teh $40 or so i saved getting integy shocks, and the $20 i saved on the rockers, it adds up, and now i could get a vantage carbonfiber extened chassis. And frank, were does this happen in my post? Integy:We make products that are crappier than the competion, but cost less
Scracing:thats GREAT!! ??? ANd we talked about corvettes for a wile and we talked about info inwich i can't tell you guys, and we also descused him makeing a longer skidplate for extended revo chassis, because no one else does. HE says that integy does have soem isues with parts, but it is nothing that can not be fixed. THey are better then that, if you buy a product and it doesn't work, talk to them, get them to make it work, give them feedback, no one is perfect? but when he says INTEGY1: the builder can make it bad or they can make it good ... it's all up to the builder. the thing is the "ego" in them, they all say they play r/c more than 10 years and know how to build it. i think thats verry true and thats what happenes with peaple haveing so manny problems with the shocks, for instence if you put the seals in backwards they won't seel.

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UE doesnt make regular skids
they are GA and HCR, they are titanium. You honostly do not need the center skid unless you happen to land directly on a pole, they just add weight.
I suppose you have never experienced with the higher quality so you wouldnt know.
again, crashes are all different, everything is a factor.

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Well if you don't need to then why? I'll tell you one thing, for now integy is my leading man in makeing my revo stand up to waht iever i cna dish out. When i get more into racing next summer, and i have my ninja 28, and the vantage chassis, then i will probubly make my own skidplate, and it will be one pice, be stronger, and work better than any of them.