2012 SB Assault Spindles - Will they Anodize?

[snowpromod]

Looking to see if anybody knows how the spindles will take to anodizing on a 2012 Switchback Assault, looking to have them anodized black.......

 

[MNSLEDNECK56308]

just powder them, unless your stuck on anno.

 

[2XM3]

Yes they will anodize, BUT they will look pretty poor, castings just do not take to anodizing well at all, flat blochy color at best. I would get the holz billet spindels and anodize them, be sure to polish to a mirror finish first tho,

 

[snowpromod]

I had a set of rails done last year and they turned out great, getting my rails done again this year and thought I might have the spindles done as well.

 

[snowpromod]

Yes they will anodize, BUT they will look pretty poor, castings just do not take to anodizing well at all, flat blochy color at best. I would get the holz billet spindels and anodize them, be sure to polish to a mirror finish first tho,

Thanks - that was what I was trying to avoid, my rails came out great last year . . . the cast idler carriers were all blotchy.

 

[2XM3]

yeah gotta go powder on the cast parts. the new tinted clears look pretty nice, close to anodizing.

 

[hyperduc]

I call BS, normally cast parts are a 4 series aluminum, the high silicon content makes them flow well into the mold, but it will leave the anodizing looking blotchy.

The spindles on this sled won't be a 4 series aluminum as that alloy isn't suited for use in structural pieces. The alloy used is more than likely a 7000 series, which does anodize well. I will upload some pics of the set I just had done, they turned out with a dull black finish, but I expected that as I requested the anodizing be hard coat rather than bright dip (for durability purposes).

Powder on these spindles is a pain in A, as the lower heim joint doesn't leave a lot of room for much powder thickness. And you're left with grinding off power in a rather half A fashion to make the parts fit.

 

[mountainhorse]

I'm pretty sure they are extruded not cast on the PROS... same as the HRP spindles previously...

Extrusions generally take to ANO very well...The HRP spindles hold up amazingly well!!

I recommend TYPE III hard ano over anything else.. it will hold up better than any other coating.

 

[snowpromod]

Now my wheels are turning, I would prefer anodizing . . . but don't want to spend the $$ and waste the time if they come back blotchy and purple looking!

 

[sledneck_03]

they are extruded so they should look like your rails.

 

[hyperduc]

Now my wheels are turning, I would prefer anodizing . . . but don't want to spend the $$ and waste the time if they come back blotchy and purple looking!

I can assure you they won't come back blotchy or purple.

 

[2XM3]

If they are extruded aluminium they will anodize perfect....no bs, sorry never figured they were extruded.

 

[hyperduc]

If they are extruded aluminium they will anodize perfect....no bs, sorry never figured they were extruded.

Not a personal shot at you, I just know that they do anodize well.

 

[2XM3]

Thanks actually..did not know that...O do a lot of billet anodizing for drag boats I build..all this stuff I carved from 6061, purple anodize, the blacks hardcoat

 

[m7ascent]

they anodize great, I asked for matte black to match the a-arms, they came super flat black which was fine, must have been because of the cast like finish the spindles have instead of smooth. I bet if you just go regular black anodizing, they will match pretty good.

 

[Snodawg]

Thanks actually..did not know that...O do a lot of billet anodizing for drag boats I build..all this stuff I carved from 6061, purple anodize, the blacks hardcoat

Nicely Done....!!!!