🚲 How-To DIY Step By Step: Build Your Own Super Strong Torque Arms 💪

For super high output ebikes I know what you're thinking, "I thought this guy hated torque arms", I'm not even going to get into that right now, but I dare the TA nannies to come to this video and tell me how I'm being a bad influence and how I should be telling everyone and their mom to run torque arms, even if they have a mid drive, or if they don't even own an ebike. Anyway, how to build your own custom super-strong customized torque arms. I'm just using some steel shelving that I got years ago from the hardware store. It's about 5mm thick and it's perfect for this job. You don't have to use this mind you, any thick steel will work and you can cut your own custom shape if you'd like. After you have the right shape, you'll want to orient the arm so that it lines up with the frame, then you will want to make a template for the size of your axle. I'm just using the cutout from the existing torque arm that was supplied with my kit (that sucked and wouldn't even fit my bike) but you can make this out of paper, tape, basically anything that will allow you to transfer the dimensions (and orientation, don't forget) to the steel you're cutting. I just spray painted the "stencil" on the steel and then used my dremel to cut out the shape of the axle very carefully. You don't need to use a dremel, but it does make it a lot faster. You can just drill a bunch of holes, then use a file to cut out the rest. Don't cut too much, you want to start checking your tolerances once you get closer to the shape. You want this to fit very accurately, not so small that you have to hammer it on your axle, but not so big that there is too much play. Just right. After you've checked and rechecked and it slides easily on the axle, but also is very close tolerances. I like going the extra mile and putting a few bends in the TA so that it "hugs" the shape of the frame. Most frames are round and welded to the flat dropout area, because of this weld and roundness it's not a straight shot to the axle. I compensate this by putting a few bends in the metal. You'll need to get some hose clamps that fit around your TA and your bike frame, don't get them too large, as you don't want a ton of excess potentially interfering with your wheel or chain. You can opt to paint your torque arms, however it's not really necessary unless you're using mild steel or some other steel that is not galvanized or zinc coated for corrosion protection. I also opted to put a small piece of rubber (cut from an old bicycle tire) between the hose clamp and the frame. Doing this may prevent the hose clamp from cutting through your paint and possibly corroding over time. It's not necessary, but I think it's a nice finishing step. 5mm thickness should be more than plenty for my 6KW build, however once you know how to make torque arms like I showed you in this video, you can make them much thicker, and much longer to be even stronger and more powerful. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ⛧ \\ Table of Contents: \\ ⛧ 00:00 - Intro \ Parts 00:54 - Cutting The Arms 02:57 - Fitment 05:47 - Finishing Touches 07:03 - Time To Install ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ⛧ \\ Insta:   / htll_official   Please send me memes and anything cyberpunk/tech/dystopian related ⛧ \\ Music: XYFΞRΞX -    / @xyferex   If you make any synthwave/dark/cyberpunk music yourself and would like it featured on the channel please send it to me! ⛧ \\ Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/indstrkt Please only buy something if you really like the designs! If you do grab something, please email me a pic of you wearing it, dm me, or tag me so I can check it out! ⛧ \\ Patreon:   / htll   Please only donate if you have the means, if you don't - the best way you can help is to like, comment and share Any amount you contribute will be poured back into the channel to bring you better content! ⛧ \\ Donate BTC: 3QHZ4z7UuryXuVkMH3NtVTKrBrwyqtyiPD ETH: 0xF7f848410960DC2C220555d5a70E3505fB4f271F USDT (ERC20): 0xd6e40aa8b2ff210097b5abe960fd57a51fd96b46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ⛧ 2023 High Tech \\ Low Life | - Cyberpunk - Projects - DIY - Art - Tech - Modding - ⛧