Lift Struts

[Helicopter D]

I'm about to order a full set of lift struts and need opinions and or pros and cons on the best place to get them from, Airframes Alaska, Wag, Univair...ect. Thanks in advance!

[Guest]

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I got mine from Univair.

They fit perfect, very nice.

The price for them dropped after I bought them and they gave me store credit for the drop amount. Very nice.

Be sure to give them a good paint job as they came with red oxide primer finish.

Ask them for a 10% discount, they used to give that in the winter on welded assemblies.

Dave

[Helicopter D]

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Do the rear struts come with the adjuster screws installed?

[Ray36048]

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Do the rear struts come with the adjuster screws installed?

Univair, yes. But, the strut profile is different from original, you will need new jury strut clamps. Univair sells these.

[Guest]

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oh yeah I forgot about that part.

I took my old ones and welded a small piece in it so it fit the new struts and also aligned with the jury struts.

[astjp2]

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Go with the cheapest, they all are the same thing now. Until Airframes introduced cheap struts, all of the other manufacturers were gouging us...not so bad now. I paid 1600 for 4 struts and clamps plus shipping. Tim

[Guest]

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wow!

That is cheap I paid something like $2600 then got a $600 or $700 store credit.

$1600 seems like a really good price.

Yes they were gouging us.

Dave

[skip]

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I did Airframes Alaska about 6 months after the AD came out. I did the AD's ultrasound on the old ones and they were OK but I just didn't want the bother of taking them off every two years. The front struts were larger cross section than the old ones and they came with new Jury strut attach strips. One satisfied customer.

[Thrashnic]

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I went with Airframes Alaska just got mine June of this year, they came with everything Jury strut attach strips, adjustment screws, STC. I had them painted just sent them the paint chip number. They also fit nice, however you need to follow the angle measuring instructions found on their web site.

[waltermrich]

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I sent my old ones to Wag-Aero they resealed them after inspection for $250 each, making them lifetime, only problem was shipping.

[Ryan]

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Happy airframes Alaska customer here.