Limit straps might seem like a minor component in the world of off-road suspension setups, but they play a crucial role in maintaining vehicle performance, durability, and safety. These unassuming straps prevent your axles and suspension components from overextending, avoiding damage and ensuring smoother rides, especially on rough terrains. But what truly makes a good limit strap? In this article, we'll delve into the key attributes that set Hammer Down Enterprises Extreme Duty Limit Straps apart from the rest.
Why Off-Road Limit Straps Matter
- Protect Your Suspension: Off-road trails can be treacherous, subjecting your vehicle's suspension system to extreme forces. Limit straps prevent overextension of suspension components, primarily the shocks, ensuring they operate within their intended range. This protection not only prolongs the lifespan of your suspension system but also prevents potential damage and costly repairs.
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Save Your Axles: Limit straps play a crucial role in safeguarding your axles. Acting as a restraint system for your vehicle's suspension, these durable straps prevent over-extension and damage to your axles by limiting the maximum travel distance of your suspension components. By setting a safe range of motion, limit straps prevent the stress and strain that can result from axle droop during extreme articulation, ensuring your axles remain in optimal condition and extending their lifespan. Whether you're tackling rocky terrains or speeding over whoops, incorporating limit straps into your suspension setup offers a smart and effective solution to preserve your axles.
- Limit excessive driveshaft angles: Limit straps also provide crucial protection for your driveshafts. By preventing excessive droop in the suspension, limit straps help maintain the proper alignment between the transfer case and the differentials, reducing the risk of overextending or binding your driveshafts. This protection not only ensures seamless power transmission to all wheels but also minimizes the potential for costly repairs that can arise from driveshaft damage. Whether you're tackling high-speed trails or navigating through rugged terrain, incorporating limit straps into your off-road setup acts as an invaluable insurance policy for the longevity and functionality of your driveshafts.
Why Hammer Down Enterprises' Extreme Duty Limit Straps are the right choice
The forces at play when pushing the limits off-road can really wear on a strap which is why selecting one that will stand up to extreme use is critical. Among the various options available in the market, Hammer Down Enterprises has gained a reputation for producing top-tier off-road accessories, and their Extreme Duty Limit Straps are no exception. Let's take a closer look at why these straps are the ideal choice.
- Break Strength: Our straps start out with 2” wide polyester webbing with a break strength of 12,000lbs
- 4-layer construction: We quad-wrap our webbing for an incredibly strong strap
- Polyester webbing: Our heavy-duty polyester webbing is manufactured with heavy-duty materials in order to provide excellent protection against mold, mildew, direct sunlight, rain, snow, ice, extreme heat, and extremely cold temperatures that you may face while outside in the elements. The resistance to UV light particularly ensures the straps last longer over nylon ones with repeated exposure. Additionally polyester stretches less which is important since its job is to limit the range of motion of your suspension, too much stretch will result in a strap that is too long over time. (Polyester straps still stretch, just less so, so make sure to account for 1” of stretch for every 12” of strap you order. E.g. If your measurements show you need a 13” strap, order a 12” strap, allowing for that 1” of stretch)
- Powder-coated steel ends: Our strap ends are 3/16” steel with a durable black powder coat finish
- Wear guard: We utilize a UHMW (ultra-high molecular weight) wear guard on the inside of the strap loops to distribute the force evenly and prevent abrasion against the steel ends
- Size range: Available in 12”-44” lengths
- Bungee Innovation: Our Extreme Duty Limit Straps are available in two versions: Standard and our innovative Bungee straps which have an elastic band sewn in the top portion of the strap to help manage excess strap length when the suspension is not at full extension. This keeps the strap away from your tires and components further extending the life of your straps. (Bungee limit straps available in 18”-44”)
In conclusion, if you're looking for high-quality off-road limit straps, Hammer Down Enterprises' Extreme Duty Limit Straps stand out as a superior choice, offering durability, quality and proudly made here in the USA.
