Bending tsi brake

[Ethan_]

I tried to bend up my tsi flexy but it doesn't work andi have the one for 100 mm. I even tried heating it and leaving in a sharpie overnight.

 

[Scott Freibaum]

buy a 110mm

 

[Grant Schofield]

Or put spacers in between the deck and brake on the hole farthest from the wheel. Thatll make 110 wheels fit

 

[Ethan_]

ok.

 

[Conlan]

I had a 100mm TSI flexy and bent it to fit 110's, it was surprisingly difficult for me. At first I tried bending it normally but it just wouldn't work, so I grabbed a propane torch to heat it up and get it really hot and then put it against the corner of a piece of wood and bent it. It took aloooooooot of force just to bend it a tiny bit, and a few times of reheating and then trying to bend it more until I had the desired size.

 

[ConnorD]

^that's because tsi makes some strong ass flexys.

 

[Ethan_]

Thats how you know there good.

 

[parrish]

Put it on the ground in an arch and hammer onto it.

 

[Ethan_]

What does that even mean?

 

[R-Dubya]

TSI brakes are made out of spring steel. That's why they're so hard to bend, because the material is made to be extremely resilient and not bend/deform over time.

 

[dpnelson31]

TSI brakes are made out of spring steel. That's why they're so hard to bend, because the material is made to be extremely resilient and not bend/deform over time.

And they are heat treated. Fucking bad ass.

 

[Hep Greg]

just put the brake on the deck, and use something for leverage to bend it. ive never had a problem bending a flexfender, you just gotta do it the right way.