Hammerhead STA

[3rdEye]

on an OMS plate - will this work?

I just about have my BP/W package all picked out, would go with the OMS STA, but, I want a little more weight back there, and the hammerhead is about 2 lbs heavier.

My overall package is as follows:

Oxycheq Mach V signature wing
Oxycheq steel cam bands
Oxycheq Hog harness
OMS AL plate

and then some kind of STA

any thoughts?

[wheelman]

I can only speak about what I know... I have a hammerhead backplate, and their 2 pc sta. I don't use the sta because it has a bend that wraps the v in the plate and my wing, an edge gear 32, has a no roll edge that doesn't let the sta seat very well. The stability with my wing with its edge is very good and the sta would just be extra weight. All that to say if the wing has an noroll edge the hammerhead sta won't seat very well. You can make it work but I found the offset was to much without modifying the wing. Which I decided not to do.

[3rdEye]

Originally Posted by wheelman

I can only speak about what I know... I have a hammerhead backplate, and their 2 pc sta. I don't use the sta because it has a bend that wraps the v in the plate and my wing, an edge gear 32, has a no roll edge that doesn't let the sta seat very well. The stability with my wing with its edge is very good and the sta would just be extra weight. All that to say if the wing has an noroll edge the hammerhead sta won't seat very well. You can make it work but I found the offset was to much without modifying the wing. Which I decided not to do.

and your wing is the Mach V Signature?

if so, that's kind of disappointing, I'd like to use the hammerhead STA for the benefit of moving more weight onto my back.

[DMWiz]

Originally Posted by 3rdEye

and your wing is the Mach V Signature?

if so, that's kind of disappointing, I'd like to use the hammerhead STA for the benefit of moving more weight onto my back.

He's got and HOG 32 wing, not totally apples to apples. You may have to use weights on the cam bands if that's and issue with your wing.

[skdvr]

I have a sig series wing and use a HH STA with problems. I have both the single piece (heavy) and 2 piece (light) STA's and they work just fine. Do you already have the OMS Al plate? If not I would just buy the AL plate from HH and save a few bucks...

I am not sure how the STA would not seat well on the wing. It should just be bolted to the BP and the wing material between the STA and wing should bend just fine...

Phil

[3rdEye]

Originally Posted by DMWiz

He's got and HOG 32 wing, not totally apples to apples. You may have to use weights on the cam bands if that's and issue with your wing.

ahh gotcha, I'm not familiar with the edge 32, so I wasn't sure what that meant.

[Straegen]

You can probably add a simple steel bar down the middle of the BP. I think Oxycheq as well as some other manus make such a bar but don't know if they will fit a different brand plate.

[wheelman]

Originally Posted by skdvr

I am not sure how the STA would not seat well on the wing. It should just be bolted to the BP and the wing material between the STA and wing should bend just fine...

Phil

It has about a 1/2 inch hard roll on each side of the wing. A soft sta if you will. Yes I can clamp it down but it moves the tank back 1/2 an inch on top of what the sta moves the tank back.

[3rdEye]

Originally Posted by Straegen

You can probably add a simple steel bar down the middle of the BP. I think Oxycheq as well as some other manus make such a bar but don't know if they will fit a different brand plate.

yeah oxycheq has a 6 lb one....but it's 130 bucks...looking for an inexpensive alternative

[skdvr]

Originally Posted by wheelman

It has about a 1/2 inch hard roll on each side of the wing. A soft sta if you will. Yes I can clamp it down but it moves the tank back 1/2 an inch on top of what the sta moves the tank back.

Ah, I see... When I read your post I thought that you said "It has NO roll control edge." As I go back and re-read it I see that it says "It has A No Roll edge." I can see how that can get in the way....

Phil