Factor 55 – Flat Link E (Expert)

$208.75

MADE IN THE USA
Precision machined from 6000 series billet aluminum
Compatible with all roller fairlead license plate mounting brackets
When folded flat – less than 1.75 inches of thickness
Weight – 26 ounces
Max load rating : 16,000 pounds
Ultimate failure: greater than 40,000 pounds
Fits steel cables and synthetic winch ropes to 3/8 inch diameters
EPDM Rubber Guard protects alloy fairleads and cushions line stowage
Simple snap ring removal for shear pin
Fits common 3/4 shackles/D-Rings
Eliminates hook rattle and fairlead damage

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Clay Croft

"The totality of CBI protection and their products' function makes big adventures like the Nordic series approachable. In fact, they allow us to go further with confidence."

XOverland

Sam Bischof

"CBI Offroad Fab and Prinsu are synonymous with quality and it shows in everything they do. I've never met friendlier people with a passion for off-road adventures like the folks at CBI. It was an easy decision to wrap my truck in all the awesome products that come out of their fab shop."

Sir Beardface

Jake Ingolia

"Been running CBI armor for a few years now running it through its course over all of the west coast including Moab and Colorado! Everything has held up just as day 1 with rock hits and dents! Install process was a piece of cake with CBIs install videos/ instructions! Highly recommended!"

WanderTaco

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The FlatLink E (Expert) is a variation of our popular foldable standard FlatLink winch shackle mount. The FlatLink E provides a means to eliminate the conventional winch hook and replace it with a safer and more secure screw pin shackle resulting in a CLOSED SYSTEM WINCHING operation. The large pear-shaped shackle mounting hole allows for attachment to either the pin or bow end of common screw pin shackles, as well as common OEM recovery points. This makes the new FlatLink E more versatile than the current FlatLink design, but it also adds the possibility of a dangerous shackle side loading condition (See Picture), especially during momentary slack conditions. A shackle side loading condition is not possible with our standard FlatLink shackle mount due to the shackle pin mounting constraint. For the recreational off-roader, we highly recommend the safer standard FlatLink product, not the FlatLink E. This way the winch operator does not have to monitor whether the shackle may have shifted and rotated in the recovery tackle. The FlatLink E is only available in the Military Specification Anodizing (Mil-A-8625 F Type III) hard anodized gray finish. Conventional winch hooks can cut and fray recovery straps and often allow strap ends to escape during momentary slack cycles of a typical winching recovery. Screw pin shackles do not allow strap loops to escape due to their secure screw pin attachment. The FlatLink E does not require splicing and is compatible with steel cables or synthetic ropes up to 3/8 inches in diameter. The cable eye is retained in the FlatLink E by a 5/8 inch diameter 6Al4V Titanium double shear pin and internal snap ring. Installation takes only minutes. The EPDM Rubber Guards protect alloy fairleads and are securely attached to the FlatLink E with 4 barbed tips each. The FlatLink E stows neatly against either roller or Hawse type fairleads and is designed to be used with common 3/4 inch shackles. MADE IN THE USA U.S. Utility Patent No. 9,388,025 Foreign Patents Pending

Weight	1.75 lbs
Dimensions	4.75 × 4.25 × 2.25 in
Color	Gray, Limited Edition Red, Limited Edition Yellow, Limited Edition Orange, Limited Edition OD Green, Limited Edition Lime Green, Limited Edition Silver, Limited Edition Blue