diff --git a/src/impl_views/conversions.rs b/src/impl_views/conversions.rs
index 1e9a1499f..ca571a761 100644
--- a/src/impl_views/conversions.rs
+++ b/src/impl_views/conversions.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,27 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+/// Private raw array view methods
+impl<A, D> RawArrayView<A, D>
+where
+    D: Dimension,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) fn into_base_iter(self) -> Baseiter<A, D> {
+        unsafe { Baseiter::new(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.dim, self.strides) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<A, D> RawArrayViewMut<A, D>
+where
+    D: Dimension,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) fn into_base_iter(self) -> Baseiter<A, D> {
+        unsafe { Baseiter::new(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.dim, self.strides) }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Private array view methods
 impl<'a, A, D> ArrayView<'a, A, D>
 where
diff --git a/src/iterators/chunks.rs b/src/iterators/chunks.rs
index ba0e789fb..9cf06b55f 100644
--- a/src/iterators/chunks.rs
+++ b/src/iterators/chunks.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
 use crate::imp_prelude::*;
-use crate::ElementsBase;
-use crate::ElementsBaseMut;
+use crate::Baseiter;
 use crate::IntoDimension;
 use crate::{Layout, NdProducer};
 
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ impl_ndproducer! {
     [Clone => 'a, A, D: Clone ]
     ExactChunks {
         base,
+        life,
         chunk,
         inner_strides,
     }
@@ -23,16 +25,14 @@ impl_ndproducer! {
     }
 }
 
-type BaseProducerRef<'a, A, D> = ArrayView<'a, A, D>;
-type BaseProducerMut<'a, A, D> = ArrayViewMut<'a, A, D>;
-
 /// Exact chunks producer and iterable.
 ///
 /// See [`.exact_chunks()`](ArrayBase::exact_chunks) for more
 /// information.
 //#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ExactChunks<'a, A, D> {
-    base: BaseProducerRef<'a, A, D>,
+    base: RawArrayView<A, D>,
+    life: PhantomData<&'a A>,
     chunk: D,
     inner_strides: D,
 }
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@ impl<'a, A, D: Dimension> ExactChunks<'a, A, D> {
     /// Creates a new exact chunks producer.
     ///
     /// **Panics** if any chunk dimension is zero
-    pub(crate) fn new<E>(mut a: ArrayView<'a, A, D>, chunk: E) -> Self
+    pub(crate) fn new<E>(a: ArrayView<'a, A, D>, chunk: E) -> Self
     where
         E: IntoDimension<Dim = D>,
     {
+        let mut a = a.into_raw_view();
         let chunk = chunk.into_dimension();
         ndassert!(
             a.ndim() == chunk.ndim(),
@@ -59,11 +60,12 @@ impl<'a, A, D: Dimension> ExactChunks<'a, A, D> {
         for i in 0..a.ndim() {
             a.dim[i] /= chunk[i];
         }
-        let inner_strides = a.raw_strides();
+        let inner_strides = a.strides.clone();
         a.strides *= &chunk;
 
         ExactChunks {
             base: a,
+            life: PhantomData,
             chunk,
             inner_strides,
         }
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ where
     type IntoIter = ExactChunksIter<'a, A, D>;
     fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
         ExactChunksIter {
-            iter: self.base.into_elements_base(),
+            iter: self.base.into_base_iter(),
+            life: self.life,
             chunk: self.chunk,
             inner_strides: self.inner_strides,
         }
@@ -91,7 +94,8 @@ where
 /// See [`.exact_chunks()`](ArrayBase::exact_chunks) for more
 /// information.
 pub struct ExactChunksIter<'a, A, D> {
-    iter: ElementsBase<'a, A, D>,
+    iter: Baseiter<A, D>,
+    life: PhantomData<&'a A>,
     chunk: D,
     inner_strides: D,
 }
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ impl_ndproducer! {
     [Clone => ]
     ExactChunksMut {
         base,
+        life,
         chunk,
         inner_strides,
     }
@@ -122,7 +127,8 @@ impl_ndproducer! {
 /// for more information.
 //#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ExactChunksMut<'a, A, D> {
-    base: BaseProducerMut<'a, A, D>,
+    base: RawArrayViewMut<A, D>,
+    life: PhantomData<&'a mut A>,
     chunk: D,
     inner_strides: D,
 }
@@ -131,10 +137,11 @@ impl<'a, A, D: Dimension> ExactChunksMut<'a, A, D> {
     /// Creates a new exact chunks producer.
     ///
     /// **Panics** if any chunk dimension is zero
-    pub(crate) fn new<E>(mut a: ArrayViewMut<'a, A, D>, chunk: E) -> Self
+    pub(crate) fn new<E>(a: ArrayViewMut<'a, A, D>, chunk: E) -> Self
     where
         E: IntoDimension<Dim = D>,
     {
+        let mut a = a.into_raw_view_mut();
         let chunk = chunk.into_dimension();
         ndassert!(
             a.ndim() == chunk.ndim(),
@@ -149,11 +156,12 @@ impl<'a, A, D: Dimension> ExactChunksMut<'a, A, D> {
         for i in 0..a.ndim() {
             a.dim[i] /= chunk[i];
         }
-        let inner_strides = a.raw_strides();
+        let inner_strides = a.strides.clone();
         a.strides *= &chunk;
 
         ExactChunksMut {
             base: a,
+            life: PhantomData,
             chunk,
             inner_strides,
         }
@@ -169,7 +177,8 @@ where
     type IntoIter = ExactChunksIterMut<'a, A, D>;
     fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
         ExactChunksIterMut {
-            iter: self.base.into_elements_base(),
+            iter: self.base.into_base_iter(),
+            life: self.life,
             chunk: self.chunk,
             inner_strides: self.inner_strides,
         }
@@ -181,16 +190,17 @@ impl_iterator! {
     [Clone => 'a, A, D: Clone]
     ExactChunksIter {
         iter,
+        life,
         chunk,
         inner_strides,
     }
     ExactChunksIter<'a, A, D> {
         type Item = ArrayView<'a, A, D>;
 
-        fn item(&mut self, elt) {
+        fn item(&mut self, ptr) {
             unsafe {
                 ArrayView::new_(
-                    elt,
+                    ptr,
                     self.chunk.clone(),
                     self.inner_strides.clone())
             }
@@ -209,10 +219,10 @@ impl_iterator! {
     ExactChunksIterMut<'a, A, D> {
         type Item = ArrayViewMut<'a, A, D>;
 
-        fn item(&mut self, elt) {
+        fn item(&mut self, ptr) {
             unsafe {
                 ArrayViewMut::new_(
-                    elt,
+                    ptr,
                     self.chunk.clone(),
                     self.inner_strides.clone())
             }
@@ -225,7 +235,14 @@ impl_iterator! {
 /// See [`.exact_chunks_mut()`](ArrayBase::exact_chunks_mut)
 /// for more information.
 pub struct ExactChunksIterMut<'a, A, D> {
-    iter: ElementsBaseMut<'a, A, D>,
+    iter: Baseiter<A, D>,
+    life: PhantomData<&'a mut A>,
     chunk: D,
     inner_strides: D,
 }
+
+send_sync_read_only!(ExactChunks);
+send_sync_read_only!(ExactChunksIter);
+
+send_sync_read_write!(ExactChunksMut);
+send_sync_read_write!(ExactChunksIterMut);
diff --git a/src/iterators/macros.rs b/src/iterators/macros.rs
index ff4b3bb93..7fbe410fe 100644
--- a/src/iterators/macros.rs
+++ b/src/iterators/macros.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl<$($typarm)*> NdProducer for $fulltype {
     }
 
     unsafe fn uget_ptr(&self, i: &Self::Dim) -> *mut A {
-        self.$base.uget_ptr(i)
+        self.$base.uget_ptr(i) as *mut _
     }
 
     fn stride_of(&self, axis: Axis) -> isize {
diff --git a/src/iterators/windows.rs b/src/iterators/windows.rs
index 6238d0ed1..9140f43b9 100644
--- a/src/iterators/windows.rs
+++ b/src/iterators/windows.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use super::ElementsBase;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
+use super::Baseiter;
 use crate::imp_prelude::*;
 use crate::IntoDimension;
 use crate::Layout;
@@ -10,7 +12,8 @@ use crate::Slice;
 /// See [`.windows()`](ArrayBase::windows) for more
 /// information.
 pub struct Windows<'a, A, D> {
-    base: ArrayView<'a, A, D>,
+    base: RawArrayView<A, D>,
+    life: PhantomData<&'a A>,
     window: D,
     strides: D,
 }
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@ impl<'a, A, D: Dimension> Windows<'a, A, D> {
         });
 
         Windows {
-            base,
+            base: base.into_raw_view(),
+            life: PhantomData,
             window,
             strides: window_strides,
         }
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ impl_ndproducer! {
     [Clone => 'a, A, D: Clone ]
     Windows {
         base,
+        life,
         window,
         strides,
     }
@@ -109,7 +114,8 @@ where
     type IntoIter = WindowsIter<'a, A, D>;
     fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
         WindowsIter {
-            iter: self.base.into_elements_base(),
+            iter: self.base.into_base_iter(),
+            life: self.life,
             window: self.window,
             strides: self.strides,
         }
@@ -121,7 +127,8 @@ where
 /// See [`.windows()`](ArrayBase::windows) for more
 /// information.
 pub struct WindowsIter<'a, A, D> {
-    iter: ElementsBase<'a, A, D>,
+    iter: Baseiter<A, D>,
+    life: PhantomData<&'a A>,
     window: D,
     strides: D,
 }
@@ -131,19 +138,23 @@ impl_iterator! {
     [Clone => 'a, A, D: Clone]
     WindowsIter {
         iter,
+        life,
         window,
         strides,
     }
     WindowsIter<'a, A, D> {
         type Item = ArrayView<'a, A, D>;
 
-        fn item(&mut self, elt) {
+        fn item(&mut self, ptr) {
             unsafe {
                 ArrayView::new_(
-                    elt,
+                    ptr,
                     self.window.clone(),
                     self.strides.clone())
             }
         }
     }
 }
+
+send_sync_read_only!(Windows);
+send_sync_read_only!(WindowsIter);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e80f2651a..a651ae58c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1559,10 +1559,6 @@ where
         unsafe { ArrayView::new(ptr, dim, strides) }
     }
 
-    fn raw_strides(&self) -> D {
-        self.strides.clone()
-    }
-
     /// Remove array axis `axis` and return the result.
     fn try_remove_axis(self, axis: Axis) -> ArrayBase<S, D::Smaller> {
         let d = self.dim.try_remove_axis(axis);