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07-12-2009, 12:30 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Location: los angeles
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|  how can i put lead weight on stock scx10 wheels
hello. how you guys put lead weight on your scx-10 stock wheels. other 1.9 wheels have have kinda wide space in the middle ,but scx-10 wheel is kinda narrower. i saw one guy wraped lead rod. do you guys konw where i can get it or any idea on put weight? thanks.
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07-12-2009, 12:38 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: LOMPOC
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I did see a thread around here that said how to make lead weights for any type of rim. I will see if I can find it and post it up. What he did was make a mold of the wheel space and then melted his own lead and laid it in there.
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07-12-2009, 12:41 AM
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Here is one of the threads but not the exact one I had in mind.
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07-12-2009, 09:15 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West of Eugene, OR
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Welcome. I use "lead pencils" found in the fishing section at Big-5. -For the stock Losi MRC rims, I hammered the lead into thin strips and put two strips in the groove of each rim. -For the cheap Axial 8-hole beadlocks--the groove in the rim is narrower than the stock MRC rims--I simply wrapped two of the "lead pencils" around each rim. Each lead pencil, before hammering them flat, fits perfectly in the groove, but they only wrap half-way around, so I use two. I've also seen people make lead "strings" from fishing "split shot" weights and secure those in/around the rim. Others have wrapped solder around the rim - it's kind of heavy and should work, but I don't know how much it would take and/or if it would be cost effective unless you already had a bunch of solder laying around. And yet others acquire the small lead weights used for balancing 1:1 tires. There are other ideas and you'll find great info looking around a bit and even Searching. Last edited by JeepinOR; 07-12-2009 at 09:18 AM. |
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07-12-2009, 09:31 AM
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07-12-2009, 12:11 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pa
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I used great planes sticky lead weights also. 4oz of lead is one complete wrap for the wheel over the channel. The tape only contacts a little of the wheel lip on each side but its enough. I wrapped some electrical tape around the weights for extra security.
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07-12-2009, 12:11 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tyler, TX
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You can also purchase different diameter and length lead rope from www.McMaster.com They have everything! |
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