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11-10-2010, 01:59 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2008 Location: At the corner of Bedlam and Squalor.
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|  Alt. wheel weights
Hey guys, been searching the forum for a couple of days for a post I once spotted. Someone mentioned using some kind of wire as a wheel weight, rather than 1:1 wheel weights or solder. Any idea what this is? I was thinking maybe baling wire? I'd go with 1:1 wheel weights, but the Axial 1.9 wheels don't have that much of a groove in them and the weights just kind of sit on top. My hands are messed up enough that I can't get the tires around 'em. |
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11-10-2010, 02:17 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| wheel weights
I did see someone mention using solder. You can get lead wire that toolmakers use for 'lead testing' dies. I am not certain it is actually lead, but it is soft and fairly dense so it may do the trick....don't know what it is called unfortunately, it might actually be cheap solder. Bailing wire might be a little too hard to wrap. I used some lead bars I melted and poured in to a small mold I made, but I still had to shape them with a hammer because they expanded more than expected. Once shaped I put them in the groove and taped over them, it makes no difference to installing the tires. If you can get some of the clip on wheel weights, you might be able to melt them, but keep in mind lead it toxic so ventilation is very important and you need a container that can take the heat and won't be used for diner afterwards!! |
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11-10-2010, 02:25 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2008 Location: At the corner of Bedlam and Squalor.
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Yeah, I'm working in a spare bedroom, carpet on the floor, etc. The wife would kill me.
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11-10-2010, 03:40 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Nor Cal
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Go to a fishing store or walmart and get 1/4 lead solid core downrigger line it comes in 5lbs spools and it's flexible just cut the length you want. I have 3 wraps on each tire with stock 1.9 axial wheels. Each rim weighs like 7 oz.
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11-11-2010, 12:10 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2008 Location: At the corner of Bedlam and Squalor.
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It's amazing how much of my crawler stuff comes from Walmart, Home Depot or Michaels. I can't stomach Michaels. Yeesh! That overwhelming cinnamon/apple smell when you walk in the door just make ya heave! Great place to find small chain, though. |
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11-11-2010, 06:08 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hudson
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That's funny how you mention how bad it smells at the entrance of Michaels..... I just said the same thing to guys at work yesterday ! RIZ |
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11-11-2010, 11:18 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2008 Location: At the corner of Bedlam and Squalor.
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It's kind of like a festive, crafty version of walking into a well used outhouse on a really hot day. Y'know? The door opens, there's the violent olfactory collision and you think twice about how badly your wife needs those cute little gift boxes that look like Chinese food containers.
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