wheel widener options

[Hammer!]

Hi all im wanting to run wheel wideners because ill be running 8* knuckles and also i want more clearance at flex. Mini 12mm Wheel Widener (4) these seem good but because they're silver they will stand out too much... are there black ones or maybe i could paint them (but with what type of paint).

Thanks in advance, Hammer!

[Hammer!]

ok ive had a further look i can't find any black wideners so I'm wondering, what type of paint would i use to paint the silver aluminum wideners? (the ones mentioned in original post)

[Tmaxxed]

I just tonight put vanquish 8° knuckles and chubs on mine and I used Traxxas hexes part number TRA3654. They are wider then stock Axial and clear the knuckles. I got them on ebay for about $7 for 4 of them.

[Hammer!]

excellent! I already have a set of 4 on my scx10 right now, I took them off my both my brothers old 2wd slash and my own one. (they're basically a graveyard for parts haha)

[Tmaxxed]

I wonder if you could dye them with the ryte...rit...rit dye? That stuff everyone uses to dye chassis parts.

[Hammer!]

i don't know... i know rit dye is used to dye traxxas plastic chassis' i assume thats what you're talking about... but they're plastic and this is aluminium so they are two very different things, but maybe i could use some other sort of metal dye... good idea.

[lonleycreeper]

Originally Posted by Hammer!

ok ive had a further look i can't find any black wideners so I'm wondering, what type of paint would i use to paint the silver aluminum wideners? (the ones mentioned in original post)

I have had success spraying Testors enamel on bare aluminum.

[Hammer!]

ok thank you!

[Tmaxxed]

Originally Posted by Hammer!

i don't know... i know rit dye is used to dye traxxas plastic chassis' i assume thats what you're talking about... but they're plastic and this is aluminium so they are two very different things, but maybe i could use some other sort of metal dye... good idea.

The ones I got are plastic.

[Hammer!]

oh ok what brand are they? i might have a look.

[Tmaxxed]

They are traxxas. They're for the Slash. The part number is TRA3654.

[Hammer!]

oh you mean the wider hexes? yeah i have them too but when i referred to wheel wideners i meant something like this Mini 12mm Wheel Widener (4)

[Hammer!]

and also just having another look at the rc4wd wideners, what are the other little bits that come with them (lol i know very technical language but anyway)

[ChrisShooting]

I went the more expensive route. I bought Vanquish Method wheels and used the wider Vanquish hubs. They look amazing and allow you to tune your width as well.