Methods, Treps and DW foams a no go?

[cullen colapietro]

I can't get the two outer pieces close enough together to make this work. Do I need to trim the foams? Push harder? Here's a pic.

[cullen colapietro]

The center part of the wheel looks to be about .75 inches.

[french_connection]

Push harder, use the ends to clamp it. I used another 2.2 rim to sit the wheel onto while I was pushing and screwing each bolt 1 turn.... and pray that the bead stay aligned while you do this.

[tedo]

It's a common problem. We all have been there.

Eddie makes a narrow foam again, or CarterFab makes wider cans. There's another vendor that also naked a delrin spacer too, but I can't seem to rember of hand.

For some reason, those wheel / tire / foam combo are super picky.

You could trim the foams (which I did), but you get a wheel wobble. I don't like that for speed (slow crawling, who cares).

Good luck. You're not the only one, and will not be the last.

[rm25x]

Carterfab cans.
Carter Fab & Machine » True 1.250″ Cans for VP scale wheels (2.2)

Here's my Yeti with them installed with Methods, CI foams, and R35 Treps.

[gdb85]

You can do one of two things, I took a dremel cutoff wheel and shaved off the bulge of the DW foams sidewalls, making them narrower, fit my Methods & BFG's with the stock rings just fine and dandy.

You could purchase wider rings from Carter Fab, he has 1" & 1.25" and there's another vendor that makes a ring widner kit.


(Ha, others beat me to punch)

[cullen colapietro]

K, at least my yeti isn't waiting on a solution. I think I'll get the wideners. The bead keeps popping when I push hard enough to get a sceew started. Last thing I want to do is strip the threading...

[cboggs]

Treps and Methods are horrible to get the beads to seat since the bead on Axial tires isnt very big to begin with. BDN makes the other wideners.

[cullen colapietro]

Anyone have a link to the bdns? or to the thinner foams? The CF seem to be out of stock. Also, google hasn't heard of "bdn widener".

[Rxracer]

is this with the 1.25 cans or the 1.0?
thanks

Originally Posted by rm25x

Carterfab cans.
Carter Fab & Machine » True 1.250″ Cans for VP scale wheels (2.2)

Here's my Yeti with them installed with Methods, CI foams, and R35 Treps.

[Sactown_Summit]

Ironic I just saw this post. Just went through this exact same install with treps, methods, and CI foams. What everyone said is true, you just have to really push down and hope you can grab a thread on one of the screws. Took for ever and multiple tried per wheel but finally got them to install correctly. They do look sweet when all done and installed. Worth it.

[cboggs]

Originally Posted by cullen colapietro

Anyone have a link to the bdns? or to the thinner foams? The CF seem to be out of stock. Also, google hasn't heard of "bdn widener".

Does no one ever look under the vendor section?

New "VP Wheel Widners" for VP Method and KMC Enduro Wheels

[Rafu]

Would longer bolts help? Start tightening with long srews adn replace then one by one with shorter.

[SteveC6R]

I had this same issue mounting Methods, BFGs, and DD foams. My trick? Set something heavy on the foams, like a tool box, to compress them for a few days then install. Works like a champ for me and the foams will go back to their normal size once installed. I've mounted my wheel/tire/foam combo on the stock VP cans using my method with no problems but I do use CFM 1" cans for a little wider tire profile.

[irok]

I been having issues with many of the scale Vanquish rims and most tires,but Axial tires are the hardest to mount on them.
Most don't hold a bead worth a crap and it's depressing when they cost so much
I own almost every set of Vanquish wheels and i'm about done with them.
They really need to start making wider wheels and adding a 1/16-1/8" to the bead ring diameter would make a huge improvement.And adding 1 more bolt to the back side of both sizes would really help.
They could learn a few things from Mayhem for sure.

Carter Fab wider rings would be sweet but they never have stock and don't answer my e-mails after trying to order 3-4 sets.

[STIshawn]

Originally Posted by irok

Carter Fab wider rings would be sweet but they never have stock and don't answer my e-mails after trying to order 3-4 sets.

This is why I ended up making my own 1" cans...

[irok]

Originally Posted by cullen colapietro

The center part of the wheel looks to be about .75 inches.

Trimming the more dense inner foam helps.
I also use 2 longer sizes of bolts to get em started then swap in the short ones.

[cullen colapietro]

Originally Posted by irok

Trimming the more dense inner foam helps.
I also use 2 longer sizes of bolts to get em started then swap in the short ones.

Good tips!

[Purptr8r]

Originally Posted by cboggs

Does no one ever look under the vendor section?

New "VP Wheel Widners" for VP Method and KMC Enduro Wheels

BDN FOR THE WIN!!!


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[Zombi]

So I have Method 105 with the Panther F400 foams and Voodoo U4 tyres and I had this problem. So I used gravity to overcome it using my knee to press them together for the first screw.

Biomechanics at it's best!