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bob1961 · 07-13-2011, 07:32 PM

i had an issue when i mounted tires/wheels on stock axial straight rear axles shafts....i have RC4WD pro 10 1.9 stamped steel wheels with just axle pin slots....i'm still thinking of going with VP hexes for these wheels if i need to get clearance, has any body else had this issue with these wheels as well....

http://store.rc4wd.com/Pro10-19-Stee...ck_p_1414.html

when i tightened them down with the axle nut they locked the axle from spinning....only thing i can see where it happened is the wheel got pulled against the alum axle bearing retainer cup....i pulled the tire off then removed the alum cup and put tire back on and free as willy the whale....can i file down the outside end of the alum bearing cap to gain the clearance i need....so i don't have the step showing where the cap should be in place, or can i get two caps with the ends CNC/turned down from you

........bob

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Generis · 07-13-2011, 08:16 PM

I have a set of those rims, and I have machined them down for customers also. They don't fit directly onto any Axial stuff. They have the pin drive slot way too far inset, so the hub just binds right to any housing. Very sad, they look great. The fix is to take 1/32 off the back of the hub, then they work (for any axial stuff). rc4wd uses the same hub on the stamped steel wheels, and has the same fitment problem.
The problem is not the bearing holder, it's the rim hub. The axial stockers have the same dimensions as the Metalheads, so considering those rims will lock up on the stock axial housing, well.. they lock on the Metalheads.
Try to trim off the hub first, that way you keep the integrity of the Metalhead parts. The hub will work the same way shaved down or not.

bob1961 · 07-14-2011, 12:26 PM

thx for the fast reply

....yeah i was gonna look into trimming the wheel hub as well........bob

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badhoopty · 07-18-2011, 11:07 AM

just pre-ordered a set.

still on track for shipping late july?

Generis · 07-18-2011, 03:00 PM

Going to be a close one, but if not end of the month, it will be mid week at the beginning of August.

badhoopty · 07-18-2011, 04:12 PM

awesome.

Generis · 07-25-2011, 06:12 PM

I am in the middle of another MetalHead run, if you want them by August 6 shipping, then better get your orders in now.

MetalHead Axle Housings by GCM Racing

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picard34 · 07-31-2011, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeyracer

(It's awesome that Axial will have some short and long axles with the wraith. This will give us a lot of options for width; normal with ax10 internals, wide with two long wraith axles, narrow with two short wraith axles, or offset pumpkin like the wraith (with even more options mixing wraith and AX10 pieces.))

Has anyone done this yet - using the short/short wraith axles? I am curious to see how big this would be.

Generis · 08-03-2011, 02:57 PM

it will be real narrow, the short side is tiny on this thing.

badhoopty · 08-09-2011, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Generis

I am in the middle of another MetalHead run, if you want them by August 6 shipping, then better get your orders in now.

MetalHead Axle Housings by GCM Racing

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so are they done?

Generis · 08-09-2011, 11:15 AM

Done and shipped out, and as usual your shipping info was sent to your payment email address.
We also made a couple of extras of each, so there's some stock now.

badhoopty · 08-09-2011, 04:46 PM

has anybody received axles from this last batch yet? i havent and am getting concerned they have been vaporized somewhere in the mail.

Generis · 08-27-2011, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrmyfair

Thanks for producing these and dealing with all of our crap while trying to figure them out!
Sucks they won't be a normally stocked item.

We now have a few sets in stock, and will try to keep them in stock at low levels. Thanks for the pre-orders since March, fellas. I've loved to see your rigs and your setups.

Don't forget, if you don't want to do any welding on the customizer, you can use a DMG Truss on a Standard set of MetalHeads, and it's all ready to mount.

NVUS · 11-04-2011, 04:19 PM

Here are a couple pics with the DMG Trusses... sorry it took so long but I just got them painted. (A year later lol)

It is a beautiful combination of metal!!

Generis · 11-04-2011, 08:26 PM

That lives up to it's license plate! Nice!

Krawler Konceptz · 11-04-2011, 11:01 PM

I recognize those plates

chevellian · 11-07-2011, 02:36 PM

Another set of MetalHead axles with the DMG truss.

I used to have trouble with the axle c's coming loose. I think those days are over now.

Bulldog · 11-07-2011, 10:52 PM

very nice! The new DMG truss design looks sharp too!

NVUS · 11-08-2011, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bulldog

very nice! The new DMG truss design looks sharp too!

I agree! The added simpleness to the design flows much better with these axles! I might be doin a swap out for them when I do a 1.9 scaler

RustenPaines · 11-24-2011, 11:36 PM

Will you be doing AR60 axles? If so I'd like to preorder a set.

08-09-2011, 04:46 PM	#72
badhoopty Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,814	has anybody received axles from this last batch yet? i havent and am getting concerned they have been vaporized somewhere in the mail. Last edited by badhoopty; 08-18-2011 at 10:11 AM.

07-13-2011, 07:32 PM	#61
bob1961 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wayne county. PA Posts: 2,507	i had an issue when i mounted tires/wheels on stock axial straight rear axles shafts....i have RC4WD pro 10 1.9 stamped steel wheels with just axle pin slots....i'm still thinking of going with VP hexes for these wheels if i need to get clearance, has any body else had this issue with these wheels as well.... http://store.rc4wd.com/Pro10-19-Stee...ck_p_1414.html when i tightened them down with the axle nut they locked the axle from spinning....only thing i can see where it happened is the wheel got pulled against the alum axle bearing retainer cup....i pulled the tire off then removed the alum cup and put tire back on and free as willy the whale....can i file down the outside end of the alum bearing cap to gain the clearance i need....so i don't have the step showing where the cap should be in place, or can i get two caps with the ends CNC/turned down from you ........bob ....

07-13-2011, 08:16 PM	#62
Generis Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crawling Around Posts: 871	I have a set of those rims, and I have machined them down for customers also. They don't fit directly onto any Axial stuff. They have the pin drive slot way too far inset, so the hub just binds right to any housing. Very sad, they look great. The fix is to take 1/32 off the back of the hub, then they work (for any axial stuff). rc4wd uses the same hub on the stamped steel wheels, and has the same fitment problem. The problem is not the bearing holder, it's the rim hub. The axial stockers have the same dimensions as the Metalheads, so considering those rims will lock up on the stock axial housing, well.. they lock on the Metalheads. Try to trim off the hub first, that way you keep the integrity of the Metalhead parts. The hub will work the same way shaved down or not.

07-14-2011, 12:26 PM	#63
bob1961 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wayne county. PA Posts: 2,507	thx for the fast reply ....yeah i was gonna look into trimming the wheel hub as well........bob ....

07-18-2011, 11:07 AM	#64
badhoopty Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,814	just pre-ordered a set. still on track for shipping late july?

07-18-2011, 03:00 PM	#65
Generis Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crawling Around Posts: 871	Going to be a close one, but if not end of the month, it will be mid week at the beginning of August.

07-18-2011, 04:12 PM	#66
badhoopty Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,814	awesome.

07-25-2011, 06:12 PM	#67
Generis Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crawling Around Posts: 871	I am in the middle of another MetalHead run, if you want them by August 6 shipping, then better get your orders in now. MetalHead Axle Housings by GCM Racing .

08-03-2011, 02:57 PM	#69
Generis Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crawling Around Posts: 871	it will be real narrow, the short side is tiny on this thing.

08-09-2011, 11:15 AM	#71
Generis Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crawling Around Posts: 871	Done and shipped out, and as usual your shipping info was sent to your payment email address. We also made a couple of extras of each, so there's some stock now.

11-04-2011, 04:19 PM	#74
NVUS Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SL,UT Posts: 176	Here are a couple pics with the DMG Trusses... sorry it took so long but I just got them painted. (A year later lol) It is a beautiful combination of metal!!

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11-04-2011, 08:26 PM	#75
Generis Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crawling Around Posts: 871	That lives up to it's license plate! Nice!

11-04-2011, 11:01 PM	#76
Krawler Konceptz I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Eastcoast CANADA Posts: 4,395	I recognize those plates

11-07-2011, 02:36 PM	#77
chevellian Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lititz Posts: 787	Another set of MetalHead axles with the DMG truss. I used to have trouble with the axle c's coming loose. I think those days are over now.

11-07-2011, 10:52 PM	#78
Bulldog I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Outside DC Posts: 2,997	very nice! The new DMG truss design looks sharp too!

11-24-2011, 11:36 PM	#80
RustenPaines Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NW Posts: 257	Will you be doing AR60 axles? If so I'd like to preorder a set.

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