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03-26-2006, 11:38 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Citrus Heights
Posts: 70
|  Mounted up some spare TLT tires Here's some shots of my streched scorpion with my spare TLT wheels and tires, TLT shocks are considered junk by some, I'll mount them and see how they do. The rims and tires look pretty good and the way I mounted the adapters It'll be easy to swap on some bigger ones later. I'll try and post some action shots as soon as the rain goes away.......   I used a soldering iron and a hex bit the same size as the nylink hex, and some spare wheel adapters that come with HPI rims to make the adapter. I drilled the center with a 1/4 bit, then quickly burned the hex into the adapter. They're a standard 12mm hex so most rims will now bolt on. Press into the adapter  done  |
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03-27-2006, 12:02 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: igloo, Alaska
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| thats sick and a great idea  |
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03-27-2006, 07:51 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: plainfield
Posts: 73
| thats awsome can u tell us how to do it in a little better detail? |
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03-27-2006, 08:53 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Somewhere in Sweden
Posts: 182
| I believe that he just bored up the hex adaptors. Nice work, man! Last edited by mt_power; 03-27-2006 at 09:59 AM. |
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03-27-2006, 01:51 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Citrus Heights
Posts: 70
| Heres a little more detail of how I made the adapters. I'm at work so no pics..... Hpi rear truck wheels come with 12mm off set adapters for different models. Take those off the plastic trees and drill the hole in the center of them out bigger to 1/4 inch. Take a hex bit the same size as the nylink hex (5/32 I think), pull out the tip on your soldering iron and put the hex bit in so it heats up. After you have enlarged the holes on the wheel adapters with the 1/4 drill bit, place the adapter on something flat and press the heated hex bit through the hole. (do it quickly so you dont melt the adapter, it will litterally be like a hot knife in butter). This will burn the hex shape into the adapter. |
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03-27-2006, 04:46 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,798
| is it a nice tight fit and do you get full steering form lock to lock ? |
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03-28-2006, 12:21 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Citrus Heights
Posts: 70
| The hex was almost the exact size as the nylink hex. The adapter is a snug fit, and the rims have enough off set to not interfere with the steering. Regular 2.2 rims (not TLT like mine) might not have enough back spacing to clear the steering turnbuckle. |
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03-28-2006, 07:53 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,798
| thanks for this idea...im gonna steal it. lol i have some tlt tires and just got some traxxas hexes as they didnt have any hpi ones. |
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