08-10-2020, 11:09 AM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Richlands
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| SCX24 wheel weights
I bought my daughter and I a couple of SCX24's to play with in the house. I read a bunch of stuff about wheel weights, but wasn't crazy about the price of the over the counter options. I picked up a roll of lead fishing wire from Bullet Weights in 3/16" solid. Cabelas has them for $6 a roll, but you have to pay shipping. Amazon has it, but I think it's 9 or 10 bucks. Anyways, I didn't know such a thing existed, but I'm not a fisherman. https://www.bulletweights.com/Produc...kers/Lead-Wire It takes about an inch and a half to go around the wheel. I don't need to tell you how to make a circle. Then a couple dabs of hot glue on top. We're not dealing with a high speed vehicle. We started with 9 grams and added 10 for a total of 19 grams per wheel. I weighed the stock one and my daughter's C10 and it came out roughly 43 grams heavier. I've got 6 bucks in the roll and plenty more to do about 10 more trucks. |
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08-11-2020, 12:53 PM | #2 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: US
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| Re: SCX24 wheel weights
Thanks this is more in our price bracket. I will have to look for it.
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08-11-2020, 02:59 PM | #3 |
Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Richlands
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| Re: SCX24 wheel weights
The kids told me they work much better. I think you could use the 1/8" wire and lighten the weight a little if you're concerned about the wheels being too heavy.
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08-11-2020, 04:04 PM | #4 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Santa Maria, CA
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| Re: SCX24 wheel weights
I used a couple 5/16" i.d. (or was it 3/8"?) washers inside (just pushed on around the back face of the wheel) one set of 1" wheels, fit perfectly. Doesn't work on all 1" wheels, but it's a good, cheap option that's easy enough to try since most people probably have random washers at home anyway. I told my kid they were scale brake rotors and that worked for him!
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08-14-2020, 04:03 PM | #5 | |
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| Re: SCX24 wheel weights Quote:
Noob question how does one remove the wheel? Do I need special tools? Last edited by 2xDeadbolt; 08-14-2020 at 04:06 PM. | |
08-14-2020, 06:46 PM | #6 | |
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