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 https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.1...7c&oe=5F56C4C5 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. https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.1...58&oe=5F55C7EF We started with 9 grams and added 10 for a total of 19 grams per wheel. https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.1...a8&oe=5F56B99D https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.1...a9&oe=5F57244A 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. https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.1...d4&oe=5F57AB0C https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.1...5c&oe=5F57B473 https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.1...20&oe=5F582660 |
Re: SCX24 wheel weights Thanks this is more in our price bracket. I will have to look for it. |
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. |
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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Noob question how does one remove the wheel? Do I need special tools? |
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