New bully II wheels question

[grimdigital]

Hey Foaks ;)

Is it a good idea to vent the delrin wheel for the bully tires ?
i was thinking of making a 3/32" hole in each rim. Is it a good size/idea ?

i cant seem to find any info looking around the forum. Seems like some people vent the tires instead of the rims,
which i cant see the reason why. Venting the inner rim sounds like a better idea to me...

im going to be assembling my new kit after work today

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated

-grimdigital

[mikemcE]

Vent the tires so if water gets inside the foam it can be spun out, keeping your foams in good shape. Small holes 90* apart work well


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[84yoda]

I vented the rims, drilled 4 holes.

[cboggs]

Vent the tires, especially if you change to Crawler Innovations two stage foams. I've never ripped a tire at the vent holes in all my years of crawling. A leather punch works perfect for putting any size hole you want.

[Tom G]

Venting the tires is the way to go should any water get in. Venting the wheels only lets out trapped air move out of the wheel but makes it almost impossible to let water escape

As cboggs stated I have never damaged tire vented in the tread or side wall

[grimdigital]

Thanks everyone !

i ended up venting rims, cuz ill never go on/close to water with this one...

[mikemcE]

New shoes !! Vented




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[grimdigital]

Im thinking of ordering today some Dlux knuckles Brass/Aluminum combo. Anyone ever try these on the bully 2 ?

Im trying to find a picture of a bully2 with dlux knuckles.

Just to be sure its a good fit.

Also, should i clock my front c-hubs a bit toward the rear ? what is the advantage of doing this ?

Can i use Micro Deans for batt plug ? Regular deans seems a bit big...

Ill post some pics as soon as my holmes hobbies order comes in

-grimdigital

[84yoda]

Look at the post above yours, thats dlux knuckles on a B2.

[mikemcE]

With the rings


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[chevotafun]

Read through Samu's build thread or myself, I think Cboggs has some on his bully2 as well

[UGLY]

Are the knuckles solid brass? Can you add/remove weights to the dlux knuckles?

[mikemcE]

Originally Posted by UGLY

Are the knuckles solid brass? Can you add/remove weights to the dlux knuckles?

Go to Eric's site, dlux fab

The knuckles are brass or aluminum with brass, alum , or cf top and bottoms. You can add rings or more weight, I found the brass and rings give me plenty of weight


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[UGLY]

Originally Posted by mikemcE

Go to Eric's site, dlux fab

The knuckles are brass or aluminum with brass, alum , or cf top and bottoms. You can add rings or more weight, I found the brass and rings give me plenty of weight


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Got it . It does not say what brass is used for the knuckles C26000/36000?

[Tom G]

I've been running Dlux knuckles and 70 Deg. universals axle shafts for several years with absolutely no issues

[mikemcE]

Ask Eric..... it's shines .....


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[UGLY]

Originally Posted by Tom G

I've been running Dlux knuckles and 70 Deg. universals axle shafts for several years with absolutely no issues

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Where did you get the anodized hardware?

[84yoda]

There aluminum hardware.

[Tom G]

Originally Posted by UGLY

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Where did you get the anodized hardware?

Fastener Express - Socket Head Cap Screws, Metric Screws , Fasteners and Anodize - Aluminum Screws, Fasteners Nuts Washers

[UGLY]

Originally Posted by Tom G

Fastener Express - Socket Head Cap Screws, Metric Screws , Fasteners and Anodize - Aluminum Screws, Fasteners Nuts Washers

Excellent, thanks for the link