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06-12-2012, 09:59 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: denver
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any ideas, ive been thinking about wheel weights, yes no?
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06-12-2012, 10:51 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fox Valley WI
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| Re: more flex?
I was also wondering if anyone weighted the stock wheels and how much.
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06-13-2012, 10:49 AM
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| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Mine are weighted all around. I used one entire strip of stick on wights per wheel. If you want more flex you can chino mod he leafs too.
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06-13-2012, 11:27 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fox Valley WI
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If I have to put all those little beadlock nuts and bolts together again, I'll lose my freakin' mind!  Thanks for the tip 1BadJeepBruiser! |
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06-13-2012, 09:31 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: denver
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lol traildawg you aint kidding, but i think it might be worth the head ache
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06-13-2012, 10:32 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tasmania, Australia
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When you say a strip of stick on weights, how much is that roughly?? Just not sure which stick on weights you are refering to?? Cheers |
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06-13-2012, 10:38 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Australia NSW
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the stick on ones you get from tire shops when they balance your cars wheels.
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06-14-2012, 04:09 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tasmania, Australia
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I thought that may have been what you meant, was more interested to get from you what the approximate weight of the said strip is. Cheers Sent from my iPad mini using Tapatalk |
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06-14-2012, 04:36 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Australia NSW
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iv got some stuck to a set of rims, so cant see all the numbers, but would very roughly estimate a full stick to be 30-50g (segmented.)
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06-14-2012, 06:34 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tasmania, Australia
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Great, that will be a good starting point anyway! Add or subtract as required. Tyre's or wheels vented?? Cheers Sent from my iPad mini using Tapatalk |
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06-14-2012, 10:09 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lost in Oregon
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| Re: more flex?
I keep coming back to this thread thinking there would be some discussion on flex issues...all I see is tire weight...thread is mis-labeled IMHO
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06-14-2012, 10:11 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Las Vegas/671
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1 strip of weights with single leaf spring.  |
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06-14-2012, 11:34 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lost in Oregon
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perfect...nothing wrong with Erbing's flex...
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06-14-2012, 03:03 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tasmania, Australia
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Agreed it has digressed  Wheel weighting will affect flex though if I'm not mistaken? More weight in wheels will help pull the suspension down and keep tyres planted whilst suspension / axles articulate to get it all 'flexing' For an identical suspension setup end result could be quite different on a vehicle with different weight wheels. Feel free to set me straight though guys ;) Sent from my iPad mini using Tapatalk |
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06-14-2012, 04:53 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: denver
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i had just the one leaf on the truck at first but it seemed kinda sloppy, i added the larger "helper" and it sits about right but with even less articulation. i started the thread just to get some feed back from you guys that may have had a tf2 longer then i. thanks for playing along.
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06-14-2012, 05:57 PM
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| Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island
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06-14-2012, 07:20 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Australia NSW
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06-14-2012, 08:58 PM
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| 09 RCA champ! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Acworth, Ga
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probably going to link mine soon  |
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06-14-2012, 09:00 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tasmania, Australia
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 Back onto the flex topic then.... There is a post in the Tips and Tricks thread re improving flex by changing the shape of the bolts which pass through the shackles / spring eyes. Make them more like a ball in the centre rather than just the parallel shank. TF2 tips and tricks thread The Chino mod in the spring eyelets aparently works well too to free things up a bit. I have often wondered whether a piece of nitro fuel line (silicone tube) as bush in there would be any good, but I am as yet to try it out. Last edited by Holden Overlander; 06-14-2012 at 09:09 PM. | |
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06-14-2012, 10:34 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lost in Oregon
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Have never had a leafed truck so all this is new. Still have a problem with weight in the wheels helping flexibility...doesn't compute for me and my thick old skull | |
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