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02-26-2009, 07:38 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SF Bay Area
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|  Low Boyz Weighted Beadlock Wheel Rendering  Mark gave us the idea from floater wheels, Dave finalized the idea. Please remember this is an early rendering, we expect to have the final design by this weekend. And prototype by next week. And it will spin on two bearings. |
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02-26-2009, 08:27 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: I didn't build that course.
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| Just a thougth: If you make the holes in the outer ring just a little bigger than the slugs. Then maybe you could add/remove the slugs without ever having to take the wheel apart.  The carrier for the slugs would need to be changed slightly, so that the slugs could slide in from the front and then be locked inplace with a small screw. I really like the idea behind these wheels, very creative. Last edited by carbonuts; 02-26-2009 at 08:29 AM. |
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02-26-2009, 08:37 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Augusta
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| Brilliant! Nice to see some active thinking in the Wheel Design Department! "Easy Access" to the slugs would only sweeten the deal as CarboNuts said. |
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02-26-2009, 08:41 AM
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| ~The Scale Shop~   Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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| will there be any solid material, holding the center axle nut section to the outer ring? ie the back of the wheel a solid disc? |
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02-26-2009, 08:43 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: I didn't build that course.
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I would assume they would be designed just like the Bullseye wheels. So yes I would say the back of the wheel will be a "solid disc" as you put it. LOL | |
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02-26-2009, 09:15 AM
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| Rock Stacker  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: S.S.M Ontario Canada
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| please make them in a 40 series rim also  |
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02-26-2009, 09:40 AM
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| ElevenTwentyish  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Prosser
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| This looks sick Mike...patiently waiting... |
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02-26-2009, 10:51 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Western Mass
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| sorry guys, but to me the function does not justify the complexity. Don't get me wrong, the idea is creative, I just don't think it has an advantage over normal weighted wheels enough. This may have a better application in the 40 size, but it wasn't stated what size these were either. |
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02-26-2009, 10:07 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ironton
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| it will keep the weight to the borrom of the chassis, so when you are runing up the side of the rocks, when normal fixed weights are on the rig they will have a high and or low weight stap, vs the weight staying as low as it can.... kid of like a sail boat... it stays up cause all the weight is low... |
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02-26-2009, 10:46 PM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| I'd like to see the Center Bracket that holds the weight a 360 Degrees. What Offsets? |
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02-26-2009, 11:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ironton
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| off sets.... are coming.... as for the 360... some thing was talked about but this was th finial... 360 makes the weights all over the place.. but i think we have some more ideas as tow hat we are going to do.... |
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02-26-2009, 11:23 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Las Cruces
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| I like the ideal also, would be much quieter then (un-named brand) those damn ball bearings can drive you up a wall. (Pun intended) what kind of cost do you estimate? Andrew |
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02-27-2009, 03:01 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle
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| How much weight are we talking here? Does the slug housing ride on a bushing? Could it benefit from bearings? |
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02-27-2009, 07:48 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: I didn't build that course.
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02-28-2009, 10:34 AM
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| RC Axle Master  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas
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02-28-2009, 11:50 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ironton
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| that is going to be changed to some bushings..... |
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