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wingnutcrawler · 08-31-2006, 04:52 PM

i asked this in the newb forum with not response so i thought i'd ask here since it is a tlt question.i'm putting traxxas 8 hole style wheels on my tlt but when i put them on there is only about 4 or 5 threads left not enough to reach out to the nyloc section. the stock tlt wheels have less material between the axle nut and the wheel hex. will a spacer kit solve this?

TANK · 08-31-2006, 04:55 PM

you need blackfoot ends or knuckles whatever they're called... i use HPI wheels they work better

K_B · 08-31-2006, 05:04 PM

I'm pretty sure I answered that in the newb forum. You can drill out the center a little bit to expose more threads, or like Tank said, get blackfoot stub axles. Tobee craft wideners will also fix that problem but that's a more expensive solution.

wingnutcrawler · 08-31-2006, 05:12 PM

kb i wasn't ignoring you post in the newb section i just wanted some more advice mostly on the spacers. i figured if i wasn't able to remove the excess perfectly it might introduce a wobbel . i know that the wheel hex is usually what keeps the wheel spinning true but sometimes if the surface the nut goes on isn't true it will also make it wobble

K_B · 08-31-2006, 05:22 PM

I don't think you have to take off too much and the pressure from the locknut most likely will keep it pretty straight. It doesn't have to be absolutely perfect since the speed is so slow...

wingnutcrawler · 08-31-2006, 05:31 PM

i'll try it on an extra. we got are rock rings on and the weights on and it's ready for glue but i wanted to make sure wewere on the right track.

K_B · 08-31-2006, 05:43 PM

Well, if you're really worried, you can probably pick up those blackfoot axles at the hobby shop. They can't be too expensive...

wingnutcrawler · 09-01-2006, 03:39 PM

i was told at the lhs that they were discontiued? i'm not really sure though. i'll probably just get the spacers. any idea on which are the best?

K_B · 09-01-2006, 05:25 PM

I use Gmade wideners that I got from the Crawler Store. They work good enough for me. And they're only $25 bucks or something.

Tobee craft wideners are more money but they replace the entire axle stub with a new assembly. I have a set of those as well and they seem to work dandy as well.

wingnutcrawler · 09-01-2006, 05:51 PM

do you know the web sites for g made and tobee?

LIKES2CRAWL · 09-01-2006, 05:57 PM

http://www.thecrawlerstore.com/ for the G-made.

08-31-2006, 04:52 PM	#1
wingnutcrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 174	tlt wheel question i asked this in the newb forum with not response so i thought i'd ask here since it is a tlt question.i'm putting traxxas 8 hole style wheels on my tlt but when i put them on there is only about 4 or 5 threads left not enough to reach out to the nyloc section. the stock tlt wheels have less material between the axle nut and the wheel hex. will a spacer kit solve this?

08-31-2006, 04:55 PM	#2
TANK Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 743	you need blackfoot ends or knuckles whatever they're called... i use HPI wheels they work better

08-31-2006, 05:04 PM	#3
K_B I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,048	I'm pretty sure I answered that in the newb forum. You can drill out the center a little bit to expose more threads, or like Tank said, get blackfoot stub axles. Tobee craft wideners will also fix that problem but that's a more expensive solution.

08-31-2006, 05:12 PM	#4
wingnutcrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 174	kb i wasn't ignoring you post in the newb section i just wanted some more advice mostly on the spacers. i figured if i wasn't able to remove the excess perfectly it might introduce a wobbel . i know that the wheel hex is usually what keeps the wheel spinning true but sometimes if the surface the nut goes on isn't true it will also make it wobble

08-31-2006, 05:22 PM	#5
K_B I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,048	I don't think you have to take off too much and the pressure from the locknut most likely will keep it pretty straight. It doesn't have to be absolutely perfect since the speed is so slow...

08-31-2006, 05:31 PM	#6
wingnutcrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 174	i'll try it on an extra. we got are rock rings on and the weights on and it's ready for glue but i wanted to make sure wewere on the right track.

08-31-2006, 05:43 PM	#7
K_B I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,048	Well, if you're really worried, you can probably pick up those blackfoot axles at the hobby shop. They can't be too expensive...

09-01-2006, 03:39 PM	#8
wingnutcrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 174	i was told at the lhs that they were discontiued? i'm not really sure though. i'll probably just get the spacers. any idea on which are the best?

09-01-2006, 05:25 PM	#9
K_B I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,048	I use Gmade wideners that I got from the Crawler Store. They work good enough for me. And they're only $25 bucks or something. Tobee craft wideners are more money but they replace the entire axle stub with a new assembly. I have a set of those as well and they seem to work dandy as well.

09-01-2006, 05:51 PM	#10
wingnutcrawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 174	do you know the web sites for g made and tobee?

09-01-2006, 05:57 PM	#11
LIKES2CRAWL I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: KENNEWICK, WA Posts: 2,513	http://www.thecrawlerstore.com/ for the G-made.

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