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11-12-2009, 10:30 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rock-throwing country
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|  Mounting SLW's to upgraded axle shafts!
Got my hands on a set of Vanquish SLW's only to find I couldn't mount them because of my beefy (letshandleit) 5mm axle stubs  Determined to get these great wheels on my bully for their weight savings and the taller tire from the .7 size I came up with this quick and easy fix to mount them on the 5mm stubs  First a bought (4) 5m aluminum couplers Then I chucked them up in the lathe and rounded off the hex to fit in the insert (It was that easy)    Since they don't have nylon threadlock is in order!  |
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11-12-2009, 10:38 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston
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Cool mod but my super 300's fit through and they are 5mm. So thats weird. :?
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11-12-2009, 10:50 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rock-throwing country
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 Hey Brad or Chris do you think this would be better in tires and wheels? If you could can you move it for me Thanx
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11-12-2009, 11:06 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Duncan, BC, Canada
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with the additional thread you could use a set screw to act as a thread locker. It'd work far better than just loctite alone, or even the usual nyloc nuts would..
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11-12-2009, 11:48 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: QLD, Australia
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Hmm I just chucked my HB lightning flanged 5mm nuts in the drill put it on the highest speed and just filed them down till they fit. That way you get the most surface area against the rim and the stick out enough to be able to use a standard T or Y wrench. I am running V2 axles which are 5mm all round. Kieren |
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11-12-2009, 11:57 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rock-throwing country
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11-13-2009, 12:03 AM
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| Keep it real   Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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11-13-2009, 02:55 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: QLD, Australia
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No I am running Berg V2 axles Kieren |
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11-14-2009, 12:17 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Warwick
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I used the Traxxas 5 mm flanged nut with the flange turned down to fit inside the VP hub. I can still use a standard 8 mm nut-driver to tighten the nut down no problem ...the nut is deep inside the hub BTW |
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