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Yes, I think I will go that route. Axial spacers are over $4 for a pair plus shipping!!! At that rate I will have over $60 in just spacers!:shock:

Kinda no longer makes it a cheap mod anymore!:lmao:

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McMasterCarr also has 1/4'' solid delrin rod for .55 cents a ft. You will need a 1/4'' drill guide to center drill the delrin,but this is very cost effective for making your own spacers.I know they make 5/16'' delrin tube with the proper i.d. for a 3mm screw."thumbsup"

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As of last week, the oversized 1/4" delrin tubing is only available in 5' lenghts. Smaller sizes were on bo for 3-4 wks.

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When you say ''oversize'' 1/4'' is that more like 5/16''? I've seen some @ the hobbyshop before that i believe they got from Mcmaster that was labled 1/4'' and had the hollow hole that a 3mm would tap into,but it was actually bigger then 1/4''.

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Yes its. 040" oversized and the 1/8" hole is .040" under sized.

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Sweet thanks for the info."thumbsup"

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so i gave this a try using my stock AXIAL wheels and i dont think it came out to bad i still need to get ahold of some hubs then make my new face plates. i also need to buy some spacers i gave a try at making my own.

well i dont have a drill press so i tried this with the drill it went fairly well but next time i think i will use a 4"grinder with a cut off wheel insted of the dremel tool

thanks for showing me how to do this it saved a few bucks sesne i dont need to buy new ones now

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I followed your lead and came up with these"thumbsup".3oz lighter (per wheel)than my slwv4's, and tons more room for knuckle weights. Thanks

http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...rojects005.jpg

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Those came out killer,it's endless what you can do with your own rings.

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1337183524

What kind of material is that your using for the face of the wheel? And how thick is it?

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I use two kinds, for the solid faces i use 1/8in acrylic and for the drilled out faces i use 3/32 polycarbonate.But be carfull with the acrylic it is a little brittle"thumbsup"

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Had a few extra slw laying around so to the drill press i go :lmao:
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1337706195
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1337706191
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1337706187
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That came out nice. What did you use for the yellow face?

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That would be 1\8in acrylic,so far they are holding up i hav'nt taken a big fall with them yet. Some say they might be to brittle.

Are you using spacers between the hub and the face of the wheel?

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Very cool mod. I have a set of proline beadlock slash wheels with shredded hex's I think I will see if this will work on them. Thanks for the great write up.

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I am on this also with some old axials that worked well last night. I am debating what to use as spacers to make sure they are exact, yet not insanely expensive. I have a pretty good small project chop saw and will probably get some aluminum tube and just be really careful to make sure my cuts are precise.

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Porch mechanics."thumbsup"

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/attac...-wills-006.jpg