Drill press rim mod's with VP hubs
 

Alot of people have ask me about this mod so i thought i would do a quick how to hope this help.

Frist take a wide hex and a vp hub bolt it to a 1.9 rim.
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1292350876
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1292350911
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1292350936
Then take a 5/32 drill bet using the hub as your guide, after that take the hub off then redrill the holes using a 1/8 drill bet.
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1292350999
Then using a 13/32 drill to open up the center hole to fet your wheel wrench.
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1292351036
Then you have two ways you can bolt up ether put the bolt throw the rims then add nut for that stock look or bolt them up as normal i hope this help,
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1292351250

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Nice job there. Cool idea for sure "thumbsup"

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Thanx it's a nice mod if your on a budget also.

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So this do you still use the cross pin yet.

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Not sure what you mean. But here a pic of the back side.

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1324494100

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Got it now. So what size are them hubs bye chance.

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225 and i us a wide hex,that put me at 10in wide with axail axel.

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You can also adjust the width with the SLW Half Spacers from Rob B. @ CDW."thumbsup"

Shamless Plug:ror:

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Did you shave hex down or leave it ?

This great new for breathing new life into these wheels.

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The same principle applies to other wheels too."thumbsup"

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Very cool! I wish I hadn't sold off those brand new 1.9's now :ror:

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Did you shave hex down or leave it ?

This great new for breathing new life into these wheels.
Just leave it as is:mrgreen:

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I had a spare wheel to try out. Decided to get it shot. I used 4-40 drill & tap set. I threaded the holes for 4-40.

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/IMAG0492.jpg

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/IMAG0493.jpg

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/IMAG0495.jpg

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/IMAG0496.jpg

This good mod for me since I have run 8mm wide hex to clear my TSS,MSD wheels. But with the axial's I can run normal width hex. It looks like I could run SCX10 narrow hex now.

Awesome mod for sure! "thumbsup"

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Very cool looken, anyone who has done this mod let's see your pic's"thumbsup"

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very cool mod thanks for sharing

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What kind of knuckle weights do you have there?

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Not sure i got them from a friend Donzx12 i try to find out"thumbsup"

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I have some other wheel mods how to;s i'll post up soon,if there a wheel mod you would like to see just post up and i;ll see what i can do "thumbsup"

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I have some other wheel mods how to;s i'll post up soon,if there a wheel mod you would like to see just post up and i;ll see what i can do "thumbsup"

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I really like this idea. I might be needing a wider stance for a build I'm doing. Do you think this would be better/stronger than the rc4wd wideners? I would think so, but I haven't used either. Thanks for the how to!

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I think this mod would be stronger and give you more option"thumbsup"

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How do the numbers that represent the hubs transfer to width? What I mean is; if a hub is a 225, then is it actually 1/4 inch wide?
thanks!

Also, does anyone know if the VP hubs wil bolt up to the OEM steel wheels?

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I'll post up monday the sizes in inch of all the hubs "thumbsup"

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thanks bud

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This is rough 225=1\4
350=3\8
475=1\2
600=5\8

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This is too cool, great idea"thumbsup"
This will come in handy, when I build another toyota:ror:
thanks

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you have any pics of the back of the rim after drilling? looks like to me that the holes would be half on the flat side and half down the edge of the wheel. seems like it would split the wheel.

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Great writeup Mr V. "thumbsup"

I know I was one of the ones who asked you about them. Thanks for posting this up. This mod adds realism and function!

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Here you go"thumbsup"
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1327171415
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1327171383

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I ran this mod thur scale comp and 2 gtg on 8lbs scaler on 4s. They been holding up great.

This been another awesome mod! Thank you MR. V. "thumbsup"

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hey thanks for the pics. i was looking at my stock 2.2 axial beadlocks and with my vp hubs it looked like i would have to drill half in and half out of the flat spot by the hex. i guess that's whats gotta be done. now time to go find somebody with a drill press i can use!

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I will get a pair 2.2 axial rim and do the mod to them on monday,then post some how to pics.

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I feel like trying this because I don't like the look of most steelies, but this mod looks great, and I like the wheel design anyway

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I have 2.2 proline 8 shooters and one hexs is starting to wear and I remembered this thread.
You think this would work as the back face isnt flat. I checked out my axial 8 holes and the back side looks the same.
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/a...k/IMAG0391.jpg
Nik

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Great idea and thanks for posting the how to and pics!

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For those of you who like running plastic rim on your comp crawler here one for you.

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1331145160
http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1331145200

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I tried this on my truggy and it worked out great Thanks Mr. Vertical "thumbsup"

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...plkmnbnhjk.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...xnbfde3fgc.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...kjbghuhhjm.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...1ag/mmkmkl.jpg

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The one thing i like is that it bring new life to old rims. P.S those look great glad it work for you.