Looking for 60mm (or less) OD tires & wheels

[Greatscott]

I have a custom project in the works and I need small-ish tires for it, less than 60mm, and I need them to have 12mm hexes.

The tires that come on the CEN Racing F450 would be perfect, but they only have a 6mm hex. Any way to covert the hexes to 12mm?

Are there any wheel/tire combos that fit this bill?

[durok]

Seems like you'd need some 12mm hexes that neck down to 6mm hexes 3-d printed for you.

It would add a bit of track width, depending.

[OSRC]

I'm only 1/2 down of a cup of coffee this morning, but am I missing something? ~60mm is touring car size, way smaller than the CEN truck...which has 12 mm hexes. Sounds like you are talking smaller scale, is there a 1/24 F450?

Anywho, Tamiya mini rims for wheels are about 1.55 and 12mm hex. Smallest wheels I can think of with that size. Gotta be some tires that can squeeze over that.

[ferp420]

i have a set of 65mm tires on 1.55 wheels with a 12mm hex icked them up on alliexspress for something like $12 a set

[AK KRAWLER]

Originally Posted by OSRC

I'm only 1/2 down of a cup of coffee this morning, but am I missing something? ~60mm is touring car size, way smaller than the CEN truck...which has 12 mm hexes. Sounds like you are talking smaller scale, is there a 1/24 F450?

I'm in about the same boat, not enough coffee... yet Arriba Arriba Andale Andale

I own a CEN 450 and do not recall that sucker having 6mm Hexes. He may be getting confused, because the interweb lists the replacement hexes as 6mm, but that is the thickness, not the actual size.

The CEN F450 tires have, roughly, a 66mm inside diameter. The wheel is basically a 2.6" wheel and the tires are about 98.5mm in diameter.

[Greatscott]

Thanks for the replies all. I am in the middle of a 1/14 scale semi trailer project, and I need small wheels for it with 12mm hexes. The absolute max tire OD is 60mm.

I went down a number of rabbit holes last night trying to solve this, and I have pretty much come to the conclusion that I need to make custom tires. I will use 1.55 bead locks and cut down tires to the right size.

Here is the trailer...
The end goal here is to make it compatible with my other 1/14 scale equipment, and be pulled by my Kind Hauler. The wheels that under it now are hard plastic that sound like an animal caught in a trap. I am going to put straight axles under it. Once I am done it will have a compatible hitch pin, a remote landing gear and remote ramps, as well as all of the appropriate lighting.

324254558_3367726133440645_6527265119380371334_n by Scott O, on Flickr

Eventually I will get the other half of this rig converted to RC. The truck should be a lot easier, I will simply slap the body onto a King Hauler chassis, give it lights and sound, and call it a day.

323287457_495578819377454_3923301728709539497_n by Scott O, on Flickr

[Stollenritter]

LESU has you covered with 52mm and 58mm trailer tires:
https://rclesu.com/index.php?c=content&a=show&id=484

By the way: great looking project!
Keep us posted and share some pics!