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DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Need a wheel offset or width that you can't seem to find anywhere else? Want an extra set for some existing rings and hubs? I can hook you up! What I'm offering: Delrin beadlock wheels in 1.55, 1.9, 2.2, or 2.6 (YetiX wheels are 2.6 and start @ $85 shipped. More details at the bottom of this post!) 1/2" to 1.5" widths Any offset Traditional beadlock or Glue-on bead<<< NEW!!! Black or white in color Will be made to work with the hub and/or ring of your choosing Wheels can be reversible for additional offset choices OR the backs opened up for maximum knuckle weight clearance Basic Wheel Designs: Easy to make, cheap to buy, not too far out of the ordinary. Basic wheels start @ $65 for 4 shipped within the US. Rings and hubs are not included. Minimum order is for 4 wheels, additional wheels for spares or multi-axled vehicles are no problem. "thumbsup" Basic wheel examples: Solids http://i59.tinypic.com/2empv14.jpg 8 hole (commonly used to replace stock Axial beadlocks) http://i58.tinypic.com/14vgqdw.jpg 10 hole http://i60.tinypic.com/2wfvfxt.jpg 12 hole http://i61.tinypic.com/33ua3cn.jpg Kidney beans http://i62.tinypic.com/2rettef.jpg 2.6/YetiX http://i60.tinypic.com/214s9vk.jpg Custom Wheel Designs: When you really, really want something special. Custom designs start at $90 for 4 and go up from there. If you're looking for a cheaper alternative to designs you can find elsewhere for more money, you won't get that here. Since I make each set by hand, as ordered, one at a time, my prices simply cannot be competitive. Once you add the price of rings, hubs, and hardware, you'll spend more here than you would with the other guys. Please note: I will NOT reproduce a wheel that someone else has already licensed or has designed themselves. Some custom examples: http://i60.tinypic.com/30ijl9f.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/25i3lhj.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/ou5h6f.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/5r4nl.jpg A word on pricing and options... Anything order over 1 1/4" wide is subject to an additional $20 charge for the amount of material used. 6 holes per side for beadlock rings are standard. 12 and 18 per side is an additional $10 per set of 4, 24 holes is $20 additional. Countersunk/counterbored bolt holes are $20 additional per set of 4. Every order is shipped and insured via USPS Priority, and is included in the cost of the wheels. If your order will not fit in the small flat rate box, there will be an additional charge. When ordering, I need to know: 1. Size 2. Color 3. Style 4. Width 5. Backspacing/offset (measured from the back of the wheel to the hub mounting surface) 6. What hubs you will be using 7. Beadlocks or glue-on 8. If beadlocks, what rings you will be using Please have all of this information ready when you contact me. About backspacing/offset: This is completely up to you, and is dependent on the hubs you want to use and the track width you want to achieve. I figure backspacing by measuring from the back of the wheel to the surface that the hub will mate to. See item C in the picture below... http://i61.tinypic.com/2co68ig.jpg CBE YetiX customers: Your wheels will have added detail standard, which results in a higher price. If you prefer a lower cost/less detail option, let me know! |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Beautiful wheels at an amazing price! "thumbsup" |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Sweet. Glad to see production is starting and all figures hashed out. I will be in contact in the future. "thumbsup" |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Some mounted shots... 1.9 Kidney beans, MThead rings, LURC scale hardware. http://i59.tinypic.com/2aexg5z.jpg 2.2 customs, MThead rings, #4 stainless hardware & VP brake disks. http://i58.tinypic.com/sb0lds.jpg |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Got my 1.9 axial clones with massive knuckle weight spacing. Very happy with this purchase. I'll post mounted pics tonight. |
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Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Very nice, aside from that beadlock ring. "thumbsup" |
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Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels If anyone is wondering if they'll hold a bead I'm running tires that have been cut off a plastic wheel 4 times and I have 100% confidence in these holding on. Screws threaded easily but not too easily and there's a very positive feel when the screws are tight. Wheel weight on mine is nice and light. Looking forward to 4 more when my money is right. Thanks again Duuuuuuude. "thumbsup" |
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Nice option for custom wheels. Now I can get some 1.9's to match my 2.2's sent from tinners foster care for rc's. |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Very cool stuff, proud of you |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels If anyone is wondering how well Duuuuuude's wheels hold a bead, here are a couple of good pictures. The setup was to find a hole in a rock, put it in front DIG and slowly let the front tires eat until they bunch up. I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves. :mrgreen: http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps2gyrhbd8.jpg http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps4hhwg75t.jpg |
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Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Those are super extra especial! The gray acetal turned out awesome. Told ya! And you spelled my name right. |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Those wheels for zebra are amazing, very impressed Duuuuuuuude. |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels NJK wanted something like this in delrin with a deep offset: http://static---westkycustoms.app-ho..._5x22_toyo.jpg And this is how they came out: 2.2 x 1.6 http://i58.tinypic.com/22t0i.jpg That offset was kind of a PITA. Don't know if I'll do more any time soon... |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Pushed the like button and saying I like in real digital pixels. |
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These wheels look perfect. So much cooler in person. Waiting on MTHead rings. 1.3oz per wheel http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/05/nejegyse.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/05/rebe8y5e.jpg |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels They may actually be my favorites so far... |
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Mounted up on with MTHead rings front and back, RC4WD bolts, VP hubs and Crawler Innovation's 4.5" DD foams. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/08/avuqa8at.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/08/6ugurygu.jpg Dress up on the ftoy http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/08/uhu4a5ur.jpg |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Damn! I'm glad you talked me into doing those. "thumbsup" |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels They will probably be on this rig. Well, the gray was planned since that will be in this body's color scheme. Like I planned it, huh? http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/1-9-s...ml#post4799281 |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Finally got around to giving a set of these wheels hell, I ran 3 hard packs through them and everything held up perfect! I am very impressed with the fit and finish of these wheels and recommend them to anyone who wants a unique set of wheels. These are 2.2 x 1.7 with lockedup rc rings and hardware and vanquish 725 hubs that are JUST enough to clear the steering linkage. http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/r...1/photo2-4.jpg http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/r...1/image-7.jpeg |
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Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels DuuuuuuuudeStars V1, on order. "thumbsup" |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Duuuuuuuude put a ton of work into these, it would be borderline nefarious for me to not share the results. May I present to you.............. skinny pucks. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...3743-53343.jpg My request for these was initiated because I have long been somewhat enamored by the looks of super-class crawler wheels/tires. That's why I requested my rims be made so skinny. I thought they might make my standard Rovers look more like the tires typically run in that class. As far as why just simple pucks, I guess when it comes down to brass tacks, I'm just a little more austere than most. I wanted something that looks stout, strong and industrial. These ain't real far off the mark. Now, when I saw this next picture, I thought I may have gone jus' a li'l bit too far with the whole skinny concept. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...3743-53342.jpg No, you're not seeing things, they really are that thin. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...3743-53341.jpg I think they turned out alright, though. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...3743-53340.jpg They weren't as torturous to assemble as you'd be led to believe. All the beads on the front sides of the wheels were a breeze. That first one was 'interesting' as I struggled to find enough thumbs to get the bead into the channel on the back of the rim. For the next three, all I did was set the ring on the tire with two screws, and pushed straight down. Wiggled the ring around a bit 'til I was satisfied the bead was in the groove and screwed 'er on down. One of the four I'm not overly happy with, but meh, I guarantee you that's end-user error. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...3743-53339.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...3743-53338.jpg For hubs I used Vanquish, 185's? I think? Being that these have SO much less backspacing than the stock XR wheels, I didn't see much of a need (at the time) to go with monster width hubs. On a side-note, I see that Calderwood has protector rings for the DE wheels, I really should have looked into whether those would work with my hub pattern. Just a tip, if you have arms as big as some people's thighs, and they're powered by several Mountain Dew Code Reds, ya might want to get someone else to run those hub screws in for ya. My center hole has 6 nice dimples in it now. Speaking of screws, I used 18/8 stainless (black coated) screws from McMaster-Carr. Placed the order sometime after 1am on a Sunday night (well, Monday morning, technically), and when I got home from work Tuesday, they were waiting for me on the front porch. Wow. I do almost wish I would've had Duuuuuuuude convert my hubs to 3 or 4 mm threads and make the ring holes metric also. Would've been nice to keep the whole truck metric. Another log on the afterthought fire. For foams, I ordered stock Rover foams from Crawler Innovations. Figured I have stock Rover tires, that'd be the way to go. (shrug) No, not exactly. To get the 'super' look I was after, I'm wondering now if I should have ordered up some 5.5" foams in a custom narrow width. Maybe someday. Now, as if it wasn't enough work making these wheels, and machining in pockets for the hubs, in true "idiot customer" fashion, I selected rings that were wildly inappropriate. There was a large shoulder on the backs of these that prevented the bead from holding. I wanted to have these re-drilled for different rings, but Duuuuuuuude talked me down off the ledge. He wound up having to mill the shoulders off these rings to get 'em flat enough to hold. That hadda be a PITA. Worked, though. If you're anything like me, you're thinking "hey silverback, how many holes did you strip out trying to get the rings on?" Not a one, actually. And I'm not looking a gift-horse in the mouth, either. On goes life. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...3743-53337.jpg http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...3743-53336.jpg At first, I wasn't thrilled with these steering pics, but now that I look at them again, I'm not sure there's much more angle left on the table. Looks to me like those ears on the backsides of the knuckles might be at their stopping point. Tires are into the springs, but not much worse than any other crawler I ever gotten my hands on. Might need to consider those taller foams a bit more later on down the line. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/membe...3743-53335.jpg So, this is what they're going to be. I'd like to thank, DCW: wheels Helhedded: tires TCS: rings & hubs McMaster-Carr: screws Crawler Innovations: foams |
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Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels How long do you need to make a set? What is considered as standard design? I really like spoke design (because i have few of "holes" design) what are my options as far as standard is concerned? |
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A "standard" design would be one that is fairly basic and can be made in a relatively short amount of time. Round holes or slots are what you can expect. Spoke designs and D-window shapes, even though they look straightforward and basic, require quite a bit more setup and labor time to make. |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels Hi what would it cost to get some wheels that were solid? No fancy designs just solid with a bead lock? |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels $65 is as cheap as they get. |
Re: DCW Made to Order Delrin Wheels PM sent with pics.:mrgreen: |
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