[JERRY2KONE]

Hey fellas I figured I might as well stop in and bring this thread up to date. First off I had the plasma checked out and believe it or not the TV was fine. The cord had shorted out and burst into flames, but no damage was done to the TV according to the repair man, and it is hanging up on the living room wall working just fine. Unbelievable...

About the Axial beadlock wheels?? After reading a lof of the replies and info on how everyone deals with their wheels I decided to try everything that I could in order to give my trucks the best wheels possible. So I took the wheels apart again and taped the inside of the tires with re-enforcing packaging tape as many have stated is needed to prevent ballooning. Then I put a thin bead of CA glue on the inserts/rims to make sure they do not shift during operation. Finaly I took the Dubro balancing kit that I purchased from T/H and salvaged what I could use, and built my own wheel balancer setup. The actual components that come with the kit are quite useful, but the stand and the adapter kit are just not big enough for MT wheels. So I improvised...

I cut a piece of stainless all-tread (about 6") and made up my own balancer shaft with a 17mm adapter for the Axial wheels and a couple of smooth polished rod ends to run on the balancer. The rod ends are actually from a book binder kit that I had laying around. Then I mounted the balancer brakets on the top of my steel Traxxas truck stand. It is easy to take the whole thing on and off of the stand in just minutes with a couple of wing-nuts. Using simple pinewood derby self adhesive metal weights (approx $2) which I placed on the inside of each rim. I balanced each wheel perfectly, and then pouring some hot-glue over each weight for holding power. I now see why this needs to be done. If you plan to spin your wheels at any kind of real RPMs you need to do this for sure. It keeps the vibration levels of your truck to a minimum, which can really adversly affect performance. Yea I know if you are a racer the extra weight probably will not be a positive aspect, but I am not a racer. I am looking forward to getting one of my trucks setup for high speed runs and maybe breaking some records. I have a dual Monoblock setup on one truck for added stability, and new RC Alloys shafts being custom made for it. I will try to get some photos of the balancer put up this weekend. Just thought I would share this info with everyone. Have a great day.