Balancing R/c Wheels.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by TDC57

WOW so it's a quite involved process!, thanks for the information Linc..

How long per wheel (30 minutes) or so ??

Still would love to see a short Video Jerry if you ever get arround too it..

I think it took me an hour to balance 4 of them. I can say it makes a huge difference. I have a thread that details how I taped and balanced my wheels. Next set I do will be for the lst, and I will use the lead weights instead of the epoxy putty, which was a bit messy. I do like the hot glue idea for giving the weights some more support, that sounds like a great idea.

Once you do 1 wheels it really gets easier. You hardly have to spin the tire very fast to find the heavy area. I just hold it and let go. The heavy area finds the bottom easily.

[JERRY2KONE]

Linc is correct in saying that once you do one wheel it becomes terribly easy. I think it took my like ten minutes per wheel once I figured out the proceedure. I had never done that before, but it is very cool once you get your own steps in order. I checked my Axial rims before mounting the tires and they were perfectly balanced in thier bare state. It is the insets and tires that make the rim out of balance. Trust me Shaun once you do this you will never run another vehicle without doing so. Thanks for the supportive words, and I will see if I can put together a video this weekend. That will be a first for me also.

I just got up and it is freezing here in Seoul 30F, and expected to drop to 14F later today for some snow. Have a great evening guys.

[lincpimp]

Balancing is definately the single best thing you can do if you plan to race, or just run a truck over 20mph. I did 2 wheels on one side of the revo and left the other 2 unbalanced. It was a night and day difference. The side that was unbalanced was nearly lifting the tires off the ground at 45mph, but the balanced side was so smooth. My buddy saw the truck before and after and he swore I had geared it way down, cause it look so smooth he figured I was not going as fast. Taping tires is also a great idea. I only did 1 wrap and overlapped the tape about 1 inch. Hardly any weight added but the tires barely balloon at 45. They are badlands on maximizer beadlocks, btw.

[mikey09120]

threadjack!
does anyone know if the tremors are 1/2" offset. it appears that way in the pic at http://www.hpiracing.com/home. are the blast wheels 0 offset?