Hot bodies 1/8 diffs

[cmac]

If I were to try to ,or have a machine shop drill the axle stubs, what size would that hole be?

[suicideneil]

Very Small.

You'd need to grab some cheap 14mm or 17mm hexes from ebay or your LHS and have them measure the cross pin- I think they're about 1.5mm diameter but it varies- the hole can be slightly larger, doesnt have to be a tight fit as such. You'd also need to get the hole in the right spot along the stub-axle so that when the hex and wheel is fitted, it isnt hanging to far along or too close to the bearing that it might rub. That much is easy enough to work out once you have the parts to play with.

[cmac]

I think I will try to do that, but with the stock Traxxas hexes. I should be getting the CVD's in the next few days, and while i still have the drill press I will attempt to modifiy them. I'm just a little nervous that I will mess up my brand new 200$ CVD's.

[WEB]

Did you get my PM hope it helped you out???

[cmac]

Yes I did thanks for the advice

[WEB]

When you get them you will no what i meant and he ship"s fast you mite get them to day??

[cmac]

OK, I'm giving in. I think I will just go with some 14mm wheels. I just bought a set from
http://www.spiracingwheels.com/2009/mtwheel.htm
I picked the "Indy" style.

[thirdcliff]

Originally Posted by cmac

OK, I'm giving in. I think I will just go with some 14mm wheels. I just bought a set from
http://www.spiracingwheels.com/2009/mtwheel.htm
I picked the "Indy" style.

I have been seeing ads for those SPI wheels in magazines. When you get them, I would definitely like to know your thoughts on the quality.

Oh and nice choice with the Indy's

[cmac]

Neil thank you so much for the tip to get the stripped retainer out. It worked like a charm. I don't have the Traxxas retainers, but I have the ones on my RPM's and they worked like a charm. Plus they look so much better being all aluminum. So I assume,(always gets me in trouble) that the Traxxas retainers will fit.

[cmac]

Will do.
Thanks.

[suicideneil]

Ooh yeah, nice choice indeed. it sucks having to buy new wheels but A) those are beautiful, seen a few guys running them over the years and they always look great and B) since they are aluminium and the hex is too, you shouldn't have any issues with stripped hexes, ever.

[cmac]

Any clues as to what size tires fit these wheels?

[cmac]

I just got notice that he finished making my wheels, and they will ship on Monday. Has anyone had experience with these wheels before? I asked him about the size of the wheels and he sent me a link.
http://www.imexrc.com/servlet/the-Ti...res/Categories
the site just says e/t-maxx size. He said the Jumbo-maxx size will not work. I wonder if they are the old or new Maxx size. I hope that they are the larger new size.
Going back to the wheels, I got the idea from some thread in here.....I think. It was a guy from France and I can't find that thread. Do you know of the one I'm talking about? His Avatar is a picture of him sitting on one of his RC's ( a Bug body) or at least pretending to.

[thirdcliff]

Hmm.... yes the Frenchie! Another build I have stumbled upon that I enjoyed. Here is the build and the Indy wheels are in the there towards the beginning or middle.
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22113

Here is a bit from the email I received from Rick (the SPI Racing wheels guy). I asked him what the dimensions were for the F-1 and the Onix wheels and what size tires fit them, and he responded with this...
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From SPI -
"Standard Monster Truck size. 3.2 mounting diameter and 2.2 wide. All
of them are the same size. The big thing is the offset. 1-5/16 farther
out than stock. This is what make your truck turn so fast and keeps it
from rolling up on its side."
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All the SPI monster truck rims are the same size - 3.2" outer diameter. So after a quick search through Towers stuff, I believe that the 3.2" are the old Maxx and 3.8" are on the new 3905 versions.

Old stock Maxx tires (3.2):
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJG97&P=7

New stock Maxx tires (3.8):
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXMJF0&P=7

[cmac]

Thanks, Cliff I appreciate the help. Did you order that gear or gears?
http://www.imexrc.com/servlet/the-Ti...res/Categories
By the way I bought a set of the Imex tires (Claw Dawgs, soft). We will see how they compare to the Proline Trenchers that I have been using.