Tempest_Riders Posted November 27, 2004 Report Posted November 27, 2004 think these would work for big pimpin? http://www.gokartsupply.com/spinner.htm http://www.gokartsupply.com/img/1178.jpg Quote
Sand-Yeti Posted November 27, 2004 Report Posted November 27, 2004 think these would work for big pimpin? http://www.gokartsupply.com/spinner.htm QUOTE] I bought 3 of these cast wheels about 15 months ago . They are a little disappointing. Maybe I was expecting too much. I fitted bigfoots to them & noticed after while the tyres seemed to a wobble a bit. I thought that this was just the tyres on a bit wonky but seems the rim edge is no longer concentric with the bearing bores. The big advantage with them is that the the two rim halves are held togther by just 3 bolts. i.e. easy to fix punctures , change tyres etc. I don't use them any longer because I'm now using another buggy with 20mm axles. The larger bearings do not fit in the rim bores. I used 15mm axle bolts earlier. I know some guys are machining out the bore on these rims to accomodate the larger bearing and that seems to work OK. Sand-Yeti Quote
sandrash Posted November 27, 2004 Report Posted November 27, 2004 Hi mate,they work fine on my buggy but i am running Kenda turf tyres on them not bigfoots.The bearings they came with are 3/4 inch ID so had to turn my axle stubs down from 20mm to 19.1 mm Quote
Tempest_Riders Posted November 27, 2004 Author Report Posted November 27, 2004 Holla at a playa .......I knew someone had tried out the spinners. Now if I can just fit a Jeep speaker bar to the the back of my buggy. I am gonna need some crushed velvet for my seat. Quote
defcom Posted November 28, 2004 Report Posted November 28, 2004 [what about these ?http://www.flexifoil.com/community/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5953&stc=1&thumb=1 Quote
nigel Posted November 29, 2004 Report Posted November 29, 2004 Yes I have a set of them. Sand_Yeti could even see himself in them when he saw them on the Libre. As Sand_Yeti said they will need to be turned out to fit the 20mm bearings. I have done this to mine. Watch out if you have them near water, they tend to loose their shine and get a powdery finish. Easy fixed if you want to polish them again. They are two part, and like everything, they are made to a price and not perfection. They can and will have some minor wobbles, but have proved themselves far stronger than the useless PL Alu. rims (the std. size ones that is). Another choice you lot might be interested in in these: http://www.superlitewheels.com/trailer.htm See the 8" integral rim. These are one piece ( I think ) and should be rated upto 100kph. (I am waiting to hear back from them as I write this). Quote
Sand-Yeti Posted November 29, 2004 Report Posted November 29, 2004 Hi mate,they work fine on my buggy but i am running Kenda turf tyres on them not bigfoots.The bearings they came with are 3/4 inch ID so had to turn my axle stubs down from 20mm to 19.1 mm. Nice looking buggy Sandrash. It sounds as if you have stub axles on your buggy rather than axle bolts. Do you have a facility to remove them from your main axle to turn them down to 19.1mm or did you have to put the whole axle in the lathe? Aren't the bearings a bit tight on the stub axles? My book shows 3/4" as 19.05 mm. My split cast alloy rims came in mm sizes and the bore dia. in the wheels from memory was 32 mm. What is the O/dia of your 3/4" I/dia.bearings. The reason I'm asking is that I like the idea of going to the 3/4" I/dia bearing. because I have access to more inch fasteners than metric. I think for new axle designs, I will still stay with the axle bolts rather than stub axles. Both designs have their merits & there is not a lot to choose. The only down side with stub axle bolts is that it makes the effective length of the rear axle longer and a bit more tricky to fit in my vehicle. Obviously, stub axles are much stronger but when using either 3/4" or 20mm dia axle bolts, it isn't really an issue. Sand-Yeti Quote
Sand-Yeti Posted November 29, 2004 Report Posted November 29, 2004 Yes I have a set of them. Sand_Yeti could even see himself in them when he saw them on the Libre. As Sand_Yeti said they will need to be turned out to fit the 20mm bearings. I have done this to mine. Watch out if you have them near water, they tend to loose their shine and get a powdery finish. Easy fixed if you want to polish them again. They are two part, and like everything, they are made to a price and not perfection. They can and will have some minor wobbles, but have proved themselves far stronger than the useless PL Alu. rims (the std. size ones that is). QUOTE] I got mine from that Port Fairy thief. They were second hand and had some corrosion on them. I cleaned them up and they are now painted with a high quality yellow epoxy resin paint. c_quad_squad knows why they are Caterpillar yellow. Anyhow, they no longer have corrosion problems. The minor wobbles are indeed minor when fitted with small tyres but the bigfoots do exaggerate the wobble because of their larger size. The PL split rims if reinforced will not have the known cracking problems on the inside flange where the 3 spokes attach. My reinforcement is simple. It's just a 2 mm thick stainless ring sandwiched between the two rims. This stops the inner flange flexing by the continual on & off of side loading, which fatigues the metal and causes them to eventually crack. The only down side with the PL split pressed alloy rims is that you have a limitation on the hub dia. The largest bearing you can squeeze in is only good for a 15 mm dia. axle. I don't have the wobbles on my PL split rims like on the cast alloy rims. This must be a first time I have written something positive about PL. Am I slipping? Sand-Yeti Quote
nigel Posted November 29, 2004 Report Posted November 29, 2004 I don't know about slipping Sand_Yeti. But I would still love to be there if and when you meet the great man PL. Just think of the fireworks:D Quote
sandrash Posted November 29, 2004 Report Posted November 29, 2004 Hi Sand Yeti,yes u are right 3/4 inch is 19.05 (not 19.1)mm, the OD of the bearings is 1 and 3/8 inches (34.925 mm),and 7/16 inch (11.06 mm)wide.As these seem to be an oddball sized bearing i'm currently working on a way of fitting the bearings INSIDE the rear axle (new metric ones) and hoping therefore to keep sand/saltwater out of them and make them last longer.My wheels have dulled with age but will polish them up and laquer them during the winter. Quote
Tempest_Riders Posted November 30, 2004 Author Report Posted November 30, 2004 Another choice you lot might be interested in in these: http://www.superlitewheels.com/trailer.htm See the 8" integral rim. thanks for the link. ...Maybe some 15 inch rims on the back with low profile tires? Quote
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