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Vintage aluminum wheels come in a 3/16 or are they all 1/4?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:59 am
by burnsmonkey
So I am converting this RC10T im building to 3/16 but I want to eventually breakdown and get some aluminum wheels. Would it benefit me to run 3/16 or should I just stick with 1/4 because I want to run maybe vintage aluminum wheels?
Re: Vintage aluminum wheels come in a 3/16 or are they all 1/4?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:01 am
by scr8p
most (if not all) old school aluminum wheels for a 10t would be 1/4".
Re: Vintage aluminum wheels come in a 3/16 or are they all 1/4?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:09 am
by burnsmonkey
scr8p wrote:most (if not all) old school aluminum wheels for a 10t would be 1/4".
So from your interpretation I should own a set of 1/4 carriers, bearings, cvds then a set of 3/16 carriers, bearings, and cvd's?
Thats what I hear!
Re: Vintage aluminum wheels come in a 3/16 or are they all 1/4?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:18 am
by scr8p
the carriers are the same, whether your using 3/16" or 1/4" axles. just use the correct size bearings.
Re: Vintage aluminum wheels come in a 3/16 or are they all 1/4?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:29 am
by burnsmonkey
Thats good, then I will just order a set of 1/4" bearings then, thanks!
Re: Vintage aluminum wheels come in a 3/16 or are they all 1/4?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:02 am
by aeiou
They're not vintage or old school, but these folks have truck rims that fit 3/16" axles:
http://www.neweramodels.com/cgi-bin/inccatalog.cgi?h=y&fitlist=0004&shortlist=1#
I haven't tried them myself, so I can't speak for the quality or fit. I just ran across them whilst surfing.
Re: Vintage aluminum wheels come in a 3/16 or are they all 1/4?
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:47 am
by burnsmonkey
Thats not bad a price, I expected to pay at least $100 for a nice set of aluminum wheels.