eyeopenher
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i noticed that my hpi wheels had a metal hex. and i seen on a post on here awhile back from BIGGER THE BETTER about putting a metal ring around his son's km wheels... well, i have the hpi wheels on as of right now. but i have a set of km sand tires mounted on km 5 star rims... i also have a set of rovan 5 star rims wit no tires on them. both of these have no metal hex nor a metal ring around the center hub. so i decided to diy way was the way i was going... now for all of you who are asking if the km/rovan rims are this bad, the answer is no. but like all diy mods, its for a little piece of mind wit little money out of the pocket... so here is what i did....
i found that 1 1/4" electrical conduit fit the center hub of the km wheels perfect. next i found that an 1 1/4" electrical conduit coupler fit the rovan center hubs on the rims... so i had an 1 1/4" elbow sitting around the house, bought the coupler for like $5 from home depot and went home to start my project.
first i used a sawzaw which probably was not the best choice but i don't have a machine shop at my house. i cut the pipe and the coupler into 1/8" to 1/4" rings. i only did the different sizes for options... plus i had enough from what you can see in the pictures...
next i got out the trusty dremel (pep boys brand... i know, i know.. lol. it was like $19. i have been using it for 4 years and have not one complaint. so i guess it was a good buy) anyways, i used a grinder bit and got rid of all the burs and metal splinters... did all sides and edges and made them all nice and clean... my cuts were pretty good considering i did it wit a sawzaw... my electrician years came back to me... lol
next i sanded the hubs a little to give the plastic a lil tooth to hold the epoxy better. rings were already sanded wit the (CLONE) dremel... lol... sorry. i had to... i own a rovan....then used a lil goof off to clean up rings and sanded area of center hubs on rims... oh like the new license plate?
:lol::w00t:
next i epoxy'd the center hubs and the metal rings and put them together. some are a lil tighter then others so the ones which were tight i used a piece of wood and a hammer and tapped it down. after the ring is set i would put a lil epoxy around the edges... you have to work fast. there is like a 5 minute set time on the epoxy... hurry hurry hurry.....
this is the finished product... they came out pretty good... so for $5 i got an extra piece of mind... here is a picture close up... don't mind the extra epoxy. it dried so quick i let it be... lol
this is one of the front rims of the km. i used the thinner 1/8" ring cause i figure i would not have so much stress on the hex like you would from the rear wheels... i used the 1/4" rings on the rear...
well, there you have it... i hope someone somewhere finds this info informative and can use it for their own rig... i would also like to thank BIGGER THE BETTER for the idea in the first place...
i found that 1 1/4" electrical conduit fit the center hub of the km wheels perfect. next i found that an 1 1/4" electrical conduit coupler fit the rovan center hubs on the rims... so i had an 1 1/4" elbow sitting around the house, bought the coupler for like $5 from home depot and went home to start my project.
first i used a sawzaw which probably was not the best choice but i don't have a machine shop at my house. i cut the pipe and the coupler into 1/8" to 1/4" rings. i only did the different sizes for options... plus i had enough from what you can see in the pictures...
next i got out the trusty dremel (pep boys brand... i know, i know.. lol. it was like $19. i have been using it for 4 years and have not one complaint. so i guess it was a good buy) anyways, i used a grinder bit and got rid of all the burs and metal splinters... did all sides and edges and made them all nice and clean... my cuts were pretty good considering i did it wit a sawzaw... my electrician years came back to me... lol
next i sanded the hubs a little to give the plastic a lil tooth to hold the epoxy better. rings were already sanded wit the (CLONE) dremel... lol... sorry. i had to... i own a rovan....then used a lil goof off to clean up rings and sanded area of center hubs on rims... oh like the new license plate?
:lol::w00t:
next i epoxy'd the center hubs and the metal rings and put them together. some are a lil tighter then others so the ones which were tight i used a piece of wood and a hammer and tapped it down. after the ring is set i would put a lil epoxy around the edges... you have to work fast. there is like a 5 minute set time on the epoxy... hurry hurry hurry.....
this is the finished product... they came out pretty good... so for $5 i got an extra piece of mind... here is a picture close up... don't mind the extra epoxy. it dried so quick i let it be... lol
this is one of the front rims of the km. i used the thinner 1/8" ring cause i figure i would not have so much stress on the hex like you would from the rear wheels... i used the 1/4" rings on the rear...
well, there you have it... i hope someone somewhere finds this info informative and can use it for their own rig... i would also like to thank BIGGER THE BETTER for the idea in the first place...
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