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Now I no when it's getting serious when I start modding the mod changes I've made. LOL. So shortly after I bought my buggy I had picked up1 " Rovan wheel extenders . They aren't bad but they aren't great either had issues with the fitment on the front plus I didn't like the clip attachment . So I ordered DGI 1" Wheel extenders ,not bad at all but yeah here it comes holding the dowel pins in place with a big o-ring is kind of hokie to say the least. So here's the Mod to the mod to the mod. Where Rovan got it really right is they used modified Set screws in the rear extenders to secure the extender to the rear axles.
I bought a package of 5MM X .8 35MM long set screws and had a friend machine the threads off 3/4's of the length of the set screws and turned them down to the correct dia for the through hole in the axle. Then I drilled and tapped one side of the extender to be able to thread the set screw through the extender and axle. A little blue loctite and its all set I also did put the o-ring back on just to keep crap from getting stuck in the end of the set screw.
The reason for this part of the mod was because I happened to look at one of the front extenders and saw that the o-ring had moved enough out of the way that one of the DGI dowel pins was starting to come out. Not good because they don't give you extras . Now I'm happy.
I bought a package of 5MM X .8 35MM long set screws and had a friend machine the threads off 3/4's of the length of the set screws and turned them down to the correct dia for the through hole in the axle. Then I drilled and tapped one side of the extender to be able to thread the set screw through the extender and axle. A little blue loctite and its all set I also did put the o-ring back on just to keep crap from getting stuck in the end of the set screw.
The reason for this part of the mod was because I happened to look at one of the front extenders and saw that the o-ring had moved enough out of the way that one of the DGI dowel pins was starting to come out. Not good because they don't give you extras . Now I'm happy.