Saturday night racing

[rchippie]

Well i was racing my BL racebomb saturday night i was going to win the b main i was in the lead againt nothing but revos and with 40 seconds left i stripped out my left rear wheel and maybe my right rear. I have'nt checked it yet, i had to repersent for my fellow BL freinds.

[RC-Monster Mike]

Good job! Loose wheelnuts is usually the cause of the stripped wheels. I locktite mine and check them before every heat.

[rchippie]

I did'nt have them locktited but i did have them double nuted. I think part of the problem was they are the stock revo wheels and the flex real bad.

[Serum]

I've got good experiences with glueing the hex in the rim. (or use RPM wheels, they are very tough).

[rchippie]

serum i've heard of people doing that but i cant because i use ue cvds and the metal hex is keyed to the cvd. I guess i'll just get the new proline 23mm wheels with the dace mfg hexes. They sound like they are almost industructable. Luckly i got my panther pythons un glued from the rims and i'll remount them.

[RC-Monster Mike]

Yeah, the Revo wheels are prone to strip. I have stripped a couple myself.

[Dafni]

The Revo wheels strip easily, and the TRX Response tires get ripped open easy too :W:

Next time I'll get some alu rims with 40 bow ties. But I think I'll stay with plastic hex hubs.

We live and learn, don't we?

[supermaxx4190]

yup, i had the problem of wheel nuts loosing on my revo wheels. i had them double nuted. i also striped all 4 wheels within 5 runs, and riped all 4 tires.:L:

[Serum]

i also striped all 4 wheels within 5 runs, and riped all 4 tires.

Sounds like you had your fun for that day.. ;)

broken revo rims+ripped revo tire= mad cyclones.

[Dafni]

Revo Rims + Response Tires = Waste of Money