MikeXray

iTrader: (73)

Do mean left/right drilled or do you see different angles drilled?

I've gotten hubs labeled L that were actually R.

RedRocketRacing

iTrader: (8)

How much are they off? They always just seem to have about a 2 degree wobble foreward and backwards. Or we there differances in the height in which they are drilled?

RedRocket

a_main_attendee

iTrader: (2)

I've noticed the inaccuracies in the molding in the hubs as well, they look simular, but when you look at the hinge pin hole they seem to be molded incorrectly.

Xpress

iTrader: (3)

Yeah, differences in the heights they are drilled. One easy way to notice is the depth of the set screw holding the hinge pin in. One side the screw will stick out of the bottom of the hub, while the other the screw is recessed.

Xpress

iTrader: (3)

I don't think it is a molding issue. The 0's are molded with the h pin hole in them. When they make the others they remove the pin and mold the piece whole and then drill them. That is why the 0 degree blocks and hubs are the only ones that are ever straight. I guess it's just poor jig alignment when drilling the parts?

a_main_attendee

iTrader: (2)

hm, i didn't know that. All i know is that i have gotten plenty of bass-ackwards peices that are pretty noticably off.

It would be kinda cool if they sold a jig as well as blank hubs, so you can drill them out as you need them (dunno 'bout you guys but i break more right hubs than anything...) as well as the added adjustability that can come from using a jig.

A guy can dream though...

SweepRacingUSA

iTrader: (6)

thats a Great idea!

btw what direction your track race? i race at 360 and we been running Counter clockwise since summer, all I got is more than 10 rightside 4' caster blocks with me, I m keeping it till we change to clockwise to see if I break more rightside that way.

again great idea and hope someonce make this idea in production.

actually come to think of it I think we used to drilled epoxied 30' caster block to make in to 25' caster for XXX buggies when it came out first time, but don't remember how we did it

SweepRacingUSA

iTrader: (6)

but sad thing is we never run 0 degree!!

markf3x

iTrader: (2)

C hubs haven't been an issue.. I had Alum ones made about a year and a half ago in both 4 and 6 degrees.

a_main_attendee

iTrader: (2)

At my local place we seem to almost always run clockwise (left to right down the back straight) so i too have some extra leftie's that i never seem to need.

After i typed that i actually fired up solidworks to mock up a simple little jig to drill holes, but then i realised i need blank hubs in the first place.

Perhaps we can fanagle a way to get some hub blanks from Losi?

I think the idea is cool, and its nothing i have ever heard of, it will cut production costs for Losi as well as if they market the idea they can earn some money off of a simple gain that anybody would use.

RCSteve93

iTrader: (11)

How much did it cost to get them made, and where did you get them?

ckimble1

iTrader: (11)

who made the aluminum ones for you and for how much? Those are nice!

a_main_attendee

iTrader: (2)

That's cool, but the added stress on the arm, hinge pin, and hinge pin mounts would seem to cause more trouble (broken arms, tweaked chassis) than some cheap hubs. Very cool nonetheless, where'd you pick them up at? i know dynamite had aluminum hubs for the xxx-s, but that's about it.

a_main_attendee

iTrader: (2)

Also, why do you run a short lcd and a long outdrive?

yet your arms are long?

SweepRacingUSA

iTrader: (6)

man ! thats nice piece of machinery!

I guess running directin does affect that, we can just epoxy those holes to drill them, I dont think Losi would do anything for touring.