AKA Tires with LPR Rims???
03-15-2010, 01:11 PM
#16
I called AKA, they said they have been having problems with the truggy wheels cracking, and are still working on getting it fixed. They also said that if a set of AKA wheels cracked, you could send them in and they would replace them, if they are still reasonably new. But since my Dad's cracked, and he kept running them they can't do anything about those, which is understandable. Now I wish I had sent them in after they cracked his second race.
lol But all I did was hit the crack with some CA, and they have held fine since and haven't cracked anymore.Sorry for the thread jack.
-Bo
03-17-2010, 11:06 AM
#17
On second thought...won't the hex extenders add quite a bit of additional rotating mass? I have not held one in my hand, but I would imagine that they would be fairly heavy.
Does anyone out there have a set of regular and extended wheel hexes so we could see a difference in weight?
Does anyone out there have a set of regular and extended wheel hexes so we could see a difference in weight?
03-17-2010, 11:24 AM
#18
I race an STRR, when they revised from the R to the RR they extended the chassis and extended the hubs by 14mm (which equals the 1/2 offset). When I raced MT and Truggy at the same time I converted my hubs back to standard so I could run the same tire on both trucks which was the 1/2 offs. When I switch back and forth on hubs I can't tell the difference in mass. I have standard, 9mm, 11mm and 14mm but always seem to run the 14's. I don't think you will have a problem either way you go.
04-23-2012, 08:56 PM
#20
AKA Wheels on Jammin X1-CRT
Hey all,
What a thread! This is exactly what I wanted to do, is it still viable to use AKA wheels on a Jammin X1-CRT? If so what size extenders do I use? I have read through the thread, and i see members using between 12mm and 14mm extenders. But I only see 12mm, 13mm and 15mm as my options these days?
I guess i need to be educated or re-educated? An offset is the measurement of the difference between Dead Center (DC) and the back of the wheel. Am I correct?
Meaning if a wheel is 58mm, Zero offset means the hex hub of the wheel would be at ~29mm (DC of the wheel)? Take AKA wheels for example. So a "1/2 offset" wheel (a non-AKA 58mm wheel for example) would be half of 29mm (the difference between DC and the back), which would be around ~14mm offset? Which would also equal the size of the extender needed? If i needed to run 1/2 offset wheels, which is the case if I remember correctly with Jammin X1-crt. So 15's or 13's would you go with? Or not at all?
Or was the just a load of words, that don't mean anything?
lol If so, what do i need to know?
Thanks for your time and help,
Nick
What a thread! This is exactly what I wanted to do, is it still viable to use AKA wheels on a Jammin X1-CRT? If so what size extenders do I use? I have read through the thread, and i see members using between 12mm and 14mm extenders. But I only see 12mm, 13mm and 15mm as my options these days?
I guess i need to be educated or re-educated? An offset is the measurement of the difference between Dead Center (DC) and the back of the wheel. Am I correct?
Meaning if a wheel is 58mm, Zero offset means the hex hub of the wheel would be at ~29mm (DC of the wheel)? Take AKA wheels for example. So a "1/2 offset" wheel (a non-AKA 58mm wheel for example) would be half of 29mm (the difference between DC and the back), which would be around ~14mm offset? Which would also equal the size of the extender needed? If i needed to run 1/2 offset wheels, which is the case if I remember correctly with Jammin X1-crt. So 15's or 13's would you go with? Or not at all?
Or was the just a load of words, that don't mean anything?
lol If so, what do i need to know?Thanks for your time and help,
Nick
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