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Old 01-21-2009, 01:10 PM
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I dont have my B4 with me right now and was going to order some wheels. Does anyone know if you can use B4 wheels on a B3 buggy?????

I know the shaft is the same size but im wondering about the offset?

I cant find B3 wheels anywhere so im looking for an alternate solution

Any help is appreciated
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B4 wheels have a different offset than B4 wheels. The fronts are probably close enough that it doesn't matter much, but B4 rears will make a B3 much narrower. The thing to do is get the Evader Nitro BX rear wheels. They have the same offset and same axle size as the B3. I have lots (Tower had them on sale once in GREEN for $1.55 a pair and I got a bunch to use for bashing.) They work fine. Here are the white ones:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXEWP3&P=X

I think they are actually better (stronger) than the Associated or Pro-line B3 rear wheels.
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B4 wheels on the B3 will narrow the front end up a little due to the offset in the rim itself.
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You can swap B4 hub carriers onto the B3 with the pin hole enlarged to 1/8", then use B4 driveshafts.
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Great info thanks guys!
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wheels from my b3 fit on my b4, (not so well because you have to cut the holes bigger in which you put them on) but I have never tried the other way around.. like I said they may fit but won't be as reliable and easy to use if you had the b3 wheels. my b3 wheels are so tight on my b4 that i try and get away without using them.
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