12mm Front Hex Mod

[atomicsickness]

Mod to allow you to run 12mm Hex 2.2 Front Wheels intended for use with the Associated B4.1 and Kyosho RB5 1/10 buggies.

Stealing the idea from Jeremy Harris. Thanks man! :D

Here are the parts I used.
Team Durango Steering Knuckle Set (2) [TDR330382]
Kyosho Steel Axle Shaft Set (RB5 WC) (2) [KYOUM569]
Team Durango 5x10x4mm Ball Bearing Set (4) [TDR601002]
Kyosho 5x7mm Aluminum Servo Saver Collar Set (Blue) (4)[KYOW0149]

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The axial was a little to long for me so I cut them down. Below you can see one that I cut and one uncut. It is a pretty easy mod. Took me about 15 min cutting down the axials.

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[Origineelreclamebord]

Looks like a nice and interesting mod :) So how does it affect the overall width of the car?

[atomicsickness]

Ok I just bolted the new axials on the car and took some more pictures to compare with the stock set.

From this picture you can see that with this mod the front axial will be in the 3mm position. That is what I normally run so it works for me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/cyclonend/20120830_154727_HDR.jpg


Here I was measuring the back spacing to the inside lip of the rim. To keep the stock spacing you will need to run 4mm of shims on the hex side.

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Mounted on the car.

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[atomicsickness]

Looks like a nice and interesting mod :) So how does it affect the overall width of the car?

With 4mm of shims on the hex side the width is the same as stock.

[atomicsickness]

Here is the Rear 12mm Hex from Avid (part #AV1002-RR). The kit does not come with the shorter axial pins needed, so I used the ones I already had from Tresrey. You could just trim the stock pins to fit. I also used 2 very thin axial shims between the hex and bearing.

The rear width is exactly the same.

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[Straxis]

Will this work for the SC truck also?

[PaulD]

Will this work for the SC truck also?

I tried blitz axles and hex with ae wheels on the front of my sc and had problems with the wheels hitting the body.