B3, B4 wheels

[J.Kirkman]

Hi guys, is there any difference between the wheels used on the old B3 and the B4? offset, size, fitment ect.

I've just started racing again after many years out of the loop and dusted off my old B3.
Now I'm looking at getting an X6 squared and need to know if the vast amount of wheels and tyres I have will fit it.

Thanks.

[MiCk B.]

Hey,

I think (not sure) that the rear wheels of a B3 will fit. I know the fronts will fit.

But B3 wheel on a B4 will leave the car too wide to be legal to race.

MiCk B. :-)

[Matt Airbrushing]

Originally Posted by MiCk B.

Hey,

I think (not sure) that the rear wheels of a B3 will fit. I know the fronts will fit.

But B3 wheel on a B4 will leave the car too wide to be legal to race.

MiCk B. :-)

I always thought they were exactly the same, but it as so long ago that I had a B3 that im not 100% sure.

[Tomboo_91]

The B3 rear-wheels have a bigger off-set, so make it wider and does't fit the box. The front wheels will fit.

[JCJC]

I'am with MickB on this one - rear wheels are go, fronts fit but car will not fit in the box

[Col]

I thought they all fitted, but were all the wrong offset!
Either way, the rubber on the old tyres will likely have perished so won't provide constant grip/feel anyway.

[gerbil]

you can try your tyres on my x6 next time where there pal i even think we have a box in the club house mate
i know the rubber your using is like new and i ve gotta say its beating all the b4 s at the min as well

[Pops]

Have b3 and the b4 and x6 are wider with b3 rear wheels. def more offset.

[J.Kirkman]

Cheers guys.

The tyres on the car had perished really baddly but all the spare ones kept in boxes were absolutely fine. However I have fitted new tyres to some wheels also. Had some new "12 year old" yellow mini's and there was no difference between brand new ones

Looks like i'll need new rims though . Notice Proline dished rims for the B4 are cheeper - but are these as good as the AE ones?

[J.Kirkman]

Originally Posted by gerbil

you can try your tyres on my x6 next time where there pal i even think we have a box in the club house mate
i know the rubber your using is like new and i ve gotta say its beating all the b4 s at the min as well

Thanks Kev, thing is I'm about to buy a new X6 and was wondering how many sets of rims I need to add to the order. Unfortunatly it seems like more than I wanted too! Next time I see you it'll be flat out for me over the bumpy far astro section hopefully

[Col]

from a personal perspective I think that the JConcepts rolux wheels are the best option - they're round and true (unlike Associated ones...) and are cheaper.
I think Associated wheels and proline are the same, just sold under a different name?

[gerbil]

if you want john i bet theres people at the track with loads of rims that they probly sell you not for to much either just depends if you want bright new ones

[TUCRACEMAN]

Your best bet is to is to use wheels from a Thunder Tiger Phoenix BX. B4 fronts will make the front slightly narrow and B4 rears will make the back really really narrow. So narrow that the tires can bind against the shocks.

I wanted to be able to race my B3 but after struggling to find genuine associated b3 wheels and having to pay 24 bucks for them I decided that she will be a shelf queen now.
~D

[Col]

Wrong end of the stick, there buddy! He has B3 wheels and wants to know if they're the same as B4 because he's buying an X6

[J.Kirkman]

Just orderd my new X6. Went for JConcepts rims as well as a full set of AE and Proline rims. Cheers guys.

[TUCRACEMAN]

Originally Posted by Col

Wrong end of the stick, there buddy! He has B3 wheels and wants to know if they're the same as B4 because he's buying an X6

Yeah, well I never claimed to know how to read.

Soooooo, care to get rid of your B3 wheels?

~D