Lug (Metal) nuts
 

Just wondering-anyone tried metal nuts yet? Just need to know the size. I noticed Micro RS4 ones fit, so I'll see if they carry those at Hobbytown.

they really fit? sweet, i felt like i partially stripped one of the plastic lug nuts

Yep, perfectly, In the wrench and on the car.

Good deal. One of my next purchases. You wouldn't happen to have a link handy would ya?

i've got a few xtra lug nuts if u need one soon. good thing is that you don't live too far so u could pick it up or i could snail mail it to you if u want.

Nice.:)
These nylon lugs suck.

thanks for the offer, but i bought the foam tire kit last nite (man, it was hard getting the tire on to the double sided tape on teh wheel) and it gave me 4 extra

You get 12 extra in the rims kit.;)
I got the foam tires and I don't really like em.

yea..i think they are for tarmac racing or really good paved street...thats what they are for on 1/10th scale cars..

I got the foam tires in hopes of better grip on carpet but I'm getting better results from the sticky treads.

where can i get the Micro RS4 nuts? didn't see them at towerhobbies unless i missed it and my Hobbytown didn't have them. would any of the nuts available at home depot happen to fit?

i dint get the foam tires b/c i think the rims to use are ugly...U-G-L-Y

I liked the rims that come with the foam tires. The design is the xmods X.

that's fine and dandy but i got them in hopes of having better grip on carpet. i could care less about the wheels cuz they aren't the greatest (i like symetrical designes like the other wheels, not this big X that only looks correct if u turn it to the right angle) but wut coudl i do, i already put the foam on the wheel. maybe if i really liked this kit i would get another and mount it on one of their other wheels but truthfully, all i get are burnouts/peelouts wiht these foam tires

Hey, mine was a personal opinion of the looks, no beef intended...

What surface are you using them on?

xmodaddict: i wasn't beefed by your opinion, you're absolutely entitled to your own opinion and i respect taht, i was jsut stating how i felt about the wheels that came with the foam kit

fusion: i use it on my worn out 13 year old carpet. used to be the typical high pile carpet that was nice and springy....for the first year lol. now it's flat, some of the fibers will still stand up but lost all the springiness. i found that in a straight line, stock slicks work well, they grab hold of the carpet well on take-off but once i start turning, the foams seems to give better grip in that situation.

i tried a lil something, stock slicks up front, foam in rear, the rear dind't slide out but the front gave heavy understeer, so much so that i slammed into my coffee table leg. now, i tried the reverse, foam up front, stock slicks in back and my rear end kept comin out on turns while the foam tires were working wonders trying to keep it in teh direction i want to go.

overall, when it comes to turning, foam wins, but off-the-line traction, stock slicks are much better

merry christmas.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBLA3&P=K

by the way i have some of these on my micro and they work great.

Merry Christmas? Does that mean you're buying?

Thanks for the link. If these do indeed work, I will picking some up myself.

i just tried them and they do work. i wouldnt have posted the link if they didnt.

how much is the shipping? i would amagine pretty cheap i might have to order a set for me and my brother

2mm lock nuts for the hpi micro rs4. The ones that dragon posted are cheaper in cost but in case they sell out here are the ones from HPI. I just noticed that the ones dragon posted are Silver Aluminum and the ones from HPI are metal. I guessing that the Aluminum ones are lighter in wieght, but any way here is the link.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXM847&P=7

I'm in the process of ordering a couple sets of each. I was looking at the HPI RS4 wheels......has anyone verified whether they will work on the Xmods or not yet?

dont' forget, shipping is about 8 bucks and i think it's a flat rate for a bunch of small items.

any completely metal nuts othere than these with nylon inserts?

I forgot to do it today, but tomorrow I'm going to go thru the machine shop storeroom at work and look for some.

BC, did you try the the micro rs4 lock nuts yet plz let us know it they work out good when you do. ty...

I just ordered them yesterday, so I will not receive them for a couple more days at least.

i think you'll want to stick with a locknut (nut with the nylon inserts). the nylon acts as a locking feature; without that nylon, you'll have a hard time keeping the nuts on.

whats wrong with the metal brushings that u can buy at rs?

you mean the metal bearings? nothing at all. just that we're talking about the nuts that hold the wheel on the axle

lol ok, never had any problems with them.

Please keep us posted cuz I will be making an order from towerhobbies for some stuff and want to know if i should add those in..


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The stock lug nuts are not a problem but it would be nice to have metal ones. Some people said that they thought the striped them or that they dont feel secure enuff. It would suck it one of your wheels fell of while going full speed. I dont even want to think of what kind of damage that would cause. Sure the cars are only 50 bucks but what if you put time into modding it out and your car gets smashed. Well that would suck major A**.

hey guys the ones i linked to earlier work great they hold really well and i havnt had a problem yet. also most hobby shops have generic metal nuts you can buy in a pack of 4 i just checked it out today at my own and it was 75 cents with tax. altho the aluminum are noticably lighter.

I will. They sent me a shipping conformation today, UPS tracking says they will be delivered tomorrow.....and I didn't even get next day, just standard shipping. Tower Hobbies doesn't mess around.

yeah towerhobbies is good. I order some stuff once like 2 or 3 day before x-mas and recived it on the 24th, just in time. I was like wow so I use them for just about everything. Unless I find a better deal somewhere else or they just dont have what I am looking for.

btw thanks for keep us updated.

OK, I got them the other day and they look and work great. The only problem is you have to find a nut driver to fit them. The Xmod nut driver is too big and just spins once the nut starts to get tight. Other than that, well worth the price!

I'm using a mini z lug driver. Works great and is alot better than the tiny xmods lug driver. Ofcourse it's a lil tight on the nylon xmods nuts, but good with these.

what size nut driver did you end up using to tighten it?

i dont think he did use a driver, look like in the pic that he used a gerber(leathermans are better ;) i got me a wave) so he must have just used the pliers on them, so in other words... use pliers...i think...but it was posted that they were 2mm so maybe a 2mm wrench would do it.

C'mon, 3 bux for 4 M2 lock nuts???
I can get them for 0.4 USD per piece, but I still consider that expensive...