Fullsize wheelset?

[Zephyranthes]

What noticable differences in performance are there with a fullsize wheelset? In some forums, they say that one wheel will rub against the the chassis when you turn, but if that happens, wouldn't that be good to make sharper turning? How much easier is it to flip over with fast motors on?

On the FS sets I've done, I noticed that my cars tracked straighter. Bith with mt KIT wheels and my ZZ Wheels.

Both times I have ended up centering the trim afterward.

[xatu]

I'm looking to do this mod..... Is there a guide or instructions to it somewhere? I need to know how to get the front rims off of the kuckles, and the back rims off the axle.

[metsrule119]

this is the absolute best instruction guide i've found-

http://www.questformadness.com/

click on fullsize wheelset and you're good to go

[xatu]

This one? http://tinyrc.com/qfm/racing/mod_01.htm#02

It just shows a couple pics of it, it doesn't show how to put them on and stuff....

[xatu]

Is there a place where it shows you how to get the front rims off of the knuckles?

[metsrule119]

quest for madness shows how to get the wheels off the knuckles

[xatu]

Where? Got a link?

[xatu]

Ok....nevermind, I figured it out. All I did was I pried the wheel off of the axle with a knife. All I need to do now is drill a hole.....It's too cold out to go looking for it in our garage!

[xatu]

Man, I have been posting too many posts here....

But anyways, I need to know what would fit inside the hole in the wheel. I have one that went right through, now all I need to do is make the hole bigger so the wheel can spin freely. What would fit?

[xatu]

4th one in a row.... Not bad!

Anyways, I put the large wheels in the front. They still need a larger axle hole, but other than that, it works great!

[metsrule119]

cool- i havent done it yet. How hard was it to do? do the wheels rub against the chassis when you turn?

[Zephyranthes]

Yes the wheels rub against the chassis. This is a good thing when you have a 3.8 and a dual cell because it slows you down when turning preventing you from flipping over. I got a ZipZap today and took it's wheels. It looks even cooler. That is the easiest way to make a full size wheel set. I have both.

[xatu]

My chassis and car body need a lot of modding, but it will work good!

I am way too neurotic to try centering some home-made washer spacers so that the wheels work right.
I am obsessed with wheels that are matched and balanced where possible, so I use a different method.

I use TWO rears, and take the spacer wheel from each one.
Now I have two wheels with spacers already installed, no muss, no fuss.
I'm sure the chassis needs to me opened up a little bit to provide clearance for the wheels when turning.

What I have been doing is something a little different:

I've only done KIT Racer wheels and Zip Zap Wheels on my cars so far, and they are different, in that the spacer on those spacer wheels is a bit longer.

I end up widening my rears to match the slightly wider stance, which with Orange Herbert worked well. I expect to do the same thing with Missy Jo after I get my 8.25:1 gearset.

BTW I use a 3/64 carbide circuit board drillbit to drill out the rear wheels for pins, and I do it by hand with no drill. The trick is to just spin the wheel on the drillbit and let the wheel center itself.
I also carefully use the drillbit as a rasp to open up th holes so the wheels ride smoothly on the pins.

For longer pins, I use cut axles from KIT racer front wheels. They are slightly thicker, and have the length to properly set up these longer spacered wheels.

When I receive my wheel and gear tuner set, I'll be robbing the fast gearset out of one rear, and will finally be able to us e a standard set of Bit rear wheels to do a FS wheelset with, so I'll undertsand more fully what that is all about.

I love the look, and it seems that modding the bodies isn't all that hard, so I will probably be going with ALL FS wheelsets on my future cars too. "death to stock wheelsets!"