help - wheel adapters

[tarznatz]

I just received some tamiya pin wheel adapters that I planned on using on my Falcon, but they are the wrong parts.[:I] They do not fit all the way up the rear axles, as the holes are too narrow. No big deal, I'll hold on to them for future projects, but which pin wheel adapters do I need to use on the Falcon for today's modern hexagonal wheels?[?]

(On edit - the part i purchased was #53056, Pin type Wheel Adapter)

[tarznatz]

Would these work, they sell them for 4mm and 6mm thickness. the inner diameter for both is 2.5 mm. I'll have to try and measure my axles to see what thickness they are I guess.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDLV2&P=0

[sosidge]

The Falcon pre-dates hex fitting wheels by many years - I don't think you'll find an off-the-shelf solution - simplest would be to drill out the centre of those adaptors to fit - although you may have a problem with the wheel offset too.

[gillbot]

I got these adapters for my hornet and for the life of me, I dunno how they'd work. Any ideas?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=5944483432

[tamiyastriker]

You should try those original adapters that you already purchased again. I can fit them on my Striker and it uses the same wheel axles as the Falcon. The toughest part I have had with these metal adapters is that the small pin does not fit perfectly and you have to use a little bit of force.

Here is a picture of the wheel adapter on my striker (sorry for the poor picture quality).

[tarznatz]

Sounds like a plan - I'll try it again and let ya'll know the result. I bought some traxxas plastic adapters which may work, and as they are plastic they may be much easier to drill larger if need be.

[terry.sc]

quote:Originally posted by gillbot

I got these adapters for my hornet and for the life of me, I dunno how they'd work. Any ideas?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=5944483432

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The adapters are designed to fit Fox/Wild One rear wheels on the early cars. The 4 round pins on the back of the wheels fit over the cross on the adapter to give drive.

[tamiya monkey]

hi there i used tl01 chassis hex wheel adapters and drilled them out slightly on my falcon and they work great.

[tarznatz]

Picked up some Traxxas hex wheel hubs and pins as I saw they might fit. Sure enough they work fine - no problems. The aprt # is 1654, so if you ever need adapters for a Falcon - you know where to get em.