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So I am tired of burning through GRP’s and was excited to setup some Vipaz Solid Rubber Tires for my Infraction 8s. This took 1hr from start to finish. I had done a little research and was able to find a few NOS sets of Pro-Line Mach-10 rims. I watched the videos on the M2C website to gain some perspective as to what I would be doing to get these wheels setup. It all seemed pretty understandable with the exception in one of the videos they had ground down a nut to a 17mm Hex O.D. I am no machinist, nor do I have the resources to be milling or ‘taking down’ anything. I just went to Home Depot with one of my wheels and sized up some M10 X 1.25 bolts and Nuts which have a 17mm OD hex size. I used a hacksaw to nip the hex off of the bolt so that I could fit in my Dewalt drill (aka, my homemade lathe )
First things first, Home Depot run and prep the lathe assembly
2ea M10 X 1.25 Cap Screw
4ea M10 X 1.25 Hex Nut
First step was trimming the tire guides off of the Pro-Lines
Next step was quickly smoothing out the trimmed guides with a small block plane
Then I sanded down and smoothed out the wheel with some 150 grit sandpaper
Used my sanding wheel on my Dremel to scuff up the inside of the tired for better adhesion
Tires slid on and fit perfect with the slightest tolerance
Lifted up the edge as I went around the tire inside the edge with the glue
I will let them dry and see how they perform. Glad I did this, even though I HATE gluing tires.
First things first, Home Depot run and prep the lathe assembly
2ea M10 X 1.25 Cap Screw
4ea M10 X 1.25 Hex Nut
First step was trimming the tire guides off of the Pro-Lines
Next step was quickly smoothing out the trimmed guides with a small block plane
Then I sanded down and smoothed out the wheel with some 150 grit sandpaper
Used my sanding wheel on my Dremel to scuff up the inside of the tired for better adhesion
Tires slid on and fit perfect with the slightest tolerance
Lifted up the edge as I went around the tire inside the edge with the glue
I will let them dry and see how they perform. Glad I did this, even though I HATE gluing tires.
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