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  • jeff89
    Junior Member
    • Jul 2012
    • 15

    #1

    Left Rear question

    lot of people talking about running a heavy axle tube or birdcage on the LR i know it would be rotating weight but could you possibly run a Steel wheel on the LR and be doing the same thing? Just curious

    Thanks.
    Last edited by jeff89; 02-13-2018, 10:08 PM.
  • zeroracing
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 1014

    #2
    If your track allows, maybe. Most series have banned them, and many of the steel ones I found said they did not have a good enough bead for dirt use.

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    • TheJet-09
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2013
      • 1616

      #3
      Wehrs and Keyser each make a steel wheel spacer, if that's what you're after...





      I'm not sure rules allow them though...
      Last edited by TheJet-09; 02-14-2018, 01:21 AM.

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      • Punisher88
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2014
        • 495

        #4
        Afco also makes a solid steel rotor.

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        • Matt49
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2007
          • 3123

          #5
          Heavier rotating mass is free traction control...just saying.

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          • billetbirdcage
            Senior Member
            • May 2007
            • 2020

            #6
            There are reasons this is illegal as it's extremely dangerous to anyone, spectators and crews. Imagine a 100# plus wheel and tire combo breaking a rear end snout and coming off. That thing wouldn't stop for 3 miles



            I made that in 2015, yes the scale is set to pounds.

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            • Matt49
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2007
              • 3123

              #7
              Hub filled with lead???

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              • FlatTire
                Senior Member
                • Jul 2007
                • 560

                #8
                Well the hub weighs about 7lbs. The rotor probably 8lbs. The flange & brgs around 3lbs. So that is 18lbs which leaves you with about 40lbs of mystery metal inside that hub! :-) It would take 98ci of lead to make 40lbs.

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                • profab00
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2007
                  • 110

                  #9
                  Originally posted by billetbirdcage View Post
                  There are reasons this is illegal as it's extremely dangerous to anyone, spectators and crews. Imagine a 100# plus wheel and tire combo breaking a rear end snout and coming off. That thing wouldn't stop for 3 miles



                  I made that in 2015, yes the scale is set to pounds.

                  Ugh Ugh Ugh!

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                  • let-r-eat
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2007
                    • 2319

                    #10
                    Seen tons break off in 2015 for sure. People hadn't perfected the art yet. LOL
                    BUCKLE UP NOW, YA HEAR?

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