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I'll post the pics here, and update from my pc, typing is much easier, but pics are on my phone.
Ok, so the update. The only thing I have accomplished so far is the body panels. I also mounted the wheels you see alone, but those rims have one fatal issue. They are PitBull rims, and some of my fav rims of all time, they are beautiful rims. All of the tiny silver beadlock bolts you see around the face of the wheel, they are real, and yo have to screw each and every one of them in, that is the level of detail we are talking about.
But, the center cap is attached, it is actually a part of the body of the rim itself. This is a massive issue, because so far the only truck I have been able to attach them to is the TRX4, but I have different 2.2 rims on it. Every other vehicle I have tried to put these wheels on, the axle stud is too long, and hits the inside of the center cap, making them difficult to mount at all, and impossible to mount on straight. I remember on one truck I had put them on, it may have been the Gen8 Axe but not sure, but the studs stuck out so far on it that I could not even get the bolts mounted.
Another thing about these wheels is they have a separate piece that actually fits over the hex nut on the axle stud, once it is attached to the axle, you then line up 6 tiny holes, as you can see in the pic, and those are the bolts that attach the rest of the rim to the axle.
So, I will have to figure out some other rims, once I I get the motor/esc/power issues resolved, and we will just stick to the stock wheels for a bit. I also plan on getting the Vitavon carbon body panels for it, but when I just went to order those the other day, it said 5-6 weeks shipping time, so I got these, which I think also turned out really nice. Shocks will be next, likely tomorrow, I believe they will really tie things together.
Ok, so the update. The only thing I have accomplished so far is the body panels. I also mounted the wheels you see alone, but those rims have one fatal issue. They are PitBull rims, and some of my fav rims of all time, they are beautiful rims. All of the tiny silver beadlock bolts you see around the face of the wheel, they are real, and yo have to screw each and every one of them in, that is the level of detail we are talking about.
But, the center cap is attached, it is actually a part of the body of the rim itself. This is a massive issue, because so far the only truck I have been able to attach them to is the TRX4, but I have different 2.2 rims on it. Every other vehicle I have tried to put these wheels on, the axle stud is too long, and hits the inside of the center cap, making them difficult to mount at all, and impossible to mount on straight. I remember on one truck I had put them on, it may have been the Gen8 Axe but not sure, but the studs stuck out so far on it that I could not even get the bolts mounted.
Another thing about these wheels is they have a separate piece that actually fits over the hex nut on the axle stud, once it is attached to the axle, you then line up 6 tiny holes, as you can see in the pic, and those are the bolts that attach the rest of the rim to the axle.
So, I will have to figure out some other rims, once I I get the motor/esc/power issues resolved, and we will just stick to the stock wheels for a bit. I also plan on getting the Vitavon carbon body panels for it, but when I just went to order those the other day, it said 5-6 weeks shipping time, so I got these, which I think also turned out really nice. Shocks will be next, likely tomorrow, I believe they will really tie things together.
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