Night Train Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 OK, this is not for road use or any speed at all, this is on my electric tractor. I broke the transaxle on my tractor last year, pulling wheelies, and have now got a stronger replacement and have upgraded to Land Rover hubs and wheels. With standard 110 rims, the first set up gave a track that was too narrow. Reversing the rims gives the perfect width. The question is this. Is there a simple, very cheap and easy way to get the wheels to centre properly on the studs? I was thinking of off the shelf conical washers, or half nuts, or longer studs and a set of nuts on first before the wheel? Currently the studs are really short ones and with the wheels reversed the stud is only two thirds in the nuts. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Why don't you just cut a set of wheelnuts into thin spacers with the conical part still there. Then either drill out the thread or just screw them on before you then mount the wheel and another set of wheelnuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Wheel spacers would give you what you want although I don't think you would get a lot of change out of £70. Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Cut the centers out and reweld?? G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I reckon the suggestion of cutting the wheel nuts is the best one, it's free and won't affect the true running of the wheels like welding could. You'll probably want a lower torque on the wheel nuts after, but I'm assuming your electric tractor doesn't weigh 2 ton and go 70 + mph ... only an assumption though ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Fit the wheel nuts the correct way, they'll centre enough for what you're doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 I reckon the suggestion of cutting the wheel nuts is the best one, it's free and won't affect the true running of the wheels like welding could. You'll probably want a lower torque on the wheel nuts after, but I'm assuming your electric tractor doesn't weigh 2 ton and go 70 + mph ... only an assumption though ;-) Cutting the wheel nuts looks like the best option then. The tractor only weighs about 400kg and does 20mph. Fit the wheel nuts the correct way, they'll centre enough for what you're doing I'll try that first as it really is free. Either way I will need to get some more wheel nuts as I only have 6 left over. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 PM me your address and I'll bung half a dozen in the post or more I'd reqd, ive got quite a few in the shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 PM me your address and I'll bung half a dozen in the post or more I'd reqd, ive got quite a few in the shed Thank you, pm sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 The nuts arrived this morning! Many thanks Fatboy, that was very quick. I will now figure a way to cut them all down to the same height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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