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Re: I found a new Technic wheel/tire combination...
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Thu, 4 Mar 1999 17:01:29 GMT
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Thanks for the info. I did this for one of my Technic dragsters, and it
looks great!
"G. Benedikt Rochow" wrote:
> Take one new-fangled 'metallic' wheel hub (8428, 8432, 5203, etc.)
> and one 8880 Supercar rubber tire; combine.
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> The result doesn't work perfectly (it certainly does not look
> as if this was intended by TLG, though it wouldn't have taken much),
> but the tire's bead does stay in place behind the rim well
> enough.
> Whether this looks better than the original is a matter
> of taste (and vehicle application), but the neutral grey-silver
> fits arbitrarily colored cars better than the white hub,
> which somehow only seems appropriate for an Audi Ur-quattro.
>
> Of course this doesn't help the lack of separately
> available 8880 wheels/tires, which would be nice for making use of
> the extra steering setup left over when making a not-4-wheel-steered
> car...
> I'm trying to replicate the 8865 technic-axle-hub-using steering
> knuckle; sadly, the thicker 'neck' on the grey axle/ball piece
> limits suspension travel rather too much. An axle
> end works better, though.
>
> -gbr
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| Take one new-fangled 'metallic' wheel hub (8428, 8432, 5203, etc.) and one 8880 Supercar rubber tire; combine. The result doesn't work perfectly (it certainly does not look as if this was intended by TLG, though it wouldn't have taken much), but (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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