adding larger wheels

[sam77]

Just did the wheel mod during my total-Cub rebuild. All I had to do was use the Dremel and grind down the inside of the hub on the 2 3/4" lite foamies and drill out the 1" tail wheel. Looks good with bigger meats on it. Should make roll outs a lot smoother.

[kyle1745]

I picked up some of these:
epyaya.com/product_info.php?cPath=21_10&products_id=2417
From my local hobby store and I think they should work well. I picked up the wrong size collars.

[hack73]

I added the Du-Bro 2 1/4 front wheels and 1 1/4 back wheel.

Below is a comparison of the stock front wheel to the new one:









Below is a comparison of the stock back wheel to the new one:







I had to put a little bit of electrical tape on so that the front wheels didn't wobble so bad. Here is some shots with them on:







I had to drill out the center hole for the back wheel and now it spins freely.

[hack73]

Instructions for keeping the new tires from wobbling.

Info provided by flyinmoose on pages 103 & 104:

www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4371835/mpage_103/key_/tm.htm

"What I did was take the center hub of the stock wheel out of the tire. It slides apart into 2 halves. I then took the bigger wheels and drilled out the whole in the bigger wheels to fit the stock hubs. I don't remember what size the bit was. I then took the 2 halves and put them together through the bigger whole in the new tires. Now you don't have to worry about any sleeves, bushings or slop on the stock wire gear."

[garvey76]

Hi all.
Just wanted to know what tool is everyone using to drill out there new wheels so they fit
I have a new router tool that can take same fittings that go on dremel tool but not sure of the bit to buy.
thanks for help.

[hack73]

I used a standard drill. I got a drill bit that fit into the opening of the stock back wheel and used that to drill out my new wheel.

[garvey76]

Another mod done.
Big wheels, sorry not much to say apart they are made by a german company JAMARA.






Last pic is of top of plane as im new to posting pics and i think its always good to see what were always talking about, so heres my CUB Miss Diablo.

[SCC]

garvey76 said:

Last pic is of top of plane as im new to posting pics and i think its always good to see what were always talking about, so heres my CUB Miss Diablo.

Hi garvey.
The Diablo looks good.
Instead of posting the link from photobucket you should copy and paste the img code at the bottom of the list under the selected photo in photobucket. That way the pics will be on the post without clicking on the link. Just a suggestion of couarse.

[garvey76]

:)Cheers for that, sorry there a bit big.
on photo bucket it did say resize to fit message board.
didnt think they would be that big thou

[SCC]

Hi garvey

Hope you don't mind, i put the pics in web page size 640x480.
Not sure why it didn't work for you the first time

Aaah. I think message board is 800x something..

[garvey76]

admin said:

Hi garvey

Hope you don't mind, i put the pics in web page size 640x480.
Not sure why it didn't work for you the first time

Aaah. I think message board is 800x something..

not a problem, i think that option was there too. ill use that in future.

[bearweasel]

Discovered a way simple trick for larger wheels. The DuBro foam hubs and our stock hubs can be taken apart; they're split rims, so to speak. Remove the hubs from each and put the stock Cub hubs inside the big DuBro tires. Fits perfect, and eliminates all grinding and filling and all that business.

[hack73]

Nice!

[s3etigohide]

I used two layers of heatshrink tubing on the stock axle, that allowed the 5/32 aluminum tubing to fit snugly over top. Bearweasel's way seams a lot simpler though!

[parkpilot]

hi, I'm thinkin of buyin new wheels for my SC to make takeoff, taxxing and landing softer and easier. I'll pobably get a 1" tailwheel and 2 3/4" main wheels. Do you think these rubber Radio Active Wheels would be ok or should I go with foam ones?