OK so Ive been looking pretty hard for some wheels for my bars. Im looking for the urethane orange ones anyone no where to source them?thnx-pdang

 

are you talking about the ones that are about 2-2/5" diameter with pilot bearings in the middle?

my friend just got some of those.

 

http://www.tirecradle.com/wheeleze/wheeleze.htm
there you go...

 

thankyou.
side note shinia twain is hot always liked her hehe.go Tampa-pdang

 

yup thats the one my homie just got. hehe never knew the name of it.

 

these are the wheels to get.

instead of using ball bearings these use a tapered roller bearing that are way more durable. you can order them on http://www.quartermax.com.

 

if you also want to be creative.. you can get the really hard street roller blade wheels...

 

we used to run the skate board wheels for about 2 years with no problems but as speed increases, i don't recommend them. roller blade wheels might be ok for a little bit but really everyone should look into upgrading to something that is designed for handling speed and heat. also the skate board ball bearings as well as roller blade bearings were never made to spin 100 mph...

 

for the roller blade wheels, 88a or harder, made more for speed-skating and hockey. They wear the slowest.

And Ceramic Sealed ABEC 7 or 10 bearings if you can find them

 

We used 2 Razor scooter wheels per side and they are showing no wear.

 

That's so badass, seriously

 

I like the tapered roller bearing on those, definitely a good idea for what we are doing!

 

HAHHAHA, that is bad ***.....

 

I remember our first wheel setup though. They were the crappy rubber wheels u get with the jegster kit. We were at a crappy track to test and tune. Its a v8 track...you have to back into the water box. I got a big chunk of rubber stuck in between the wheel and the bar. So when I launched the car...they wheel wouldnt move and it just skided. So I shifted out of first into second....same thing. I could actually feel the car dragging something like the e brake was on. Sure enough after I costed off the track and went on the return road...a big hunk of rubber was in there from burnouts pilled up against the back wall that I backed into. The pass after that was ok...but a big chunk of wheel broke off just cause it sucked ***.

 

thanks for the pointer... maybe i'm on the wrong team to be learning the right stuff.... oh... my bad i meant


[Modified by tractionbar2nr, 5:12 AM 1/27/2003]


[Modified by tractionbar2nr, 5:14 AM 1/27/2003]

 

[quote]We used 2 Razor scooter wheels per side and they are showing no wear.
thanks for the pointer... maybe i'm on the wrong team to be learning the right stuff.... oh... my bad i meant "


Plus when you buy them as one bigger then the other, you can cheat. You can preload the one wheel while other other still spins when they check it




[Modified by ninesecrx, 10:20 AM 1/27/2003]

 

hehe good idea mike.

 

i so hope your joking!!!

 

When I first used them four years ago, id use them as weapons. I used the cheapy Jegs hard caster type with no bearing and by mid track at 100 mph+ they would melt away and just shoot off the end of the bar. I had two guys tell me that they almost smacked the windshiled. I figured then it was time to step up to the bearing type.

 

I use a set of Spitfire 62mm skateboard wheels. I have like 80 passes on the same set and they still look good.

 

Of course he's joking...I think

 

Thanks for the tip! We'll be sure to check every wheel this year!

 

Hehe....

 

i saw a domestic dragsters wheelie bar last time at the track, he was using skateboard wheels.


[Modified by bretx0r, 12:24 AM 1/28/2003]

 

hahaha. whats up jim... we will finally get to see you again this year at the races. hope your ready for all the fun.