| michelevit |
Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:44 am |
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Thought i would share some pics of our Junk Yard Dog, our parts
bin showstring budget sandrail.
The front smoothies were totally worn to the thread.
Rather than purchase some legit smoothies for $80/each
we mounted some emergency temp donuts.
We're still running inner tubes
Price for donuts, 30 dollars each ~ installed.
Pics here...
http://www.westcoastarcades.com/zenphoto/jyd/oct%202009%20JYD/CIMG0085.JPG.php
gallery here...
http://www.westcoastarcades.com/zenphoto/jyd/oct%202009%20JYD/
The sandrail is a group owned and sees maybe 10 hours of runtime in
a year. Donuts should be fine I think. Its only in the sand and the rail has no front brakes.
Has anyone else done this? |
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| perrib |
Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:34 am |
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| They will work fine. You need to get out more often. |
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| joescoolcustoms |
Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:38 am |
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I have them on my drag rail. It has seen 117 mph in the 1/4 mile and wheelies hard. I do not have front brakes either.
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| vw_nick |
Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:33 pm |
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| My coworker actually has chevy passenger car mini spares on the front of his rail - the P.O. cut off the vw spindles and mounted trailer axle spindles w/ chevy bolt pattern hubs. they don't steer too well in the goop but otherwise they do ok and are surprisingly durable, as they found out last weekend at Coal Creek OHV park. (very rocky, muddy, off-road, woodsy terrain) I think he's had the buggy out a dozen weekends since he got it and they're still fine. |
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| towd |
Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:47 pm |
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| years ago i toyed with the idea, problems were getting two that were 15", same pattern, Then they were heavy as all holy hell. a pure bitch getting the one off that rim, The tire was hard as a rock,, by the time you did all that, a smoothie was cheaper. and about 1/4 the weight |
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