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changing front wheels...
antonio - 15/10/08 at 07:57 PM

hi there,
maybe a dummy question, but does anyone can tell me how to swap front wheels quickly???
i've got 13 inch wheels, with "large" wings and it's a f**** job to take off the wheels because front wings don't allow the rims to get off!
i know i can unscrew the four bolts on wing stay, but it's too long (going to swap them since my car only goes on track)
if someone here have a good solution to make it easy.... (would like to keep this wings if possible)
next dummy question to follow!!

Canada EH! - 15/10/08 at 08:06 PM

Just put spacers under the wing bolts, lift the wings up a little higher.

antonio - 15/10/08 at 08:23 PM

it won't fit! would need to put 3-4 cm spacers!

austin man - 15/10/08 at 08:32 PM

trim part of the wing edge ??

blakep82 - 15/10/08 at 08:34 PM

smaller wheels

or spacers to lift the wing slightly

or if it ONLY goes on the track, do you need wings?

TimC - 15/10/08 at 08:37 PM

Trim the outside edge of the wings right back.

antonio - 16/10/08 at 08:20 AM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
smaller wheels

or spacers to lift the wing slightly

or if it ONLY goes on the track, do you need wings?


because i do race on wet!

antonio - 16/10/08 at 08:21 AM

quote:
Originally posted by TimC
Trim the outside edge of the wings right back.

is that what you did tim?
any pictures?

indykid - 16/10/08 at 11:27 AM

no pics but it's what i did when i had to swap back to an MK cycle wing after one of my dax ones went for flying lessons. took about an inch and a half off all the outside edge.

if you leave the inside edge full depth, it should reduce the tendency for them to flap a bit more.

tom

TimC - 19/10/08 at 11:01 AM

quote:
Originally posted by antonio
quote:
Originally posted by TimC
Trim the outside edge of the wings right back.

is that what you did tim?
any pictures?


No, I haven't - I've resigned myself to loosening off the wingstays when I need to change - I couldn't bring myself to mutilate my lovely carbon CSR arches. However, perhaps the best picture of how you might do this is here:

This is the standard MNR arch trimmed to shape.