Paddock/pit wheels

[Richard Hybels]

Anybody know what year make model bike wheel is easy to find and modify? I'm not paying $700 for a set. I can jack up my trailer door plenty before I do spend that much.

[mikey]

I wasn't keen on even just having to swap wheels, nevermind the price tag of transport wheels. Seems to me it is less work to just get the trailer at the right angle. race ramps are long enough to extend the entry to a near flat approach.

[Steve Demeter]

Amen to the post above.

Too much stuff to drag around and too much work.

[glenn cooper]

the 19" Honda COMSTAR wheels from the early 80's are best as they are a multipiece wheel that you can unbolt/de-rivet the hub/inner and replace w/ a chunk of milled aluminum to your specs.

Sometimes it's a width issue (rather than ride height) w/ the standard wheels and tires, so you can jack that thing to the moon and the car still would not fit...

[TimW]

I use used/bent 6" wide FC fronts (which were in oversupply in 2005-2006 or so, though not so now) and put $80 of NTB tires on. My set was $300 tops.

[Swift17]

http://www.apexspeed.com/forums/show...trailer+wheels

http://www.apexspeed.com/forums/show...ansport+wheels

http://www.apexspeed.com/forums/show...ansport+wheels

I used very heavy (for racing) 13" street rims (which were in oversupply ) and put $84 of Pep Boys [185-75-13] tires on. problem, of course for others - 4 bolt (Yep - a P.I.A. to used -)

[racerdad2]

I asked the same question awhile ago. Cheapest solution was pre-cut plywood round table tops with bicycle tires stapled on. Painted black. Look great from 50'

[Swift17]

...see the second link above !

[racerdad2]

That's the one ! I had my 13 yr old fab them for me... EZ !

[racerdad2]

For added fun. Drill the holes off center. The car wobbles, like one too many beers... Then, start it up & drive it past your neighbours...

[Swift17]

... four (4) of these Yamaha "bologna/salami" slicers as a start:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw...2318+&_sacat=0

[racerdad2]

Those are cool... Now, to airbrush mag wheels on the plywood...

[Rick Kirchner]

With the exception of plywood, the tallest/cheapest/easiest to fabricate is to find 21" Motocross drum brake front rims (spoked) from a wrecking yard. Remove the drum guts and drill the side plate for the drive pin/bolt pattern, and then use a big spacer to go with your usual center nut.

Cheng shin knobbies and tubes run about $35 a corner. You'll have 6" of clearance and they make it really easy to push on the trailer and to tech.

Use dragster front tire tie down nets to secure to the floor of the trailer.

[Richard Hybels]

Thanks guys.
Elsewhere on Apex someone suggested these wheel chair wheels which look good

http://www.allegromedical.com/wheelc...ght%3DPaddock%

[Grintch]

175/80-13 or 185/80-13 trailer tires (~$70 ea) might be all you need if you have some surplus 13" wheels. If not Diamond steel wheels added to the above are still way cheaper than the high dollar transport wheel & tires.

[Beartrax]

Thanks guys.
Elsewhere on Apex someone suggested these wheel chair wheels which look good

http://www.allegromedical.com/wheelc...ght%3DPaddock%

Has anyone used the wheelchair wheels? It states that each wheel supports 500lbs.

[Wren]

Once you have a set of paddock wheels you will not want to go back. They are useful for a lot more than just loading. If you are not paddocking on asphalt, then they may be needed for even getting out of your paddock space. Putting them on also keeps your good tires from picking up dirt and sand as you drive through the paddock or drive into an unpaved paddock spot.

the 19" Honda COMSTAR wheels from the early 80's are best as they are a multipiece wheel that you can unbolt/de-rivet the hub/inner and replace w/ a chunk of milled aluminum to your specs.

Sometimes it's a width issue (rather than ride height) w/ the standard wheels and tires, so you can jack that thing to the moon and the car still would not fit...

That is what I use to make my paddock wheels. You only need to be able to swing a 5.5" piece of material to make an adapter for them.

Surf ebay and you can purchase them with an old junk tire on it that will be fine for your purposes. I think the first set of wheels that I made had 3 different 19" tire sizes and 4 different tread patterns.

Agreed about the width. The most recent version of my paddock wheels cantilevers the tire several inches inboard. With them on, the stub axles are now the widest part of the car . It makes loading the trailer so much easier.

Has anyone used the wheelchair wheels? It states that each wheel supports 500lbs.

Those looks really promising. One potential issue might be brake caliper clearance.

[Wren]

I got a request, here are some pictures of the transport wheels that I have built.

On the car, should probably beadblast the rest of the spokes.



Up close. It shows more of the cantilever.



The centerhole is the same thickness as a techno or joengblood, so there is no need for adapters or special wheel nuts, just unbolt the old wheels and bolt on new ones.

[racerdad2]

Very Nice !

[Richard Hybels]

Wren,
The spokes you made I'm sure. Are they indvidual or is that one piece? Can't quite tell.

[Wren]

The spokes are the stock spokes from the Honda Comstar wheels.