Axle sliders
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Ok Will do typeone. I have already done the rears with the hardest type of skateboard wheels i could find. They are not expensive Lsl sliders but they don't look bad at all. I'll use the other two wheels on the front. Also, for anyone else thinking about using skateboard wheels that are concerned with loosing paint from the wheels being against the swingarm i found some rubber washers that work perfect. You can find them most likely at Home Depot or local hardware stores.
firechickenXB9R
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Rider,
Do the front, as I did not and had some rash when I went down.
Do the front, as I did not and had some rash when I went down.
HOVERJOCKI
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Made mine out of a kids skateboard i found in Target - $12.
Wheels are pretty hard and i bought a 6' threaded rod from Lowes and a couple of washers and nuts.
I do need to modify them a bit better as i am using pressure from the tighten nuts to keep the wheels in place (just enough to hold them steady) but they haven't moved yet, nor is pressure affecting the wheel. Did both front and rear.
Not thought about it for a while as i am doing other mods but will get round to it soon.
Wheels are pretty hard and i bought a 6' threaded rod from Lowes and a couple of washers and nuts.
I do need to modify them a bit better as i am using pressure from the tighten nuts to keep the wheels in place (just enough to hold them steady) but they haven't moved yet, nor is pressure affecting the wheel. Did both front and rear.
Not thought about it for a while as i am doing other mods but will get round to it soon.
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Hopefully nothing, but if you go down, they save the swingarm & forks from the pavement. They're a precautionary measure you hope you never need.
I know how important sliders are. But I wish they weren't so damn ugly. Someone needs to come up with a better design. I think XB frame pucks look way better than sliders poking out of your frame. Why not something more stealth for your axles. Just something to think about if you even care.
Let me try again. I think I didn't load my response properly. Anyway, I made a set front and rear from 6051 Aluminum 1-1/4" bar stock. I turned the pieces on a machinists lathe. pretty simply to do. I just drilled and tapped the interior fitting stub with a 5/16" thread (coarse, I think)and connected them with stainless steel threaded rod. I used nylon washers available from the hardware store and drilled them out to fit the interior stub. I custom made a six-sided washer to fit the interior of the hub where the nut would fit in. The removal nut is in your tool bag. Use it to scribe the shape on a nylon washer of at least 1/8" thickness, just center it over the right size hole, one you will have to drill out if need be. This centers the unit on the nut side. The other side is sized about right as it is smaller. I painted mine to match the bike color, I will anodized the next set I make. Here are some pix that show dimension and a 3d look aswell.
I call these "Ratigan's Road Knuckles".
I call these "Ratigan's Road Knuckles".
I have been thinking about getting thos sliders from dark horse moto and they look really cool too. For the rear sliders can you get them the same as the front without the extra space for the stands? I kind of like the front set better because it sits flush and doesnt stick out far but those back ones do!
Trill are the spools just for the stands to have something to lift it on or for anything else? I agree though that more meat sounds like a good idea because I sometimes wonder if that little skinny front one will do much when u crash but they must work.
Also is that hole in the sliders for a water drain out?
Also is that hole in the sliders for a water drain out?
