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a length of threaded steel, 4 lock washers, 2 bolts and a set of wheels for each axle.
 
a good crash to get you pissed off at your skateboard so much that you wont ever want to ride it again.
 
a length of threaded steel, 4 lock washers, 2 bolts and a set of wheels for each axle.
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2 bolts? and why do you need 4 washers per axle?

i would just think you would use one piece of allthread rod, 2 lock nuts, and 2 skateboard wheels for each axle.. where do you use the bolts?
 
the bolts go on the ends of the all-thread to hold the skate board wheels against the forks/ swing arm.
 
so it just neet 1 piece of allthread rod, 2 lock nuts, and 2 skateboard

and thats it? sweet thx
 
I also wrapped the threaded rod with electrical tape so it wouldn't corrode at all inside the axle. Then just take some masking tape and wrap it around the rod at the ends so it stays centered in your axle. Once you tighten them up they should stay put, but the tape will just help while you're installing them.
 
Please don't take this as a criticism for me to sell more sliders but has anyone had the misfortune to test these out in a crash? Do they work as well as machined ones do? I did a quick search but didn't come up with much.[confused] Again...just curious...Not blasting the idea...
 
Softer duro wheels can actually "gain traction" in a slide and flip the bike......be carefull
 
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i've got skate wheels on my bike at the moment, i dont know if they work, i'm not about to test them either, i will eventually get some real sliders however.....
 
Definitely didn't mean to spook any of you guys out of doing this but I always like to make sure things aren't causing safety concerns for you or your bike. I haven't seen testimonials on the skate wheels as sliders in use so I tend to be cautious. I'm stocked up though if you decide to go with my sliders...
 
Iman, that looks really good. Did you fit some couplers on the inside of the wheels so you could use normal bolts? I had thought about doing that?

Don't know if I've seen anyone trying them out on this site luckily, but I've seen some pretty well used sliders on some of the supermotos. Some of the really cheap skateboard wheel have more of a rubber feel to them which I've always been weary about, but some of the nicer wheels have more of a hard plastic feel to them and I think they'd do much better at sliding, instead of catching traction. Most frame sliders and random axle sliders are made out of some kind of plastic so you should be alright if you pick the right kind.
 
well the front ones and back ones are done differently, the front you are correct, i did find a coupler and used two normal bolts, i just made sure its tight, and its held up so far this season, and hasn't come loose at all....,

the rear ones i actually used a threaded rod, and two nuts, it doesn't look as clean, but i didn't find any bolts long enough for the rear axle.....

however i'm not sure if its just the wheels i have, or just me being lazy and not keeping my bike shiney and clean. but the rear wheels have turned somewhat yellow from all the road grime, and whatever else it gets in contact with.....
 
I didn't think about using the coupler and 2 long bolts. My previous idea was a threaded rod with a coupler on each and and then 2 normal bolts. That's another option if you wanted them to match.
 
ooohhhh i like that idea!....hmmm....i'll just add that to my to do list for the bike haha :)
 

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