Marine1 wrote:
So Im gonna bolt the tires on my buggy to have more fun. Its a 1641 dual port, 3 rib bus trans, work in progress. The tires are cut 32x10.50 buckshots and they are pretty beat. I wanna make sure I get the right hardware the first time. Im gonna run 40 bolts per tire (does that seem right for a 32" tire?) So im gonna buy 80 3/8 x 2 1/2" carriage bolts, 200 3/8 hex nuts (2 nuts per bolt with spares) and 100 3/8 x 1 1/4" fender washers. Im gonna bolt them, double nut each one, weld the tops and fill with slime instead of tubes. Anything I'm missing? This is a budget project, but even all the hardware I mentioned is almost $200 from Home depot. Anywhere cheaper to buy in bulk? Thanks guys
1. Don't use washers on the inside,they pinch tubes, you want 1/2" diameter & longer bolts [3/8 will break off],experiment with just a few different lengths 1st.
2. You will have to run a tube,get thickest you can find and cut another tube to use as a liner.
3. Use grade 8 nuts.
4.Drill small hole in tire, sharpen end of bolt while nut is on,so when you remove nut it will clean up threads.
5.If you can, rig up some kind of lever to enable you to push the bolts thru, use liquid soap for lube.
6. Slime will make you very unhappy once it gets between the bead and rim.
7. During welding use lots of water and weld just a little at a time, jump from one bolt to another, you don't want to get the bolt too hot and loosen up the hole.
8. Touch up welds from time to time, before they wear down to the nuts.
9. 2 spider diff will be 1st to go,then R&P or 1st gear, if you get too aggressive in driving.
10. Bolts make most hills easy compared to no bolts.
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