Pegs
12-10-06 | 08:11 PM
#26
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Don't call it Beantown
Bikes: Iro Mark V Fix and a 24" Nirve bmx
well, I'm no hardcore bmx feind, but I had an old arse bike where the pegs had threading and they were used them instead of nuts. Then I got my newer haro and those pegs didn't have threads, they were more like washers with an extra part you could stand on. The bad part was you needed a deep socket or an extention to your ratchet to get them on and off.
As for the debate on whether they'll destroy a track hub, I imagine the high end, expensive track hubs would get destroyed by a set of pegs because those are made for racing, not for sturdiness. (saving weight everywhere possible) I'd assume a cheaper, more hefty hub would fare better... and would cost less to repair/replace.
As for the debate on whether they'll destroy a track hub, I imagine the high end, expensive track hubs would get destroyed by a set of pegs because those are made for racing, not for sturdiness. (saving weight everywhere possible) I'd assume a cheaper, more hefty hub would fare better... and would cost less to repair/replace.
12-10-06 | 10:00 PM
#27
da lil hipster that could
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: philly yo!
Originally Posted by AfterThisNap
I worked in a racetruck chassis fabrication shop though college, and we did the occasional NHRA platform. The wheelstud length formula is news to me, but then again we rarely dealt with slicks. I could see where a too short stud could potentially rip out of the lugnut, but still don't see the benefit of running longer studs for the benefit of slicks. If there is an ideal length to maximize strength, then why not just run that length stud all the time regardless of tread design?
anyway... if you look at any car wheel stud with an open backed lugnut (and o.e. wheels), there will be a length of thread past the back of the nut that is comprable to the width of the stud itself... and if you look at a capped lugnut compared to an open one, the extra length of the cap would clear that kind of overhang... so essentialy the cars are coming with an ideal lengthed wheelstud... and the threat isnt of the lugnut ripping off the threads, because the threads behind the nut will have no hinderance on its ability to hold on... as best as i can figure its a matter of load distribution and leverage...
a quick search on google found these Weapon-R extended wheelstuds i'll have to figure out what the magic is now... but i do know its required equipment for drag strips and racetracks when a car is wearing slicks...
kid i used to hang with had to put some on his 337whp 91 sentra se-r... hehe... that car was silly fun
-pete
01-30-07 | 01:18 PM
#30
Gone, but not forgotten
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,508
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From: Toronto
Bikes: spicer fixie, Haro BMX, cyclops track, Soma Double Cross, KHS Flite 100
This would be nice for my SS MTB. I plan to turn it into a kind of utility tank so its useful in the summer as well.
