Inner and outer wheel hubs

[STEEL WHEELS]

I've always chamfered my inner and outer wheel hubs to reduce service area again the car or the axle head. Just curious what everyone thinks about this. Douse is make a difference or is it a waste of time.

 

[BulldogRacing]

How do you do it will depend on speed gains or losses, how are you cutting the shape in the wheel?

 

[STEEL WHEELS]

I'm using a pro hub tool that just uses sand paper to shape them. It works pretty well but takes forever. A lathe would probably work better if I had one. Any ideas?

 

[GravityX]

Without a lathe, my recommendations would be to purchase a set from a vendor to see how what the finished product looks like. I don't know of any methods, outside of a lathe, that could produce the same quality of chamfer, or coning, onto the hub area.

 

[B_Regal Racing]

I personally would not modify the hubs with the "Pro Hub Tool." I have tried that early on and never had much success (with BSA wheels). Since I do not have the ability to turn wheels properly, I just purchase them according to the spirit of the rules.

I believe you would be faster just polishing the hubs.

 

[STEEL WHEELS]

I've done alright using the pro hub tool you just have to be careful. Our rules don't allow us to use any other wheels except the ones provided with the kit.

 

[Crash Enburn]

The AGP wheels are very sharply squared at the inner hub. You are indeed well served to use the pro hub tool there. Use a fine grit to finish the sanding and then polish.

I've looked at some of our AGP cars after racing with unmodified hubs and there was a groove worn into the side of the body from the hub; that can't have been fast. /images/boards/smilies/smile.gif I now harden the wood where the front wheel contacts it by burnishing it by pressing hard with the back of a spoon.