Reply With Quotehey.. now that is a good idea....
Not really custom, but I went down to the local skate shop and picked up a set of wheels for a longboard. then bought some all-thread rods, they came out nice
hey.. now that is a good idea....
Great idea if I didn't have a cage id be doing this!!
It's been said before, but I'll say iy again. In a low side, those will shift out of center, bend, then break the all thread. For a axle slider to work properly, it needs to fit snuggly inside the axle itself.
Firecrotch how does this design differ from other commercially avaliable sliders?
I see what your saying. but thats a 5/8 rod, its not going to shift
Aside from my bias on the topic I have to agree wither firefighter. The sliders must stay centered in a crash and preferably not touch the swing arm or forks so they stay put and don't gouge the parts under them. Ours do all of the above. :)
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they only got to work once
i think the bigest thing is making sure they are the more hard plastic not the rubbery so they will slide easier not grap the pavement
...but if the swing arm/forks are scratched by a shifting (or broken off) sliders then that defeats the purpose and they only "kinda work once." Not saying they won't be effective at all but not as effective as a properly designed part. Proper axle sliders are cheap insurance IMHO.
Tell me what makes your steel stronger than 5/8 bar? I'm guessing not 1 thing. Yeah I'm new to the sport, but not building and fabricating. To your comment of those hitting the pavement and gripping...wow. Have you seen how a skateboard wheel works on the pavement? It never grips enough to make a different, just some rubber is lost. Id rather pay 20 bucks and make it myself than pay someone upwards to 70 to make the same exact thing. Once these break...if they ever do, I'll let you know.
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