Coaster brake wheel
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Never did like the 4.6...LOVED the old 390 with 4 speed tranny though...lol...DAMIEN
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YetiWoodz
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That's another option for you Regalgse, Mag wheels. They're a little more expensive but not that much.
You can put disk brakes on and attach the sprocket directly to the hub.
Since mag wheels don't have spokes, the rim will stay true.
Only con is they're susceptible to break if you live in an area like me with lots of bad potholes or if you're going offroad. Spokes act as a shock obsorber since they can flex. Mag wheels are completely rigid.
You can put disk brakes on and attach the sprocket directly to the hub.
Since mag wheels don't have spokes, the rim will stay true.
Only con is they're susceptible to break if you live in an area like me with lots of bad potholes or if you're going offroad. Spokes act as a shock obsorber since they can flex. Mag wheels are completely rigid.
YetiWoodz
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Be careful of which mag wheels you choose. Read the reviews and ask around. I heard the cheap ones may have problems. You'll also need an adapter made for mag wheels to mount motor sprocket.
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Regalgse00
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I think I might just bite the bullet and get the spoke wheel I just sent you.
YetiWoodz
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I don't know if you ordered a wheel yet, but I just got my freewheel in the mail. Looks great.
I checked to make sure and yeah you can thread the 6 bolt holes in your motor sprocket, get a disk brake spacer and simply bolt it on with the disk rotor and your wheel is now disk brake compatible.
You can get a tap and die set from Harbor Freight for $40 its a 60 piece set for SAE and metric. Its almost necessary to have in your toolbox. If you strip those cheap aluminum threads in your engine, your kinda screwed if you or a friend doesn't have this.
I checked to make sure and yeah you can thread the 6 bolt holes in your motor sprocket, get a disk brake spacer and simply bolt it on with the disk rotor and your wheel is now disk brake compatible.
You can get a tap and die set from Harbor Freight for $40 its a 60 piece set for SAE and metric. Its almost necessary to have in your toolbox. If you strip those cheap aluminum threads in your engine, your kinda screwed if you or a friend doesn't have this.
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Well said ape man, well said!
Street Ryderz
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I don't get it why would you need to thread the sprocket holes?
YetiWoodz
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This freewheel doesn't have a disk brake mount so there is nothing to mount the spacer with. I thought of putting a nut to go behind the holes, but there's not enough space for the nuts cuz there's like 1mm of space between the holes and the big hole in the middle.
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