What did you do with your DII today?
#4612
Alex, it would be great to see a writeup and parts on that panhard conversion! Are you worried about the weld brackets breaking at all? Simon @ RTE said most of his customers that did the conversion ended up breaking the brackets off at some point, and that's whats holding him back from selling his own conversion kit.
#4613
Definitely will be doing a write up! I've got all the pictures, just need the time to sit down and write it.
No, I'm not worried about the welds breaking. I took my time with it and got good welds, at least where I could see, and I reinforced extra to make up for the couple spots I couldn't really see. I'll be keeping an eye on it, though, and may end up reinforcing more.
I definitely understand Simon's concern. Most people can't weld as well as they think they can. The key is prep work, taking your time, and having yourself positioned right for good line of sight and hand control.
No, I'm not worried about the welds breaking. I took my time with it and got good welds, at least where I could see, and I reinforced extra to make up for the couple spots I couldn't really see. I'll be keeping an eye on it, though, and may end up reinforcing more.
I definitely understand Simon's concern. Most people can't weld as well as they think they can. The key is prep work, taking your time, and having yourself positioned right for good line of sight and hand control.
#4614
Alex_M - Why did you allow the tire installers to use the weights that mount on the outside of the rim?
Not to be a dick but, I am always confused on why people allow this to happen and curious if there is some reason that I am not aware of. The installer for my tires always mounts the weights on the inside of the rim.
Especially for vehicles that will be spinning wheels in the mud and other material that will rip them off.
Not to be a dick but, I am always confused on why people allow this to happen and curious if there is some reason that I am not aware of. The installer for my tires always mounts the weights on the inside of the rim.
Especially for vehicles that will be spinning wheels in the mud and other material that will rip them off.
#4615
#4617
Also - If someone has the rational as to why installers do this please let me know.
I have taken my vehicles (for the last 20 years) to shops that focuses on high performance vehicles and they have always used the weights that mount inside the rim.
My uneducated thoughts on why they did this, outside of looking better, was that the weights that attaches to the outside or inside of the rim lips can be knocked off by hard corning or (for off road vehicles) knocked off by debris like stumps, rocks, or ice.
#4618
You can get a better balance out of using weights on both sides. If they don't place them on the outside then they use stick on weights and in my experience stick on's don't stay stuck on forever.
If a tire balances out to have a ton of weights on the outside the tech can try rotating the tire on the rim, but it just depends. Then there is the old airsoft pellet/tire bead trick, but man do you sound funny at slow speeds.
Off roading a wheel weight can be knocked off either side, and stick on weights can fall off in the mud/water.
If a tire balances out to have a ton of weights on the outside the tech can try rotating the tire on the rim, but it just depends. Then there is the old airsoft pellet/tire bead trick, but man do you sound funny at slow speeds.
Off roading a wheel weight can be knocked off either side, and stick on weights can fall off in the mud/water.
Last edited by Best4x4; 11-11-2017 at 06:58 AM.
#4619
You can get a better balance out of using weights on both sides. If they don't place them on the outside then they use stick on weights and in my experience stick on's don't stay stuck on forever.
If a tire balances out to have a ton of weights on the outside the tech can try rotating the tire on the rim, but it just depends. Then there is the old airsoft pellet/tire bead trick, but man do you sound funny at slow speeds.
Off roading a wheel weight can be knocked off either side, and stick on weights can fall off in the mud/water.
If a tire balances out to have a ton of weights on the outside the tech can try rotating the tire on the rim, but it just depends. Then there is the old airsoft pellet/tire bead trick, but man do you sound funny at slow speeds.
Off roading a wheel weight can be knocked off either side, and stick on weights can fall off in the mud/water.
You have to put the weight where it is needed. If the outer edge of the tire is thinner/lighter and the inner edge is thicker/heavier...then on the outer edge is where the weight has to go. You can't add to the inside edge, it would only unbalance the tire even more.
Brian.
#4620
This^^^
You have to put the weight where it is needed. If the outer edge of the tire is thinner/lighter and the inner edge is thicker/heavier...then on the outer edge is where the weight has to go. You can't add to the inside edge, it would only unbalance the tire even more.
Brian.
You have to put the weight where it is needed. If the outer edge of the tire is thinner/lighter and the inner edge is thicker/heavier...then on the outer edge is where the weight has to go. You can't add to the inside edge, it would only unbalance the tire even more.
Brian.
My thoughts...it may just boil down to ascetics as I could not find any articles on advantages of lip mounted verses adhesive. But, I am still very interested if anyone has some info that provides advantages from one set up to the another.
Last edited by Friday Night Disco; 11-11-2017 at 01:28 PM. Reason: yo momma