Big Rock Wheel slop help??

[basher27]

I recently put in the Hot Racing pivot balls to help with wheel slop and that seemed to do the trick and all was well. After that I did a 17mm hex conversion including replacing the axle's and the other parts to make it a legitimate 17mm conversion. After doing so all wheels feel sloppy again similar to what it was like prior to putting the HR pivot balls in. I really don't understand what would have changed? Yes the wheels are tightened very tight so that's not the problem.

 

[FireDrake001]

I recently put in the Hot Racing pivot balls to help with wheel slop and that seemed to do the trick and all was well. After that I did a 17mm hex conversion including replacing the axle's and the other parts to make it a legitimate 17mm conversion. After doing so all wheels feel sloppy again similar to what it was like prior to putting the HR pivot balls in. I really don't understand what would have changed? Yes the wheels are tightened very tight so that's not the problem.

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Have you checked the Bearings? I had serious steering slop problems in my Traxxas Hoss and realized the bearings in the seering blocks were having problems.

 

[basher27]

Have you checked the Bearings? I had serious steering slop problems in my Traxxas Hoss and realized the bearings in the seering blocks were having problems.

I can check but it's all four wheels

 

[StephenSchandelmayer]

There is an inevitable amount of slop in all these trucks. Of course certain thing help but with plastic parts the play develops. You could try to put some shims in some places to help reduce it but in a basher I feel like it is a little pointless to go too crazy with it

 

[FireDrake001]

I can check but it's all four wheels

Hmm.Odd. Must have to do with those possibly not being a direct fi in the truck and changing the fitment.

 

[Velodromed]

These have been working well for shiming the wheel between the hex and the bearing. Also, check your hub carriers. Overtime they begin to warp a little and stretch. Also I’ve found the plastic gets ground down, further enlarging the bearing cup.

 

[Senton_Prime]

These have been working well for shiming the wheel between the hex and the bearing. Also, check your hub carriers. Overtime they begin to warp a little and stretch. Also I’ve found the plastic gets ground down, further enlarging the bearing cup.

+1.. if it was pretty solid before u swapped the wheels then its your hex's.. did you shim them or no!?

 

[Avyn Nix]

I recently put in the Hot Racing pivot balls to help with wheel slop and that seemed to do the trick and all was well. After that I did a 17mm hex conversion including replacing the axle's and the other parts to make it a legitimate 17mm conversion. After doing so all wheels feel sloppy again similar to what it was like prior to putting the HR pivot balls in. I really don't understand what would have changed? Yes the wheels are tightened very tight so that's not the problem.

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What kind of shocks and tires are you running the tread on those tires look nice.

 

[parcou]

I recently put in the Hot Racing pivot balls to help with wheel slop and that seemed to do the trick and all was well. After that I did a 17mm hex conversion including replacing the axle's and the other parts to make it a legitimate 17mm conversion. After doing so all wheels feel sloppy again similar to what it was like prior to putting the HR pivot balls in. I really don't understand what would have changed? Yes the wheels are tightened very tight so that's not the problem.

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On my BR, shimming between the wheel hex and outer bearing has helped. I do this on the 6S rigs also. There is a guy who put out a good video on how to shim the steering bellhousing. Helpful as well. Then a lot of us use the Kimbrough 124 large I think it is servo saver...again just helping for better steering and slop.

It's not perfect but better than it was stock.
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@basher27