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Truing wheels, tyre selection and balancing
Underdog1:
Looking at sorting a set of K6 wheels out, currently they are sat in the garage stripped down with no bearings in (hub spikes and rim are still assembled). End goal is to have them powdercoater Black.
My plan of action is to remove the old tyres, purchase new tyres, stick the new bearings in, get the naked wheel trued, fit new tyres, balance wheels, mark position of new tyres, remove tyres and bearings, get wheels powdercoated as a single piece, refit tyres as per reference marks.
I understand a ‘better’ option would be to get the wheels relaced with black spokes and get just the hub and rims powdercoated but this is a lot more expensive and for something that’s only going to get light use I don’t think I’ll be adjusting spokes any time soon anyway.
Does this sequence of events seem about right? To get the wheels trued/balanced how assembled do they need to be.. e.g discs sprockets cushdrive fitted etc
Finally what are some common tyre choices? I’m after something that look a little knobbly but not so much they will handle like a custard filled condom.. I like the Firestone ANS a lot but the price is rediculuous.
What’s out there that’s similar for a more realistic price? Best I've seen so far is the Dunlop K70
Bryanj:
Not a good idea to powder coat with bearings in as they wont like the 400 deg heat
Underdog1:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on May 27, 2018, 11:18:08 AM ---Not a good idea to powder coat with bearings in as they wont like the 400 deg heat
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Plan on pulling them out before powder coating mate
hairygit:
The only way to get bearings is to tap from the middle, which renders them scrap on safety grounds.
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Underdog1:
--- Quote from: hairygit on May 27, 2018, 12:08:44 PM ---The only way to get bearings is to tap from the middle, which renders them scrap on safety grounds.
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surely using a blind bearing puller is fine?
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