Big Joes on Savage X issue?

[snakemau]

Ok well i got some Pro-Line Big Joes tires and Tech 5 wheels for my savage, but it seems the tires are too close to the shocks now...I'm still using the 17mm hex adapters that came stock with my Savage x 4.6. Am I supposed to change that adapter or get another type of hubs or something?

 

[alienman86]

get 1/2 off set wheeles it move the tire out from the shock.

 

[snakemau]

well I'll need new wheels and already glue the tires so, how can I remove them?

 

[beason]

how much room do you need? can you move the shock in one hole ?

 

[richardtf]

i think the expensive way is to get the savage xl axles set i think it comes with dog bones,not sure.if you want to keep the big joes.

 

[ohsnap]

All Savages use the same length dogbones (123mm), and while the Savage XL uses a "heavy duty" dogbone - part number 865346, you can extend the wheelbase with the stock dogbones (until they break).

To extend your wheelbase there's HPI part number 86249 - SUPER HEAVY DUTY WIDE AXLE 8x11x59mm
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0095p?FVPROFIL=++&FVSEARCH=86249&search=Go

You can also use some wheelbase extenders like Alien mentioned (just be sure to get the right hubsize). These come in several lengths too.
Example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HPI-Savage-17MM...Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4cefd74159

Heck, you could probably combine the two and extend your Savage's width by up to four inches.

 

[2Savages]

One way to get the tires off is to cut or trim them off the rim-could lose lots of tire thou, another is to buy acid-tone/leave them soak for a day the glue is removed but also lose the tire foam which means new foams. I run those same tires on Axial bead lock rims (17mm) and didn't have to worry about tires hitting shocks, on the Savage XL and on the other Savage SS that I sold. I even ran them with the new HPI aluminum big bore stocks.