Definitely going aluminum hex and Definitely staying out the gravel

[Drew42]

What do you guys think

 

[Greywolf74]

Bro, your pics are so blurry I can't make out exactly whats going on other than the hex is stripped out in the wheel.

 

[olds97_lss]

I think you need to get the camera a little closer... I can't quite make out the molecules.

What truck is it?

 

[Anonymous.]

I think you need to get the camera a little closer... I can't quite make out the molecules.

What truck is it?

Bro, your pics are so blurry I can't make out exactly whats going on other than the hex is stripped out in the wheel.

Ye the camera is blurry

 

[Tunedfrog]

I picked up my new glasses from the City today and love them.
Opened this thread and said DAMNNN. Thought I had to take my glasses back..

 

[Drew42]

Bro, your pics are so blurry I can't make out exactly whats going on other than the hex is stripped out in the wheel.

That's what wrong stripped hex

 

[WickedFog]

That's what wrong stripped hex

Gravel has nothing to do with that. The wheel nuts were tight? Loose gravel would be more forgiving on the hubs. If you drove in grass, where the tire tread gets wrapped up with the blades of grass, that would be harder on the hubs than gravel. Were the wheel nuts tight? What were you doing before you noticed you had problems?

 

[Drew42]

Gravel got stuck in between the rim and the rocker arm

 

[WickedFog]

Gravel got stuck in between the rim and the rocker arm

Oh, I get that every now and then. But it has never stripped a hex. Strange. Make sure your wheel nuts are tight.

 

[Drew42]

I've never had it happen either the nut might have been lose it hadn't been out in 8 years

 

[WickedFog]

I've never had it happen either the nut might have been lose it hadn't been out in 8 years

Oh, ok. Over time, plastics will become dry and brittle. I usually give my cars a spritz of WD40 then wipe them down. Keeps plastics soft and flexible. With them drying, they quite possibly shrink a bit as well. That may have caused the nuts to be ever so slightly looser. Just a theory though.

 

[Drew42]

Yeah will try that need all the tips anyone has this is my 4th rc 2nd monster truck frist was a savage x made a couple mistakes with it had to buy a new engine for it but learned something so any tips would be appreciated

 

[WickedFog]

Yeah will try that need all the tips anyone has this is my 4th rc 2nd monster truck frist was a savage x made a couple mistakes with it had to buy a new engine for it but learned something so any tips would be appreciated

Just don't get too much WD40 on your tires. It will really soften the rubber. People use this trick to soften hard tires. They soak them overnight in WD40. Just make sure to wash off any that gets on them. I had a but if WD40 dribble on a box full of tires during a move and they looked like they had huge tumors on them by the time I dug them out of the box months later.

 

[Drew42]

Thanks will try that

 

[Ruzty1311]

I use a quality bristle paintbrush (brown bristles) to wipe on WD40 OR Chemical Guys rubber, tire, and plastic restorer which works GREAT at shining things up haha!