Keavdog Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I've got a nice set of turned aluminum wheels with photoetch centers. So how do you go about mounting these - they don't have mounting pins or sockets. Do you cut the center hub off the kit wheels and glue them? I'm building Garlits 09 Challenger and need to figure this out. The wheels in this pic are resin, but I got some nice aluminum ones Thanks, John Wheels are kinda like these : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64SS350 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) That depends on the connection style used per kit. Metal axel, shaft on back of wheel hub, protrusion on axel that slips into hub... With say metal axel, you can use round stock or tubing cut to simulate a ..hub..and glue on back of wheel center, drill if necessary. I have (because I am blessed to have a lathe) turn out disc brake rotors with a stub to shove into the axel housing. With protrusions on the axel, you can also kit bash to find wheel backs to fit the axel, and make adjustments as needed. Here's one example.. Edited February 18, 2021 by 64SS350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keavdog Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 Your solution looks awesome. Thanks for the tip, now looking for a lathe - my favorite machine in metal shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Looks great John. I need a set of similar tires if anyone who see's this has any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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