I have a pair of the 5" TRC-02 Off Road Tires I got for W.A.L.T.E.R., but they don’t seem to match up with the HUB-05 hubs. The HUB-05 is quite a bit larger diameter than where it should fit into the wheel. Did I match up the wrong hub for these wheels?
8-Dale
No, those hubs are the same I have with my 5" off road robot tires. If I understand correctly, you cant get the Tire to meet with the hub? Its really tricky and takes time to get the screw to go straight into the wheel. You have to have patience. I used thread locking on the screw to keep it in tight so I would never have to go through that again 
Im very impatient when it comes down to these little details.
Trust me, keep at it.
The hub will not go into the wheel at all. It’s because the hub is too large a diameter. I can see where the pins in the hub should mesh with the wheel, but it won’t go into the wheel at all. Maybe there has been a manufacturing change that makes the HUB-05 not work with these tires/wheels.
8-Dale
Sigh… the HUB-05 does fit the rims. Admittedly it is a tight fit, and the only advise I can provide is to tell you to cram it in there! Proline has changed the rim on us. They discontinued the one we used for years. I would like to change it to a rim with a hex recepticle. I have seen them in lots of different sizes, but the one from Proline that fits these tires is chrome, and our yellow rovers don’t really fit with chrome rims. Just my opinion. The RC car market doesn’t even try to make this easy. Most makers of these sort of rims don’t even show the back side of the rims. There is no real easy way to find out what rim fits the tires we are using. I will give it another go, because I know I can make a hub to fit the hex shape for a lot less than the HUB-05 costs. I just need to find the right rim.
Any RC truck guys know the secret code to get a rim to fit the Proline 1074-00 Masher 2000 Tire (fits 2.2" Truck Front or Rear Wheel, with the hex pattern molded in? I think this part number has the hex shape 2686-01, but I’m looking for one than is natural nylon, not chrome.
It works now and everything fits together! 
I did not realize I was trying to fit the hub inside the wheel from the wrong side! Now I understand how to put R/C wheels on a gear head motor.
I am so sorry if I caused you any difficulty, Jim. I am just starting out with this type of wheel, motors, etc, and still have lots to learn. 
Now I can look for a way to attach those really cool Proline 7.31" diameter Moab XL 40 series tires to a gear motor. Ooooooooh, woudn’t those be so cool on a six wheeled rover??
OK, OK, I am just kidding (for now), since those tires and wheels are way more than I could afford right now. It would take me at least two months to get three full sets of the tires and wheels.
8-Dale
It’s interesting you mention chrome… I am actually planning to put chrome wheels on W.A.L.T.E.R. at some point, because he is turning into somewhat of a show bot these days, since I started doing a twice weekly “Gadget Time with Dale” session where I volunteer three days a week for a few hours each day (the same care facility where I did my three week recovery after having hip surgery).
I show and talk about pretty much anything having to do with technology that I have knowledge of, or find out more about whatever the attendees want to know about. Naturally, I do a lot of robotics and electronics related stuff, and everyone loves to see W.A.L.T.E.R. run around and avoid obstacles.
8-Dale
Here is an image of the rim I have. I am interested in finding them from someplace that makes them in natural nylon. The tires are Proline 1074-00 Masher 2000 Tire (fits 2.2" Truck Front or Rear Wheel.) I think the part number is 2686-01. Help me obewonRCtruckgurukinobe, you’re my only hope!
edit: Even if it’s an RC car mfg I may be able to order the parts directly from them…
If I’m not mistaken, and I don’t believe I am, the Traxxas and HPI 2.2 wheels, as well as some others, use that 12mm hub.
RPM makes a variety of nice wheels in different colors, and they are all available natural white nylon for those trucks.
Here is their 2.2 truck wheel page:
rpmrcproducts.com/products/wheel … /index.htm
I personally prefer the black nylon HPI wheels. This is what I have on my RC10T4:
I agree, those are very nice wheels.
My input on wheels would deffinately have to be these geolander tires though. they are just was a robot needs for offroad traction.
robotmarketplace.com/marketp … nelab.html
there expensive though!
I had never shopped for white wheels before, but I see the HPI 2.2 12mm wheels are available in white too:
www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WT … LXM874&P=V
Edit: You can actually see the hex hub in the above link.
But you could probably more easily get a distribution deal with RPM since they are in the USA, if that is what you want. HPI is a Japanese company.
I took a look at some of my RC stuff, and here is a 12 mm hex wheel off my truck:
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q75/adamscottv/IMG_2837.jpg
This particular wheel is a HPI MT rear wheel, but all 4 MT wheels are the same. You have to be careful with HPI branded 2.2 wheels because they also make Associated compatible wheels, which is the more common standard in 1/10 trucks. If LM got a batch of wheels that are “different”, I’d be willing to bet they are Associated wheels. Sometimes it can be hard to tell what you are getting because the back of the wheel is never shown.
These hex wheels are also used on Traxxas Stampede and Rustler, but they are the front wheels on the electric versions and the rear wheels on the nitro versions. Wierd.
If I wanted some 12mm hex wheels in white nylon, I’d order the RPM wheels for the HPI MT because you can’t go wrong. That would be the easiest way to do it, and the RPM stuff is very high quality.
The good news is any 2.2 tire will fit any of the 2.2 wheels.
Thanks A-Bot! I am now looking at HPI for rims and tires. Very cool designs and the 12mm hex hub will be a nice improvement. 8)
They have some really nice wheels! They have some yellow, white, chrome, and some really cool looking black chrome wheels for 2.2" tires
8-Dale
No problem, I’m glad I could help.
One final word of caution, if you are ordering HPI branded 2.2 wheels that come with adapters from somewhere like Tower, make sure you order the REAR version specifically. The adapter version of the front wheel is NOT 12mm hex. Also make sure the decription does not say it is specifically for Associated/Losi trucks.
HPI 2.2 wheels are the best though.
Very cool! I love those Clawz 6-Spoke Truck Wheels which are available in blue chrome. Blue is my favorite color. I would love to put something like this with some huge tires on a 4 or 6 wheeled rover.
8-Dale
The RPM stuff is pretty nice. Their products are made in the USA and come with a lifetime replacement warranty, but they don’t break. I use a lot of their parts.
I run these RPM Titan wheels on my E-Maxx. I got the white nylon version and dyed them black:
I went back down to Tammies Hobbies today to see if they could find any hub or adapter that would connect a GHM-04 to a wheel with the hex pattern. So far, the answer is no from them, but they got busy and the guy who was looking into this for me had to tend to other customers.
I love the RPM Blue Chrome wheels! I have to find a way to get them mated with a gear head motor. I can see a place for these on an SES compatible multi-wheeled rover (4 or 6 wheels) with independent suspension I eventually want to build.
8-Dale
Are you planning on making a new hex hub to attach these to the gear head motor shafts?
8-Dale
I think hex hubs would be appropriate rather than the present hubs, as I have noticed that the hubs are scrapping my motor shafts under the forces from turning and become a hassle to put on and off 
I found these when searching the Tower Hobbies products:
Associated Wheel Hex Adapters TC3
Associated Wheel Hex Drives Monster GT
Hot Bodies Clamp-On Aluminum Hex Wheel Hub Savage
HPI Aluminum Hex Hub Clamp Type 12mm Purple
Pro-Line HD Hex Adapter 23mm Maxx Revo MGT
Would these help in some way?
8-Dale
