just an update on how this process went to install the falcon drive adapters onto the MBS XXL ALUMINUM RIMS.
I ended up making my own bolts by going to the hardware store getting the right size all thread and nuts to fit that all thread.
then I cut the all thread to length & I used the bullet shaped nuts that came with the rims to screw into.
and then I Red loctited the nuts that I bought to fit the all thread I bought at the hardware store.
I left a little extra all thread…(2 threads worth maybe) protruding past the end of the nut and set them in a vise loosely hammered the end of that all thread that was protruding from the nut so it flanged out so the nut wouldn’t be able to unscrew off the end of the all thread.
then I applied a lot of superglue on the top of the smashed end of the nut all thread combo and also flipped it over and super glued around the bottom side of the nut at the end of the all-thread .
if that makes sense…
I did that 10 times and that’s how I got the right length of custom fastener I made to use with the MBS XXL Aluminum rims with the falcon drive adapters.
here’s pics of the final product…I’ve ridden at least 600 miles on this assembly and have had no problems.
probably more trouble than I needed to go to…I’m sure I could have ordered bolts that were fabricated that were longer than I needed and cut them the length but I was bored and I wanted to get them installed onto the used Super sport I purchased.
I also did a deck swap and put everything from the Super sport onto a flux AT2 deck cuz I’m 6’6 and that extra inch of foot bed length and extra half inch of width just makes it so much more comfortable to ride for me .
it came out very clean and the AT2 flux motion deck is actually lighter than th dupersport deck & I think the nose and tail tips are true 35 degree inclines where the super sport deck I think maybe 35 in the front but a little less in the back so the thing is actually quite a bit more nimble as well.
despite fact I’ve widened the distance between the two front wheels and back wheels quite a bit by using the MBS XXL rims and the extended axles that you need to install on hypertrucks to get the falcon drives installed correctly.
the whole thing handles so much better in my opinion than my friends super sport that he bought 1½ years ago with pretty much all the upgrades…plus i got one with the 100d storm core as opposed to the 100 dx…
which i trust infinitely more than the 100dx…
especially after watching the magic blue smoke come out from the back of my buddy’s super sport about 3 weeks after he got it while he was just walking next to the board and slowly keeping it moving next to him as we we’re going down the sidewalk.
