| Author |
 Topic Search  Topic Options
|
bryani289swmi 
Silver Level
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Location: Dorr, MI
Points: 491
|
 Post Options
 Thanks(0)
 Quote  Reply
 Topic: Front Wheel Weights for WD45?
Posted: 22 Aug 2017 at 7:44pm |
I had a chance to pick up some weights thinking I'd put them on my WD45. That's when I noticed there are no mounting holes on my rims. Is a different rim needed or are these not meant for a WD45? I already have two of the front stack weights on it. There is a very steep hill on my road which is a county minimal maintenance road and I can never keep the front end down when grading it. Thanks. Bryan  
|
|
Sticks and stones may break my bones but hollowpoints explode on impact.
|
 |
|
Sponsored Links
|
|
|
Tracy Martin TN
Orange Level Access
Joined: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Gallatin,TN
Points: 10777
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Aug 2017 at 8:01pm |
|
The bolt goes thru the slots. Takes a special bolt. HTH Tracy
|
|
No greater gift than healthy grandkids!
|
|
EPALLIS
Orange Level
Joined: 12 Sep 2009
Location: Illinois
Points: 1154
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Aug 2017 at 8:24pm |
|
Yup, just like Tracy says. I was pretty young and dumb when I bought mine. $10 bucks each and all 6 holes had the "special" bolt nut and washer. Didn't know how fortunate I was they were sold that way. So, I didn't have to find out how they worked. When you got the special bolts they really work cool! Sometimes I think the bolts are more rare than the weights!
|
|
JakeWI
Bronze Level
Joined: 04 Jan 2016
Location: Southern WI
Points: 12
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Aug 2017 at 8:26pm |
|
I didn't have the special bolts so I modified some carriage bolts to go in the slots.
|
|
Ranse
Orange Level
Joined: 11 Mar 2016
Location: Tennessee
Points: 775
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Aug 2017 at 8:35pm |
|
I used regular bolts on mine. Grind the head down flush with the bolt on one side. You will have to use a big flat washer on the weight. A bolt small enough to go thru the slot is smaller than the hole in the weight. It ain't a perfect fit but it will work.
|
|
albatros_3
Silver Level
Joined: 16 Apr 2012
Location: SE Michigan
Points: 451
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Aug 2017 at 10:44pm |
I used some 1/2" bolts from the hardware store. I ground down the bolt head on one side and it worked perfect. I cannot remember how long the bolts are. 
|
|
Gary Burnett
Orange Level Access
Joined: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Virginia
Points: 3085
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 3:01am |
|
You can still buy the square offset head bolts I think,could a few years ago anyway.
Use a square head bolt and cut off one side is about the same.
|
|
Gary
Orange Level Access
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Location: Peterborough,On
Points: 5899
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 4:35am |
|
P/N is 223565
use a Carriage Bolt 1/2" X 3 3/4" , grind one side
Gary
|
|
Dave (NE)
Orange Level
Joined: 12 Sep 2009
Location: Eagle Nebraska
Points: 2154
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 9:40am |
 Gary Burnett wrote:
You can still buy the square offset head bolts I think,could a few years ago anyway.
Use a square head bolt and cut off one side is about the same.
|
Boy, I've never been able to find those offset head bolts. Where can you get them Gary?
|
|
Tracy Martin TN
Orange Level Access
Joined: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Gallatin,TN
Points: 10777
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 10:24am |
|
A carriage bolt might hold them. The real bolt head is offset , longer on one side to catch the rim correctly. the head size pushes bolt to true center of hole. A carrige bolt won't do that, without building up the head and machining it. HTH Tracy
|
|
No greater gift than healthy grandkids!
|
|
IBWD MIke
Orange Level
Joined: 08 Apr 2012
Location: Newton Ia.
Points: 4080
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 23 Aug 2017 at 1:34pm |
|
I've got some I made out of flat stock and all thread that work great. Would post some pics but thanks to photobucket, that won't happen.
|
|
Gary Burnett
Orange Level Access
Joined: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Virginia
Points: 3085
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 7:39am |
Dave (NE) wrote:
Gary Burnett wrote:
You can still buy the square offset head bolts I think,could a few years ago anyway.
Use a square head bolt and cut off one side is about the same.
|
Boy, I've never been able to find those offset head bolts. Where can you get them Gary? |
Used to get them from an Industrial Supply salesman,I have a bunch around here someplace if I can find them.
|
|
Auntwayne
Orange Level
Joined: 23 Apr 2011
Location: Edwardsville Il
Points: 1589
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 9:30pm |
|
Matt Scott LLC had some in the classifieds a while back. He might have still have some.
|
|
Dad always said," If you have one boy, you have a man. If you have two boys, you have two boys". "ALLIS EXPRESS"
|
|
EPALLIS
Orange Level
Joined: 12 Sep 2009
Location: Illinois
Points: 1154
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 9:40pm |
|
Agreed that I've never seen those bolts sold. They were an A-C special for this purpose only. Only ones I've seen were "hand made" as most people here state. If an industrial company makes them, it would be interesting to see them next to the "A-C special bolt". The originals sure do work slick on those A-C rims....
|
|
