Looking for BIGGER Wheels & Tires for Your MOC?

[DLuders]

From the webpage http://www.bricklink.com/catalogRelList.asp?relID=3 , one can see that the biggest Lego Technic BALLOON TIRE and wheel combination that fit onto a regular Lego Technc Axle is the 32298 Power Puller tire mounted on the 62mm-diameter #22969 wheel. Alas, sometimes these tires and wheels are NOT BIG ENOUGH for the largest Technic MOCs. If you want to go BIGGER, one could consider using HUGE 5.3 inch (134.6 mm) RC tires mounted on 2.2 inch (55.9 mm) wheels available from your local hobby shop. You can mate these onto Technic axles using a special Adapter Kit: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=Inani...itemID=16239072 and http://inanimatereason.com/shop/viewitem.p...tem=KIT-HUB12MM . Holy Cow! What do you think of that? Edited March 13, 2010 by dluders

[Zerobricks]

I think i want bigger LEGO wheels. Any instructions on how to build a bigger lego wheel?

[DLuders]

I think i want bigger LEGO wheels. Any instructions on how to build a bigger lego wheel?

Well, there was this previous Eurobricks post: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=39147 . These composite-part wheels don't come with TIRES, though....

TLG does offer a Lego RC Model (the #8675 Outdoor Challenger), but it is not available in the US: http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=8675 . Does anybody have this model? It was sold in 2006-2007 and has 104 parts. The 3.75"-wide (9.5 mm) tires are HUGE: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=47349c04 and http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?S=4286025-1 .

In the spirit of this (rare) set, Inanimate Reason's Adapter Kit allows you to connect RC wheels/tires to any Technic MOC, and drive it around with Power Functions.

Edited March 13, 2010 by dluders

[Brickthus]

Hailfire Droid wheels anyone?

I have attached things to them, so it's not difficult to make a hub in the middle.

Mark

[DLuders]

Yes, the x784 Hailfire Droid wheels are bigger but folks want to use Balloon Tires for their offroad MOCs. The only attachment point of the Droid wheels are the rims, and clamping the drive gear onto the rim's recesses is bulky and not "realistic" for an offroader. RC wheels and tires are lightweight, inexpensive, and reasily available in various sizes, colors, and tread patterns. I know that there's a limit to how big a wheel can be (before it twists-off the plastic Technic Axle), but if the MOC is geared properly, it shouldn't be a problem.

[DLuders]

Here's a picture of a "Lego Truck Using Monster Tires": http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=434433 . "Eezo" wrote "I'm using 5.3 inch HPI mud thrashers tires on my Lego SUV. These hobby industry tires uses a 12mm hex to drive. An adapter to these 12mm hexes are at Inanimate Reason on Bricklink. Look closely and you'll notice some nice aluminum elements complimenting this monster construction, including a steel rear axle which keeps the tires straight under the weight of the Lego battery box and 2 XL motors."

[Milan]

Truck is really nice with these metal parts and big tires, and I enjoy observing it, altought I would never build it...it just is not satisfying for me to use non Lego parts.

Once again, it looks really really good. Nice find, dluders!

There are other solutions for big tires, but not nearly stiff enough.