dcrfan Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 The hubs definitely look to be the same diameter just with more wheel offset for the wider tyres. The predecessor appliance to the TACR1 definitely is what the RNZAF version is based on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 34 minutes ago, dcrfan said: The hubs definitely look to be the same diameter just with more wheel offset for the wider tyres. Thanks dcr, can you advise what you mean about offset please? Also, I'm not sure which axis each dimension is. Can someone please explain, for a 9 x 16 x 6.5 inch tyre, which is the height, width and depth. It should be obvious but I just want to get my drawing correct. cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 I think that I am getting some progress with these larger 16 x 9 wheels. Here is my rendition of the wheelhub with five hexagonal nuts. and with the tyre attached. Hopefully a test print will be successful. cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 I used Pink Panther wheels on my TACR. They look much the same as the tyres on the dayglo RAF one I posted. Hussar do those in resin but a Tamiya or Italeri Pinkie kit is almost certainly cheaper as a donor and easier to get. Offset is the distance from the hub mounting surface to the centreline of the wheel, measured in mm. This diagram explains it better than I can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH1969 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 8/1/2022 at 4:20 PM, bootneck said: I think that I am getting some progress with these larger 16 x 9 wheels. Here is my rendition of the wheelhub with five hexagonal nuts. and with the tyre attached. Hopefully a test print will be successful. cheers, Mike Email sent to you Mike hope it helps? Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Probably an optical illusion, but in the photo of the person leaning on the Land Rover, the rear tyre looks bigger (more inflated?) than the front tyre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH1969 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 How is the Land Rover coming on Mike? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 Hi Pete, A bit slow at the moment, as we have been swapping over the bedroom and mancave [I need more room!]. A simple enough job, so I thought, of shifting bed and wardrobes from the bedroom, then the tables and shelving from the mancave. Problem and delays were caused by swmbo wanting all the shelving screw holes in the 'new' bedroom to be filled and sanded down, then repainted; plus new curtains etc. I have most of the mancave sorted now, just a few tweeks here and there, so I should be able to have a good session on the TACR1 over the weekend. I suppose that I should start a WIP on this. cheers, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH1969 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 That looks like a very nice working area Mike time well spent. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrfan Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 I have a tyre cheat for you to think about. Years ago I needed a larger wheel Land Rover so I carved off the tyres from Tamiya Land Rover, actually the SAS version then matched them with tyres from Tamiya Quad gun tractor with hubs carved out. I'm not saying the resulting tread was correct but the additional diameter and tyre bulk looked much better and received numerous 'how did you do that queries'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcrfan Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Any progress on the TACR 1 build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Hi DCR fan, I got diverted onto Pete's new Land Rover Lightweight build; however, I shall get back to the TACR1 as soon as that WiP is complete. cheers, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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