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Re: Performance wheels vs. Plaction wheels
It is not all aesthetics.
The plaction wheels are easier to use in a drive setup in which sprockets are mounted to either side of the drive wheel whereas performance wheels with hex or key in them are easier to use for let's say a WCD system. Performance wheels have a bolt pattern on only 1 face, so you would have to double mount sprockets in order to run the most common 6wd setup. Each wheel has its benefits. The plaction wheels require a hub if you wish to direct drive, where the performance wheels are broached if desired.
It depends on what you are designing, there's no real "which is better?" in most cases of wheel selection. Tread selection is another issue though.
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Last edited by Akash Rastogi : 12-10-2011 at 04:31.
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