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Re: How many rivets on a wheel is "too much"?

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Originally Posted by msimon785 View Post
This doesn't answer your question, but where did you buy your treads from?
McMaster-Carr.

As for the metal on carpet, this is an off-season project so it doesn't necessarily have to comply with FIRST rules, although you perfectly right to bring that up, since this project is basically practice for the upcoming season.



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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post
I've found that two in each end worked fine, if installed properly with the tread tight around the wheel. Now keep in mind, this was on custom wheels. After previous seasons and once plunging into my hand with a drill (stupid mistake) while changing treads, I became so tired of dealing with treads that I decided to go with Colson wheels. Install them once and never touch them again (even over parades and demos on asphalt). You do take a bit of a weight penalty, but in my mind it was worth it for the zero-maintenance aspect.

Interesting. By any chance do you have a link to the specific ones you use?
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