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Re: 4488 Off-season Gearbox

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Originally Posted by sst.thad View Post
I know 6 inches are big, and we plan on using 4s, but I like contigencies. Also, can you fit an AM Kit wheel or a VexPro VersaWheel onto the 1.25 inch output shaft? Everytime I look those wheels are wider, and I don't even know how you would mount those to a 1.25 inch long output shaft.


Also its about ~$100 extra per gearbox, not $50.
For shaft mounting the width of the wheels is not what matters, the length of the hub is what matters. A hub does not necessarily need to span the entire width of the wheel. A 1.5" wide wheel may operate perfectly fine with a 1" long hub, and still leave space for a .25" spacer between the hub and bearing on a 1.25" output shaft.
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