Guest Riemski Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Well I finally made my wheel balancing adaptor to use on my friends balancing setup. Follow link for pics and directions of the process we use. http://www.zx-12r.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php...hlight=pit+bull . I built this adaptor with precision and quality as the 2 main factors. I turned it out of billet aluminum on a CNC lathe and then on the CNC mill put in the bolt holes to accept the wheel studs. After that, I pressed in the center shaft on a press. I am sure it is overkill, but it should work great. I will be using it this Sunday to mount up my new Pilot Powers. If anyone is interested in one of these adaptors, I could probably make more for about $100. each. :huh: border='0' alt='user posted image' /> VFR Wheel Adaptor 1.jpg border='0' alt='user posted image' /> VFR Wheel Adaptor 2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer magellan Posted May 9, 2006 Member Contributer Share Posted May 9, 2006 Well I finally made my wheel balancing adaptor to use on my friends balancing setup. Follow link for pics and directions of the process we use. http://www.zx-12r.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php...hlight=pit+bull . I built this adaptor with precision and quality as the 2 main factors. I turned it out of billet aluminum on a CNC lathe and then on the CNC mill put in the bolt holes to accept the wheel studs. After that, I pressed in the center shaft on a press. I am sure it is overkill, but it should work great. I will be using it this Sunday to mount up my new Pilot Powers. If anyone is interested in one of these adaptors, I could probably make more for about $100. each. :huh: border='0' alt='user posted image' /> VFR Wheel Adaptor 1.jpg border='0' alt='user posted image' /> VFR Wheel Adaptor 2.jpg <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Beautiful work! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer chris2992 Posted May 9, 2006 Member Contributer Share Posted May 9, 2006 Top quality machining. Looks like it will work perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer jeremy556 Posted May 9, 2006 Member Contributer Share Posted May 9, 2006 Why not just use a large cone? They are available for many balancers for like $20-$40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Thanks for the compliments. :huh: As far as the cones go - I do not think they would work nearly as well as my adapter. I am working from the entire machined and true wheel hub center surface and bolting it to a perpendicular flange keeping it true to the axle. And the cones are working off of a sharp edge. How would you know if the wheel was held perpendicular to the axle? If the wheel is skewed in relation to the axle, I would think it would give you slightly different balancing results. I do not want to start calculating changes in force at different angles, but I am sure math would tell the story. Sure the cones get the job done, but I think my adapter would provide much more accurate and better results. Heck, I want nothing but the best. :D The reason I bought a VFR to begin with! :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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