Need feedback about billet idler wheels!!!!??

[nate007]

Does anybody run billet Idler wheels full time on their sleds? I bought a set of Tricked-Toys dual 5 spoke wheels and have not recieved them & put them on yet. I am concerned about how well they will hold up to normal trail riding, and ditch banging. I think I'll love the look, I just don't want them to give out on me!!! They do not have the rubber ring on them,
and my sled is not studded. If I do stud it, it will be the center only.
Nate

 

[STS]

I just got mine from Gade-thrasher on this site, they look awesome. They are pretty thick, and I think they will hold up just fine, but we don't have enough snow here for me to get out and try them. I had heard from others on this site that they don't hold up but I am going to wait and see for myself.

I was just tired of the crappy factory wheels and these are a very nice improvement.

Steve

 

[NY AttakGT]

I had an expensive pair (130 bucks each) and they did not fair well. They started developing "spider" cracks in some of the spokes (they were 5 spoke wheels). I LOVED the way they looked (bling bling!) but the truth is they did not hold up well to my aggressive trail riding. The aluminum does not have the required give/flex that a plastic wheel does. I took off them off and put 8" plastic wheels on. Luckily I had planned on this possibly happening and had the plastic wheels with me, otherwise it could have ruined a trip. Just my $.02

--Steve (O.C.)

 

[TurboJamie]

The solid billet wheels are no good for trail riding they are to hard and cause the track to start to wear, in the place they rub. It breaks the fibers in the track it starts to fray and your out a track. I have seen this on 3 sleds now all running different aftermarket billet wheels. The ones that have rubber on them are fine however most delaminate very quickly. Also the solid billet ones are a sucker for collecting ice and snow.

 

[nate007]

Do you think that its a product of the wheel being too hard, or do you think that if the profile of the wheel wasn't smooth enough that it would dig into the track.
I would love to ru these wheels, but for the money they cost, I don't want any problems.

 

[craze1cars]

I'm not a fan. They look good for show, but not for go. A friend had them once, they looked great coming off the trailer for the first time and then that was it. No durability issues as far as failure, but they just looked crappy in short time. They quickly turn into big rotating ice balls in good snow so you can't see them anyway, and they get all nicked and scratched up by sand/gravel/snirt in nos-so-good snow so they look pretty dismal after a season of riding.

Then again, I'm not a "bling" guy personally, so to each his own I guess. Just don't expect them to look new very long if you actually ride your sled.

 

[SharkAttak]

if it doesn't make the machine go faster, forget it, need for speed baby, need for speed

 

[nate007]

Has anybody had good luck? I can't believe that there are that many wheels on the market if they are that bad...

 

[welterracer]

I know BBY had some on his sled a year or so ago.. within a few miles they were all toast.. Too bad because they looked awsome..

 

[nate007]

What is the inherent problem? Is it that they are too stiff, because i can't se that you ned to rely on flex to work right. Is it that they don't generally have rubber?
You would think somebody would research enough to make them work.

 

[SRXSRULE]

I ran them a few years ago. Same problems as everyone else. They will damage your track, and they do turn into big blocks of ice. Plus they get chewed up real quick if you get into bad trail conditions. Eric

 

[nate007]

I'll probably send mine back before even putting them on. Has anybody seen anything that will dress up the stock wheels? I just think that is one area that needs a little bling!!!

 

[skmon]

I had rubber coating on my billets for my Mach Z, 1000 miles no issues. Got from Whahl.
Try a mountain forum as they use more oversized rear wheels.
I would not worry. Look cool!!!