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rexjan(at)bigpond.com
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 Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject: King Fox tire reviewsKing Fox tire reviews |
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I have 8" Douglas chrome steel rims. The original buffed down 2 ply ATV tyres always leaked. I put all the leaking down at the time to prickles from grass strips however when I fitted golf cart tyres we were getting slow loss of pressure over a few weeks more so in one tyre than the other. We were trying to run them tubeless. The leaking was very minimal but was from the area of the rim where the brake disc lugs were welded on. This had caused slight distortion on the inside of the rim. We have since fitted tubes and no more leaks as such but did have trouble with the tyres slowly turning on the rims eventually damaging the valve stem. The original tyres were running 8 to 9 PSI and the golf cart tyres we originally ran 12 PSI but due to the valve problem I have gone to 18 PSI and the valves remain perfectly straight and the tyres never need air. I'm very pleased with them indeed and intend to buy 2 spares in case they are hard to get next time.
Rex
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eskflyer(at)lvcisp.com
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: King Fox tire reviewsKing Fox tire reviews |
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If you have the original 8 inch kitfox rims then they are Douglas wheels 6061 aluminum wheels welded together in the middle . Blue lable .125 thick .
John Perry
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Sjklerks(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:14 am Post subject: King Fox tire reviewsKing Fox tire reviews |
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Hi John, Do you know if those Douglas rims are still availible? Did skystar or did douglas weld the little plates on the back were the brake rotor bolts on ?
Jim
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eskflyer(at)lvcisp.com
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:24 am Post subject: King Fox tire reviewsKing Fox tire reviews |
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Rims are still available and its very easy to tig on the mounting lugs for the rotors .
John
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lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject: King Fox tire reviewsKing Fox tire reviews |
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REx, I have been looking at the dougles site and am a bit confused as all
their wheels seem to be four lug. Mine are six lug. Can you help?
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eskflyer(at)lvcisp.com
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| Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject: King Fox tire reviewsKing Fox tire reviews |
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Douglas does not sell a six hole rim . the only thing to buy is the 8x8 , 3
hole at 90 mm and jig up and drill the other holes yourself , and weld on
the mounting lugs for the brake rotors . these rims are sold in 10 different
hole styles but NO 6 HOLE .
John Perry
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geir_olav(at)c2i.net
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:19 am Post subject: King Fox tire reviewsKing Fox tire reviews |
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I am finishing a Kitfox IV (partly built by previous owner) and i had to
drill 3 of the holes in my rims (3 of the holes was drilled by skystar for
alignment as i understood) so try to buy the rims without holes, you can
drill it or a machine shop can do it easely.
Geir Olav (Norway)
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n61kf
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| Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:40 am Post subject: Re: King Fox tire reviewsKing Fox tire reviews |
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Rims are still available and its very easy to tig on the mounting lugs for the rotors
John, I have question on this. The lugs appear to be a custom machined part. Then most likley were remachined after welding to the rim to assure proper alignment. Am I correct? or is in easier than that. I am instered in putting together a spare set of rims, and want to benifit from prior experence
Keith
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