Hey Mudbug3:
tried to do the private message thing but it unlogged me. I will get different
size lugs for testing. They have to redsign the mounting hardware to fit a 5 bolt
pattern they only make them for 4x4's with 4 bolt wheel.
Just have to be patient. They will let me know when done and ship out then I was told next week. My Max IV will be the first to ware these shoes. I will let you know when I get them.
Hey could you send me another private message and explain how to use it
Thanks.
would also like to see the results let us know!!!
I haven't got the J-wheelz yet Machine shop cut parts wrong won't get them
until middle of June.
J wheels in action on you tube I dont know if i can creat a link or not but I will try.
these things do healp flote alot a claimed 500lbs extra flotaion. if my link dosent work try to find it its worth it
It's hard to tell in the video but do they slow your water speed down some? They looked good in the mud coming up the bank.
That Max IV with the J-wheels is swimming much faster than mine with 25" Rawhide IIIs. Also climbs out in mud much better. Great improvement in floatation, stability & traction. I'd be curious if there is a sacrafice in ride by stiffning up the sidewalls.
Toyman's AATV Toys;
Max IV
Project Muscateer (trans. rebuild)
Previously owned AATVs; Terra Tiger, pair of MaxIIs and Attex 450 Tomahawk, Hustler
I think the speed you see is probably from the 26" tires. Those are very fast in the water compared to the rawhides. It looked like the j-wheelz may have even slowed them down some ?
Toyman,
There is no change in the ride , because when the J-Wheel is attached to the rim. When you,re driving on hard ground the J-wheelz are off of the ground. But,, in soft mud the J-wheelz only allow your amphib to sink so far. This allows your tires to grab traction , several inches at a time. The key to driving in very soft and deep mud , when using the J-Wheelz , is not to spin the wheels very fast and cancel the traction out.
The J-Wheelz are superior over tires in soft, deep mud , as seen in the video. Max King tried driving out of the lake with the Terra tires , but , the mud was so soft , that he got stuck every time that he tried. He then went back and installed the J-Wheelz , and later was able to drive out of the lake in the very same spot.
You can remove a J-Wheel in a little over 3 minutes time.
Last edited by mudbug3; 05-19-2012 at 03:04 PM.
This video shows how stable the J-Wheelz are in water ,compared to tires.
Last edited by mudbug3; 08-20-2009 at 07:54 AM.