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Squares or hexes? - 8/29/2008 5:23:19 AM   
Bratch96



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Status: offline 		Which is better, square wheel drivers like FG or hex wheel drivers like HPI Baja 5B?

I have rounded out one square on my FGMT. Has this ever happed with the baja?



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RE: Squares or hexes? - 8/29/2008 1:09:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		Did you round off the rim of the square?


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RE: Squares or hexes? - 8/30/2008 8:38:31 PM   
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RE: Squares or hexes? - 8/30/2008 11:11:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Was there a steel collar around that area? I've never seen this happen. Maybe the wheel nuts became loose?


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RE: Squares or hexes? - 8/31/2008 1:17:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah, it still has the steel collar, I was just wondering if hexes are better than why does fg use squares?

I don't remember if the nut came loose, I actually think that there was some friction and the heat melted it, I don't really remember.

I was just wondering if you were going to build a car ground up would you go with hexes?

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RE: Squares or hexes? - 8/31/2008 1:21:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		The square has been around on Europe's buggies for over 18 years. I'm sure if there was a problem they would have found it buy now.


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RE: Squares or hexes? - 9/8/2008 3:56:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		It would stand to reason that the more sides to a polygon (pentagon, hexagon, octagon, etc...) the closer it gets to actually being round and the shallower the flats are to the points. So, a square would be much less prone (about 33 percent) to stripping than a hexagon. The only reason hexes are commonly used for fastening devices is because you have less of a turn to make before getting to the next set of flats which greatly helps when working in confined areas. All my 1/5 use square drive (as all others with the exception of HPI do) and I have yet to strip a single one. Make sure the wheel nuts are always tight and if they are nylon locking replace them as soon as the nylon starts wearing out.

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