Recent content by j4roe

Ok, got the wheels in from toplowrider.com shout out to them for coming through with the product and fast shipping. The rear wheels have bearings in them and are for the 5/8 which is what I have. The only problem is the axle setup isnt like a regular axle that uses a nut to hold the wheel on. On...

Thanks everyone, yes the wheels are my favorite and I payed quite a bit for them but I think in the end its going to be worth it. Its not a lowrider by any means but it does have some lowrider characteristics. The frame is a Foremost. Never heard of them and I googled them and basically found 2...

New Headset and stem... Painting the trike axle housing It came out pretty well. This is the only thing that didnt get powder coated. Rattle can and rattle clear coat Front wheel and fender installed... Complete rear end Mock Up, starting to come together... waiting on rear wheels

I would think so, but heres the real problem... Ive already ordered them but Im putting 144 spoke wheels on here so theres no way to get access to the inside of the hub. Im going to have to figure out a way to do it but Ive already bought the front wheel and put it on and it looks extremely...

Lol, now thats the question! I have no idea. I now know the axle is 5/8 and they make hollow hub trike wheels that fit 5/8 axles, but the only thing is I dont want to use these roll pins again. Theres a fab shop close in the neighborhood that Im going to take the axle to tomorrow to see if we...

Finally got them off. I needed a steel punch to punch out the roll pin in the middle of each hub. Broke three steel punches getting these off...

This is my first cruiser build and Ive already run into a few problems but at least Im gathering knowledge and getting experience along the way. The trike was in less than ok condition and IMO was a complete project bike when I purchased it. I think Im going to be able to salvage some of the...

I need to get these wheels off so I can see what Im working with as far as the axle is concerned. Ive seen hollow hub wheels and I believe that is what it is needed here. Honestly, at this point, everything has come to a screeching hault till I can figure out this wheel situation. So...

Wow, ok thanks for the replies guys. Now Im starting to worry that I screwed up and bought a trike that I can do anything with. In regards to this pin, I believe it is a roll pin and it runs through the hub and then through a hole in the axle and I believe this is how it is held in place. The...

I apologize and Im sorry that you feel that way. The reason why I joined the site is because it looked like it had credible, useful information that I could use while building my first bike. I posted the original thread almost a week ago. Ive asked politely, obliged requests for useful pics of...

There isnt anything on the outside of the hub. Its just capped, you cant remove it, its apart of the hub. Thats why I was asking, obviously Im not a complete idiot if there was something on the outside of the hub I would have mentioned that. I took the picture of the center of the hubs showing...

Thats what I thought, just wanted to know for sure before I start trying to beat something out that isnt supposed to come out. Thanks for posting.

I posted another thread previous to this and Im not getting any replies so I decided to post another one with a different subject. Hopefully this will get more attention and a little more help. I need to remove the rear wheels from this project Trike that I just bought. It looks like there is an...

Here are some pics to show you what Im working with here. Ive already removed the little allen key out of one of the little holes. There are three little holes in the hub, one for the allen key that I believe locks everything in place and then the other two holes looks like its for a cotter pin...

Yea, Ill get one tomorrow of the hub and wheel, as you know because I see you live in phoenix it was raining today so I didnt take the pic like i wanted to. I removed the allen key from the little hole in the hub but I cant get the cotter pin to budge! What do you recommend hitting the cotter...