what drums are you using???????

[mdepue]

well i just cracked a thing drum putting studs in so what is everyone using and the ones using thing drums is there a secret for putting studs in???

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[oldman dirt]

done that I tig welded it up and am using it-------seems to be a common thing------

[mdepue]

well we did type 3 derums and they were easy but then decided to run thing trums and it wasnt so easy

[9Iron]

Have had good luck with the type 3 drums.
They will bend first, where the thing's will just crack.

[mdepue]

So What should I do get another thong and run those if I can finally get it or run type 3

[M.Harvey1600]

So What should I do get another thong and run those if I can finally get it or run type 3

THONG??? haha I think I know what is on your mind... I always heard that Thing drums are the way to go. If I were you I would contact Doug Silcock (Doug969)... He knows his stuff on 9 cars and everything else for that matter

Doug969:http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/mem...p/1295-doug969

[mdepue]

THONG??? haha I think I know what is on your mind... I always heard that Thing drums are the way to go. If I were you I would contact Doug Silcock (Doug969)... He knows his stuff on 9 cars and everything else for that matter

Doug969:http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/mem...p/1295-doug969

hehe well you got me! lol okay back to racecar now!!

[doug969]

Type 3 are going to be your best shot IMO. Thing drums are good because they are wider and you can use type 1 standard backing plates that are easy to get compared to the type 3's. The thing drums are a little soft from what I have seen but do work you have to make sure you use the right drill bit and be drilled correctly with a small countersink. What has worked for me is a deep socket or a tube that is long enough that is wont bottom when you press the stud all the way in and that has a ID just a tad bigger then the stud so you wont jack the threads when pressing but must be center. The reason I do that is because if it has to much room around it when you press it in it will crack and wont to push through the drum. It should be a tube or socket that has some width so it wont bend and have a large enough surface to support the pressure and spread the load while pressing it in. Hope this helps

[mdepue]

We'll I think were gonna run type 3. Any ideas on where to get backing plates for them?

[doug969]

try John at RC trans in Vegas. Or maybe the VW scrap yard in hesperia Small Car Conection