Upgrade the cheap, loud, blow-molded plastic wheels of the RAZOR DXT pedal drift trike to real pneumatic kart wheels with rubber tires that can be used with a PVC drift sleeve.

Watch PART 2 for how to install the PVC plastic drift sleeve:    • I Made It DRIFT LIKE A DREAM (How to ...  

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The pneumatic rubber wheels are sold by RAZOR as replacement wheels (includes 2 piece rim, tire and tube) for their DXT electric drift trike. They have a 15mm bearing ID, vs the RAZOR DXT pedal drift trike only has a 12mm bearing ID. An adapter must be used to make the rubber wheels fit on the pedal drift trike axle. In addition, a spacer bushing has to be used to adjust the position of the rubber tire wheel on the axle, since the width between bearings is smaller than the stock plastic wheels.

The nuts that hold the wheels onto the shaft are locknuts, but after installing and removing them a few times, the locking plastic feature doesn't hold as well, so it's a good idea to use blue loctite to prevent the nut from loosening. Tighten the nut to 22-25 ft lbs of torque to properly compress the spacers and keep the shaft in tension.

I did notice a small metallic vibration that turned out to be one of the bearings was a bit loose inside the aluminum wheel hub. I added a very thin paper/plastic shim around the OD of the bearing, and pressed it into the hub so that it wouldn't be loose, and that fixed the vibration.

▼ WHERE TO BUY DRIFT TRIKES & PARTS:
▶ RAZOR DXT Drift Trike (Pedal Powered) - https://amzn.to/3k0I7UT
▶ RAZOR DXT ELECTRIC Drift Trike - https://amzn.to/3S2w4mr
▶ RAZOR Pneumatic Rubber Wheels - (AMAZON) https://amzn.to/3IQrd4U (or RAZOR's WEBSITE - The part # is W20130599048 and even though they are not available on the website, they may be in stock and available over the phone. 1-866-467-2967 ) https://razor.com/products/replacemen...
▶ RAZOR Drift Sleeve - https://razor.com/products/replacemen...
▶ 12MM Drill Bushing, 36mm long - https://www.mcmaster.com/96990A949/
▶ 12MM ID, 15MM OD Sleeve Bearing - https://www.mcmaster.com/7119N134/
▶10mm ID washers (handy if you lose the stock washer) - https://amzn.to/45Y5Fxa
▶ 10" Stainless Steel Pipe - https://www.mcmaster.com/4347K431/
▶ 10" PVC Pipe Cut To Width - https://www.ebay.com/itm/225162059209 or https://www.flatoutdrifttrikes.com/pa...
▶ Grip Tape for Inside of PVC Pipe - https://www.etsy.com/listing/79601842...

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- 3/6/2023 - changed thumbnail from pic with me sitting on it indoors holding tire with text, to drift trike only outdoors

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